PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Sigler (ranked 6387 p4p, 4590 weight class) and Gerard Bilous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bilous has chosen Sum 2 Prove as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sigler
vs
Bilous

180 cm
26
155
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Sigler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard Bilous!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilous shoots in but no luck this time.
Sigler leaves Bilous with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sigler moves in looking to clinch but Bilous pushes him off.
Sigler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bilous as he jumps to the side.
Bilous is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Sigler clinches up against the cage.
Bilous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sigler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson Sigler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Bilous.
Sigler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bilous fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sigler drives through and clinches with Bilous against the cage.
Bilous tries to pull guard but Sigler holds him up against the cage and eventually Bilous drops back down to his feet.

Sigler breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sigler counters with a head kick. That will keep Bilous thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bilous misses with a double jab

and Sigler counters with a crisp one two that drops Bilous! Sigler thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bilous to his feet! Bilous is in big trouble!

Bilous is rocked!

Sigler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sigler stops a takedown attempt from Bilous.

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

Sigler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bilous content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bilous prevents the takedown attempt.
Bilous tries to pull guard but Sigler won't allow it.

Bilous manages to break the clinch.
Sigler looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Sigler rushes Bilous and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigler lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bilous has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sigler uses from the top position.
Sigler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bilous is keeping the position for now.
Sigler wants to stand but Bilous has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sigler is stalling in the full guard.
Sigler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bilous pulls Sigler in close to prevent any damage.
Sigler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigler trying to control but Bilous is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilous looking for a sweep. Not yet Bilous, not yet.
Sigler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bilous defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sigler.
Bilous shoots in but Sigler avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sigler gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sigler pulls Bilous into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigler has control of Bilous's left arm, preventing Bilous from doing any damage.
Bilous trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigler is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sigler pushes Bilous off and gets back to his feet.
Sigler shoots in and drives through. Bilous sprawls well.
Sigler scores with a jab. Bilous acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bilous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Sigler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sigler shoots for a takedown but Bilous saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sigler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bilous's waist but Bilous gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sigler off to one side.
Sigler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bilous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bilous misses with a low kick.
Bilous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sigler as he jumps to the side.
Sigler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sigler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bilous has his takedown stuffed
and Sigler counters with a head kick. That will keep Bilous thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigler connects with a jab.
Bilous tries to clinch but Sigler is having none of it.
Sigler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bilous as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sigler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous shoots in but no luck this time.
Sigler shoots in but no luck this time.
Bilous doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sigler counters with a crisp one two that drops Bilous! Sigler thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bilous to his feet! Bilous is in big trouble!
Bilous is still on wobbly legs! Can Sigler finish him?

It looks like Gerard Bilous has been cut.
Bilous is breathing heavily.
Bilous keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bilous seems to have recovered his senses.
Sigler avoids a kick to the body.
Sigler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilous can do to turn this around?
Bilous fails with a takedown attempt.
Bilous walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sigler instigates a clinch.

Sigler manages to pull guard.
Sigler is trying to control the position but Bilous postures up.

Sigler working for a triangle but Bilous defends it easily.
Sigler is trying to keep Bilous in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigler is pressing down on Bilous's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bilous is holding on for now.
Bilous is trying to get back to full guard.
Sigler is thwarting Bilous's attempts to control the position.

Bilous is defending against the submission attempts here by Sigler.
Sigler is trying to control the action in half guard but Bilous is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.
Bilous wants to control but Sigler is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Sigler seems content to control.
Sigler trying to control the action but Bilous is working from the bottom.
Jackson Sigler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sigler wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Bilous uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Sigler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Bilous's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sigler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bilous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bilous tries to clinch up
and Sigler counters with a two punch combo.
Bilous has a takedown stuffed.
Sigler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bilous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bilous as he avoids it easily.

Sigler moves into range and clinches up with Bilous.
Bilous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sigler prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson Sigler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Bilous.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sigler manages to break the clinch.
Bilous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sigler clinches up with Bilous and pushes him back against the cage.
Bilous prevents the takedown attempt.
Bilous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigler has him pressed against the cage.
Sigler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sigler prevents a body shot from Bilous.
Sigler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bilous pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sigler effectively controlling the action here.

Bilous manages to break the clinch.
Sigler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bilous defends well and Sigler ends up having to push Bilous into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bilous tries to break free but Sigler pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sigler is defending well.
Bilous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sigler wants to take the fight to the mat but Bilous manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Sigler jumps into guard, dragging Bilous to the mat.
Sigler working a defensive guard but Bilous manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bilous working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Bilous goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sigler rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bilous's guard! Nice work there by Sigler!
Bilous wants to control the position but Sigler says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bilous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bilous trying to control but Sigler postures up.
Bilous is not content to let Sigler control the position.
Sigler passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sigler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sigler breaks from Bilous's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sigler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bilous?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bilous can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sigler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bilous is controlling an arm, preventing Sigler from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bilous regains half guard.
Sigler slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigler is trying to control the action in half guard but Bilous is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Sigler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sigler 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Sigler!
In defeat, Gerard Bilous stepped up to the mic, saying 'More work needs to be done before my next fight but I'll come back better than ever, Thank You.'.