PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rian MacFarlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bear might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good Times. MacFarlane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Foggy Dew. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bear
vs
MacFarlane

200 cm
33
275 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

195 cm
31
247 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear looks to throw a body kick

and MacFarlane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacFarlane.
MacFarlane misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear blocking some punches.
MacFarlane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
MacFarlane has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
MacFarlane working aggressively here.
MacFarlane working aggressively here.
MacFarlane scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
Bear has a couple of punches blocked by MacFarlane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
MacFarlane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that MacFarlane has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacFarlane is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bear tries to pull guard but MacFarlane won't allow it.
MacFarlane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but MacFarlane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacFarlane clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
MacFarlane tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing MacFarlane back against the cage.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacFarlane avoids it.
Bear misses with a body punch.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacFarlane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear tries to break free but MacFarlane pushes him back against the cage.
MacFarlane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
MacFarlane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacFarlane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacFarlane.

It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Bear.
Bear takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacFarlane moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bear half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacFarlane tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
It looked like Bear wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from MacFarlane misses.

MacFarlane moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacFarlane.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

MacFarlane rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear tries to break free but MacFarlane pushes him back against the cage.
MacFarlane gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacFarlane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
MacFarlane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear missing with knees to the body.

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

MacFarlane pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing MacFarlane back against the cage.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacFarlane's elbow.
MacFarlane lands with a light punch inside.
MacFarlane misses with some punches.
MacFarlane throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
MacFarlane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacFarlane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from MacFarlane fails to land.
MacFarlane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacFarlane has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
MacFarlane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking for a takedown up against the cage. MacFarlane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
MacFarlane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bear is breathing heavily.
MacFarlane tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing MacFarlane back against the cage.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacFarlane throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
MacFarlane managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
Bear presses MacFarlane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacFarlane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacFarlane lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rian MacFarlane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jer Bear's cut.
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.

MacFarlane rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacFarlane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacFarlane misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacFarlane misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacFarlane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bear.

Bear tightens his grip and picks MacFarlane up, before dumping him to the ground. MacFarlane manages to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear throws a strike but MacFarlane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bear trying to control the position.
MacFarlane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bear is looking to stall here but MacFarlane recovers full guard.
MacFarlane controlling Bear's posture.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MacFarlane keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because MacFarlane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacFarlane is keeping the position for now.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but MacFarlane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear preventing the sweep.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for MacFarlane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but MacFarlane is working from the bottom.
Bear controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Bear sends MacFarlane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bear is motioning to the referee to let MacFarlane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Rian MacFarlane has been cut.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.

MacFarlane moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from MacFarlane fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
MacFarlane misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacFarlane working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear slips a straight right by MacFarlane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacFarlane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacFarlane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bear throws a solid leg kick but MacFarlane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bear.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with MacFarlane, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes MacFarlane against the cage but MacFarlane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

MacFarlane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MacFarlane misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
MacFarlane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bear on the side of the head.
MacFarlane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bear throws a shot from downtown. MacFarlane moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jer Bear will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

MacFarlane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bear.
MacFarlane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bear. Bear circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bear tries to clinch up but MacFarlane circles away and keeps his distance.
MacFarlane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bear gets a clinch.
Rian MacFarlane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bear.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but MacFarlane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacFarlane leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear lands a head kick. MacFarlane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacFarlane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear lands a right hand.

MacFarlane is rocked!
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacFarlane is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?

Bear manages to break the clinch.
MacFarlane throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and MacFarlane moves out of range easily.

Bear has MacFarlane up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bear manages to break the clinch.
Bear throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! MacFarlane crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jer Bear!
A victorious Jer Bear thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.