PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Yegar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bear
vs
Yegar

215 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fuzzy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cross Yegar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yegar avoids the head kick by Bear.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yegar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yegar.

Yegar rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bear gets underhooks to prevent Yegar's takedown attempt.
Yegar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear prevents Yegar from breaking the clinch.
Yegar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear is trying to break free.

Yegar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bear regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yegar stands up from Bear's guard - Yegar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yegar moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a wild body kick that Yegar sees coming a mile off.
Bear throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Yegar clinches with his opponent.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yegar.
Bear tries to stall but Yegar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Yegar won't allow it.
Yegar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.

Yegar jumps guard and drags Bear to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yegar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Yegar stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yegar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Yegar or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear which made him look bad.
Yegar shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Fuzzy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Yegar.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yegar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear throws a head kick but Yegar moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yegar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bear throws a head kick but Yegar moves out of range.
Bear tries to clinch up but Yegar circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yegar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear throws a head kick but Yegar moves out of range.
Cross Yegar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yegar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Bear as Yegar shoots in.
Yegar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Fuzzy Bear has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Yegar moves out of range easily.
Yegar throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Yegar throws a sloppy head kick
and Bear counters with a big head kick but Yegar shrugs it off.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Yegar.
Bear misses with a head kick.
Bear throws a head kick but Yegar moves out of range.
Bear clinches but Yegar breaks the clinch

and Yegar counters with a single leg into guard. Bear didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross Yegar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fuzzy Bear's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Yegar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Yegar on that attempt.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Yegar moves out of range easily.
Yegar throws a lazy body kick
and Bear counters with a head kick. That will keep Yegar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yegar fails with the takedown
and Bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yegar pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear wants to break free but Yegar has control.
Bear wants to break free but Yegar has control.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Yegar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yegar fails to land the takedown.
Fuzzy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Yegar.
Yegar tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross Yegar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yegar shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Yegar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yegar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Yegar's head.
A low kick from Yegar misses
and Bear finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Yegar.
Yegar shoots in but no luck this time.
Yegar keeps the fight on the outside.
Yegar throws a sloppy head kick
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yegar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yegar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yegar advances to half guard.
Yegar content to control rather than advance.
Yegar wants to pass the guard but Bear is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear is looking to improve his position.

Yegar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Yegar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross Yegar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fuzzy Bear's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yegar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Yegar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cross Yegar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yegar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yegar stays in close to Bear's body and controls the position.
Yegar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yegar trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear pulls Yegar in close to prevent any damage.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yegar wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear is wriggling around but Yegar manages to pass to half guard.
Bear gets full guard.
Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yegar passes Bear's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Yegar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bear to get to his feet.
Yegar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yegar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yegar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yegar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Fuzzy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Yegar.
Bear throws a head kick but Yegar moves out of range.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yegar.
Yegar shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Yegar misses with a leg kick
and Bear counters with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Yegar on that attempt.
Yegar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Yegar keeps him there for the moment.
Fuzzy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cross Yegar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yegar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cross Yegar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yegar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cross Yegar!