|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
165 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigs as he jumps to the side.
Bigs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bigs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Michaels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Michaels is trying to control but Bigs passes into side control!
Michaels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigs prevents Michaels from standing back up.
Michaels wants to improve his position but Bigs is controlling well.
Michaels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bigs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bigs stops Michaels from standing up.
Bigs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
Michaels has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bigs is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Michaels.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bigs tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bigs controls the position.
Bigs cracks Michaels with a big right hand but Michaels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Michaels manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michaels is looking to control Bigs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted?
Michaels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Michaels has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bigs is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Michaels.
Bigs takes a little break here. Michaels wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels looks to move to half guard but instead Bigs has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels misses with a takedown
and Bigs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Michaels!
Michaels bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
Michaels is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigs controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Bigs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bigs wants to control but Michaels is keeping busy.
Bigs is holding on to half guard well.
Michaels tries to pass to full mount but Bigs defends it.
Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.
Bigs wants to control but Michaels is keeping busy.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michaels shoots and misses
so Bigs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Bigs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bigs stopping the sweep attempt from Michaels.
Corey Bigs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bigs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Michaels throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bigs uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to regain half guard here but Bigs keeps moving and retains side control.
Bigs scores with punches from side control.
Michaels tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bigs easily slips into full mount!
Michaels throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bigs lands with some strikes.
Bigs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michaels can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bigs controlling from mount.
Michaels is trying desperately to improve position.
Bigs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bigs controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bigs with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bigs!
Michaels goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bigs turns into him and now he's in Michaels's guard.
Bigs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Michaels wants to improve his position but instead Bigs has moved into half guard.
Bigs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Bigs passes into side control, despite Michaels's attempt to control the position.
Bigs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Michaels is trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Michaels is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bigs with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bigs is holding on to half guard well.
Roy Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bigs won't allow Michaels to pass to mount.
Michaels prevents Bigs from improving his position.
Michaels is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bigs reverses the position - he's now on top in Michaels's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bigs controlling from the top position.
Michaels working a defensive guard but Bigs manages to pass into side control anyway.
Michaels tries to buck Bigs off but Bigs is having none of it.
Michaels regains half guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels trying to control but Bigs postures up.
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.
Michaels is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Michaels gets back to full guard.
Michaels is trying to control the position but Bigs postures up.
Bigs landing some decent shots from guard.
Michaels has an active guard here but Bigs has managed to pass into half guard.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Bigs not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bigs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Bigs!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
