PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ndemi Abasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Biggaveli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Abasi
vs
Biggaveli

194 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ndemi Abasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Biggaveli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggaveli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biggaveli avoids the head kick by Abasi.

Biggaveli clinches with his opponent.
Biggaveli stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Biggaveli - that landed with a thud.
Abasi being controlled against the cage.
Abasi misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abasi tries to stall but Biggaveli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abasi looking to throw knees to the head but Biggaveli is blocking nicely.
Biggaveli stalling.
Abasi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Biggaveli to work.
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biggaveli avoids it.
Abasi taking a breather.
Biggaveli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biggaveli has Abasi pushed against the cage.
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Abasi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abasi takes a shot to the head.
Biggaveli lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggaveli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Biggaveli.
A short right from Biggaveli on the inside.
Abasi looking to stall.
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Biggaveli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Abasi is breathing heavily.
A short right from Biggaveli.
A short right from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli stalling.
Biggaveli lands with a right to the head.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abasi or not.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Biggaveli.
The referee is keeping an eye on Biggaveli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
Biggaveli leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Biggaveli.
A nice left hand lands by Biggaveli.
Good body shot from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Max Biggaveli.
Biggaveli throws a right and a left that Abasi avoids nicely.
Biggaveli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biggaveli tries to clinch up.
Abasi tries to clinch up

and Biggaveli counters by moving into the clinch.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
Biggaveli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abasi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biggaveli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Biggaveli receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Biggaveli is working Abasi over against the cage.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
Biggaveli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Biggaveli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Biggaveli digs a right hand underneath Abasi's ribcage. Abasi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biggaveli pushes Abasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Biggaveli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggaveli scores with a shoulder strike.
Biggaveli controlling the action here for a moment.
Biggaveli managing to block the knees to the body from Abasi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abasis head.
Abasi letting Biggaveli take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Biggaveli's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Biggaveli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abasi or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Biggaveli.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli is leaning against Abasi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Biggaveli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Biggaveli lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggaveli lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggaveli stalling the fight.
Abasi misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Biggaveli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggaveli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Max Biggaveli.
Abasi tries to clinch but Biggaveli moves away

and Biggaveli moves into the clinch.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abasi or not.
Biggaveli lands a right hand.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biggaveli lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Biggaveli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biggaveli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Biggaveli slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biggaveli.
Biggaveli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Biggaveli as the two fighters clinch.
Biggaveli lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Biggaveli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Biggaveli clinches up against the cage.
Biggaveli stalling against the cage.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abasi or not.
Biggaveli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Biggaveli on the inside.
Biggaveli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Biggaveli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Biggaveli is working Abasi over against the cage.
Biggaveli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abasi looking to stall.
Biggaveli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Abasi takes a shot to the head.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
Biggaveli is pushing Abasi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biggaveli lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Biggaveli lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggaveli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Biggaveli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Biggaveli.
The referee calls for Biggaveli to work.
Biggaveli lands a nice uppercut.
Abasi taking a breather.
Biggaveli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Biggaveli digs a right hand into Abasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abasi's gas tank.
Abasi trying to stall but Biggaveli improves his position.
Abasi looking to throw knees to the head but Biggaveli is blocking nicely.
Biggaveli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Still in the clinch, Biggaveli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Biggaveli.
A short body shot lands from Biggaveli as the two fighters clinch.
Biggaveli lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
Biggaveli lands a hook that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Biggaveli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Max Biggaveli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biggaveli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Biggaveli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abasi or not.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli leaning against his opponent.
Biggaveli lands a body shot.
Biggaveli digs a right hand into Abasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abasi's gas tank.
Biggaveli lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Biggaveli lands an uppercut.
Biggaveli leaning against his opponent.
Biggaveli continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Abasi missing with knees to the body.
Biggaveli scores with a shot to the side of Abasi's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Biggaveli.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but Biggaveli blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Biggaveli slowing the pace effectively.
Biggaveli is leaning against Abasi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Biggaveli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Biggaveli lands with a short shot to the head.
Biggaveli pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Max Biggaveli.
Abasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggaveli.
Biggaveli tries to clinch there but Abasi circles away.
Abasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abasi throws a sloppy head kick and Biggaveli moves out of range easily.
Abasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biggaveli tries to clinch up.
Biggaveli swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abasi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggaveli.
Abasi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Biggaveli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
Abasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Abasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biggaveli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Abasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggaveli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggaveli.
Biggaveli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abasis head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abasi looking to throw knees to the head but Biggaveli is blocking nicely.
Abasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Biggaveli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Biggaveli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Biggaveli lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Biggaveli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Abasi tries to clinch up

and Biggaveli counters by clinching up.
Abasi wants to stall.
Abasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Biggaveli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abasis head.
Biggaveli leaning against his opponent.
Abasi tries a knee to the head but Biggaveli blocks it.
Abasi tries a knee to the head but Biggaveli blocks it.
Biggaveli scores with a hook to the body.
Biggaveli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Biggaveli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abasi being controlled against the cage.
Biggaveli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biggaveli stalling against the cage.
Abasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Biggaveli as the two fighters clinch.
Biggaveli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Biggaveli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biggaveli is struggling to control the position.
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Biggaveli has Abasi pushed against the cage.
Biggaveli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biggaveli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Biggaveli gets through Abasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli digs a right hand underneath Abasi's ribcage. Abasi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biggaveli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Biggaveli gets through Abasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Biggaveli pushes Abasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biggaveli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Biggaveli to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli pushes Abasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Biggaveli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggaveli.
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Biggaveli controlling the action here for a moment.
Biggaveli pushes Abasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
Biggaveli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Biggaveli on the inside.
Biggaveli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Biggaveli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli presses Abasi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Biggaveli scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggaveli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biggaveli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biggaveli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abasi trying to land knees to the body.
Biggaveli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Biggaveli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abasis head.
Biggaveli lands a left hand.
Abasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biggaveli is defending well for now.
Biggaveli lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggaveli stalling.
Biggaveli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biggaveli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggaveli taking a breather.
Biggaveli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abasi backwards.
Biggaveli avoiding damage as Abasi throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Biggaveli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Biggaveli presses Abasi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli lands an uppercut.
Abasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggaveli avoids the damage to the body.
Biggaveli has Abasi pushed against the cage.
Biggaveli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biggaveli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Biggaveli - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggaveli is leaning against Abasi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggaveli.
Biggaveli avoiding damage.
Biggaveli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abasis head.
Ndemi Abasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Biggaveli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biggaveli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Biggaveli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Biggaveli 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Biggaveli!