PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Tauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tauer
vs
Bear

182 cm
28
156 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Tauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yogi Bear!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Tauer has closed the distance and engaged Bear in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Bear tries to work over Tauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Tauer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tauer taking a breather.
Tauer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bear manages to break the clinch.
Tauer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tauer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear misses with a looping right.
Tauer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bear keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Tauer should have avoided that one.
Tauer drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tauer scores with a spinning back kick!
Tauer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bear.
Tauer blocks a jab.
Bear scores with a shot to the body.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tauer.
Tauer thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tauer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bear.
A quick step to the side and Tauer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tauer is looking to land body kicks.
Bear now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tauer scores with a nice body kick.
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tauer manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tauer!
A leg kick checked by Bear.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tauer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tauer finds it's way through Bear's defenses.

Bear is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses the jab.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Tauer finish him?
Tauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Max Tauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear with a jab.
Bear darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bear throws the left hand but Tauer avoids the punch easily.
Bear misses with a straight right.
Bear scores with a decent looking hook.
Tauer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauer moves away.
Tauer is looking to land body kicks.
As Tauer backs off Bear throws a huge counter combo but Tauer manages to avoid it all.
Tauer misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Bear blocks the low kick.
A big right from Bear misses.
Tauer is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tauer is predictable there
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear sizes up Tauer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tauer is rocked!
Bear moves out of range of the leg kick from Tauer.
A little jabbing left from Bear on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Tauer misses.

Tauer has Bear up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bear is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tauer is keeping busy.
Bear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tauer cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Tauer is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Tauer.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
Tauer tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Tauer controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauer has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
Tauer tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing Tauer back against the ropes.
Bear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tauer backwards.
Tauer tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tauer has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
Tauer holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tauer fails to land.
Tauer cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Tauer misses with the head strike.
Bear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tauer misses with a body punch.
Tauer working aggressively here.
Tauer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Tauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear misses with some punches.
Tauer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tauer misses with a punch to the body.
Bear lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Tauer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tauer loads up on a big right hand but Bear slips the punch.
Bear throws out a counter right but Tauer avoids it with no problem.
Tauer is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauer moves away.
Bear punishes Tauer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear lunges at Tauer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tauer's hand.
Tauer misses with a combination
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Bear stuns Tauer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bear throws a lazy right hand but Tauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bear drops Tauer with a nice combination! Bear dives into Tauer's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Tauer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tauer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bear gets to his feet. Tauer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tauer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bear drops Tauer with a huge uppercut! Tauer drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bear is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yogi Bear!