PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koala Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koala Bare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Greywar
vs
Bare

150 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
134 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Greywar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koala Bare!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bare.
Greywar struggling a bit here.
Greywar is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greywar manages to get back to half guard.
Greywar is controlling Bare's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Bare is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Greywar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bare.
Bare prevents Greywar from improving his position.
Bare is keen to just control but Greywar is a slippery customer.
Greywar wants to get back to full guard but Bare has mounted him!
Greywar tries to reverse the position but Bare maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare tries to control but Greywar wriggling away.
Greywar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greywar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bare on the ground.
Greywar wants to hold on but Bare pushes him away.
Greywar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greywar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Greywar is trying to maintain the position but Bare is very close to passing his half guard.
Greywar is trying to control but Bare passes into side control!
Greywar struggling a bit here.
Greywar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bare tries for a kimura but Greywar is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greywar trying his best to control but Bare has mounted him.
Greywar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Greywar is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greywar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greywar tries to get out of the position.
Greywar tries to hold on but Bare postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bare lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bare controlling from mount.
Greywar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Greywar wants to hold on but Bare pushes him away.
Bare trying to control but Greywar is having none of it.

Bare working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Greywar is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Bare avoids the attempt from Greywar to control.

Bare working for a guillotine from mount but Greywar is in no mood to give up.
Greywar wants to control but Bare is having none of it.
Greywar can't escape the position.
Greywar regains half guard.
Greywar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greywar controlling the position.

Greywar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bare postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Koala Bare will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bare blocks a head kick by Greywar.
Bare looks for a takedown but Greywar sprawls well.

Bare feints and as Greywar raises his hands in defense, Bare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Greywar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Greywar controls Bare momentarily but Bare frees himself.
Greywar keeping moving, preventing Bare from controlling successfully.

Greywar working for a triangle but Bare defends it easily.
Greywar keeping moving, preventing Bare from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar being controlled here, momentarily.

Greywar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Greywar lands with an uppercut that bounces Bare off the cage and back into rage.
Nice takedown defense from Greywar. No joy for Bare on that attempt.
Greywar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bare is just out of range.
Bare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greywar.
Bare tries to clinch there but Greywar circles away.
Greywar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bare. That did some damage!
Bare moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Greywar as Bare shoots in.
Jamie Greywar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koala Bare.
Bare is breathing heavily.
Bare fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greywar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bare is looking to reverse the position.
Greywar happy to just control the position for now.
Greywar trying to control the action but Bare is working from the bottom.
Bare wants to control but Greywar postures up.

Greywar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Greywar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar trying to control the position but Bare is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Greywar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bare's guard.
Bare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bare keeping moving, preventing Greywar from controlling successfully.
Greywar is really struggling to control Bare but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bare has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greywar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Greywar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bare looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greywar is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bare preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bare lands a jab-cross combination.

Greywar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bare trying to control but Greywar postures up.

Greywar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Greywar moves into full mount! Bare won't be happy about that!
Bare is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Greywar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bare moves out of range of the body kick.

Greywar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bare has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greywar is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Greywar seems content to control.
Greywar is thwarting Bare's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Greywar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Greywar thows a huge punch but Bare dodges it nicely.
Greywar is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bare lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greywar!
Greywar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare scoring with strikes but Greywar is staying in there.
Greywar tries to hold on but Bare postures up.
Greywar is trying desperately to improve position.
Bare looking to control and managing it successfully.
Greywar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greywar is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greywar reaches up to try and control the position but Bare seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Greywar rolls and tries to escape and now Bare has his back!
I really don't envy Greywar right now.
Bare trying to control momentarily.

Greywar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Greywar is trying to break free.
Bare doesn't have the hooks in and Greywar manages to turn into his guard.
Bare lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greywar!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar tries to hold on but Bare pushes him away.
Greywar is trying to escape the mount.
Greywar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greywar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Greywar is looking for a sweep. Bare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greywar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Greywar managing to control the position.

Bare drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bare jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four 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.
Greywar has Bare pulled in close to control his posture.
Greywar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bare looking to pass the guard.

Greywar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jamie Greywar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greywar pulls Bare in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Greywar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Greywar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greywar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Greywar!