PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scottyy McBiggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McBiggy
vs
Case

162 cm
25
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
153 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scottyy McBiggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case throws a sloppy body shot
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McBiggy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Case shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McBiggy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Case drops an elbow to the side of McBiggy's head.
Case stops McBiggy from getting back to his feet.
Case sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBiggy defending well though.
Case has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McBiggy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Case.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case throwing shots but McBiggy is blocking nicely.
McBiggy is trying to stand back up but Case is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Case thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBiggy's head.
McBiggy has hold of Case's hands but Case slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Case sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBiggy defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Case connects with a nice short shot to McBiggy's temple.
Case lands strikes from half guard.
Case missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Case missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBiggy is breathing heavily.
McBiggy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Case.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McBiggy taking some punishment here, with Case in his half guard.
McBiggy has hold of Case's hands but Case slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Case working the head and body with strikes.
McBiggy taking some punishment here, with Case in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Case looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Case not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McBiggy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Case scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case slips a nice elbow through McBiggy's hands, connecting with McBiggy's forehead.
Case missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Case working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Case is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Case lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Case lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McBiggy taking some punishment here, with Case in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBiggy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Case connects with a nice short shot to McBiggy's temple.
Case lands with a punch from half guard.
Case working McBiggy over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBiggy taking some punishment here, with Case in his half guard.
Case working over McBiggy with some ground and pound. McBiggy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBiggy's head.
Case thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBiggy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Case dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McBiggy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McBiggy throws a lazy right hand but Case sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBiggy takes one to the chin there.
Case looks to throw the jab but McBiggy is out of range.
Case swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McBiggy counters with a nice uppercut.
McBiggy misses with a lunging right hand
and Case counters with a right hand to the body.
Case swings for the body but McBiggy moves out of range.
Case swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBiggy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Case. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.

Case shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Case showed some decent athleticism there.
McBiggy is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case thows a huge punch but McBiggy dodges it nicely.
Case scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Case stops McBiggy from getting back to his feet.
Case missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Case working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Case working over McBiggy with some ground and pound. McBiggy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Case lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Case missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Case lands a nice short elbow.

Case decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Case throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBiggy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Case.
Case scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a nice looking combination but McBiggy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Case shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scottyy McBiggy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Case looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Case throws a head kick but McBiggy moves out of range.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBiggy staying out of range there.
Case finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Case throws a left and a right that both miss
and McBiggy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Case misses with a lunging right hand
and McBiggy counters with a straight right hand.
Case throws a poor cross that misses
and McBiggy counters with a stiff right hand.
McBiggy misses with a double jab.
McBiggy looks to throw the jab but Case is out of range.
No joy there for Case, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBiggy throws a shot from downtown. Case moves away and avoids it.
McBiggy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Case.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McBiggy misses with a right hand
and Case counters with a left to the body.
Case lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Case throws a head kick but McBiggy moves out of range.
Case throws a combination that misses
and McBiggy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Case has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Case misses with a body kick.
Case throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
Case fails to land with a series of punches.
Case swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
Case misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Case cracks McBiggy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Case fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McBiggy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Case throws a combination that misses
and McBiggy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Case shoots for a takedown but McBiggy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McBiggy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McBiggy missing with a left hand there. Case was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Case throws a poor cross that misses
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBiggy.
McBiggy staying out of range there.
McBiggy misses with a lunging right hand

and Case counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Case.
Case throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Case accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Case lands a couple of elbows.
Case postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Case distracts McBiggy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Case working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBiggy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Case postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Case loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Case throwing strikes from guard but McBiggy blocks nicely.
Case is looking to work some ground and pound but McBiggy has wrist control.
Case chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Case's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McBiggy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Case scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Case is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Case's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Case loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Case postures up and lands a big shot to McBiggy's brow.
Case scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin Case has got the better of the ground game so far.
Case trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McBiggy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Case.
Case content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case lands a couple of digs.
Case is looking to work some ground and pound but McBiggy has wrist control.
Case stands up over McBiggy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Case working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Justin Case is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Case's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Case trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Case scoring with some ground and pound.
Case postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case distracts McBiggy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Case is pushing down on McBiggy's leg trying to pass to half guard. McBiggy is fighting to maintain full guard but Case has managed to sneak the leg through.
McBiggy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Case on the ground.
McBiggy has hold of Case's hands but Case slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Scottyy McBiggy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Case.
Case content to control rather than advance.
Case is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Case in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Case 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 John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!