PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Biggsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutler comes to the cage accompanied by It's Not Over by Daughtry. Jay Cutler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cutler
vs
Biggsby

190 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Biggsby!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Biggsby enables Cutler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Biggsby manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Biggsby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cutler defends it easily.
Cutler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Biggsby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cutler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cutler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Biggsby looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggsby, not yet.
Biggsby trying to control the position.

Biggsby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cutler passes Biggsby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Biggsby is looking to control Cutler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Biggsby avoid being mounted?
Cutler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Biggsby trying to control but Cutler postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cutler is keen to just control but Biggsby is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggsby tries to get to full guard but Cutler has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Cutler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Biggsby did well to prevent Cutler getting side control.
Cutler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cutler stalling.
Biggsby taking some punishment here, with Cutler in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cutler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cutler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Biggsby is trying to control but can't.
Biggsby wants to get back to full guard.
Cutler is looking to advance position but Biggsby won't allow it.

Biggsby looking for submissions off his back.
Biggsby looks gassed!
Cutler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Biggsby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Biggsby looking for submissions off his back.
Biggsby should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggsby won't allow Cutler to pass to mount.
Cutler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Biggsby is looking to control Cutler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Biggsby avoid being mounted?

Biggsby looking for submissions off his back.
Cutler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jay Cutler.

Cutler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Biggsby quickly recovers to half guard.
Cutler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Biggsby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cutler controlling the action here.

Biggsby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cutler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Biggsby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Biggsby gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Cutler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cutler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Biggsby tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cutler is in Biggsby's guard.
Cutler trying to control but Biggsby is working from the bottom.
Cutler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Biggsby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cutler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Biggsby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cutler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cutler with a nice head shot there.

Biggsby has his foot on Cutler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cutler works his way back into a safe position though.
Cutler stands up over Biggsby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Biggsby is breathing heavily.
Cutler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggsby looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggsby, not yet.

Biggsby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cutler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cutler wants to pass the guard but Biggsby is keeping the position.
Cutler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cutler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cutler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cutler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cutler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Biggsby's head.
Cutler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biggsby on the ground.
Cutler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cutler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Biggsby's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to pass to full mount but Biggsby defends it.
Cutler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cutler prevents Biggsby from improving his position.
Cutler lands strikes from half guard.
Biggsby is trying to maintain the position but Cutler is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cutler in particular looking to stall.
Biggsby is trying to control but can't.
Cutler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jay Cutler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Biggsby gets full guard.
Cutler sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jay Cutler.
Biggsby misses the shot to the body.

Biggsby gets caught flat footed, as Cutler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cutler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cutler distracts Biggsby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biggsby working a defensive guard here.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biggsby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cutler defends well.
Cutler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Biggsby controls Cutler momentarily but Cutler frees himself.
Cutler scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cutler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Cutler dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Biggsby wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.
Biggsby swinging wildly here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Biggsby enables Cutler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Biggsby manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Biggsby wants to sweep but no luck.
Cutler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cutler working some strikes from top position.

Biggsby isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cutler stacks Biggsby on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cutler!
Biggsby tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee asks Cutler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cutler prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler landing strikes.
Cutler scores with punches from side control.
Cutler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Biggsby's legs.

Cutler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cutler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cutler advances to full mount.
Cutler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cutler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Biggsby?
Cutler trying to control but Biggsby is having none of it.
Biggsby wants to hold on but Cutler pushes him away.
Cutler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggsby can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggsby taking shots to the head.
Cutler controlling from the full mount.
Biggsby is desperately trying to improve his position but Cutler has a good base and remains in mount.
Cutler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cutler with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutler is landing with some decent strikes but Biggsby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Cutler working for a guillotine from mount but Biggsby is in no mood to give up.
Biggsby really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cutler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggsby tries to hold on but Cutler postures up.
Cutler working Biggsby over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cutler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cutler controlling from the full mount.
Biggsby tries to hold on but Cutler pushes him away.
Jay Cutler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cutler controlling the position easily from mount.
Biggsby is working to get back to half guard.
Cutler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggsby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Biggsby tries to hold on but Cutler postures up.
Cutler controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Cutler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cutler 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Cutler!