PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nixon Biggins (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.

Green
vs
Biggins

200 cm
28
240 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

193 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nixon Biggins!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Green misses.
Green cracks Biggins with an open hand slap.
Biggins defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green scores with a jab. Biggins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Biggins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Green moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Nixon Biggins has been cut.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green misses with a straight right.
Rashad Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Biggins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biggins moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Biggins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Green misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks to land a combination but Biggins avoids it well.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Biggins's defenses.
Rashad Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Biggins counters with a left to the body.
Green thuds a left hand into Biggins's body.
Biggins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green scores with a body shot.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biggins at a distance.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggins.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Biggins fails with the takedown.
Rashad Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nixon Biggins.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Biggins slips the punch.
Green jabs Biggins right on the nose. Biggins blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with a left hand there. Biggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biggins off to one side.
Biggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green lands a nice hook to Biggins's body. Biggins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Biggins off the cage and back into rage.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Biggins. Biggins gets slowly back to his feet.
Biggins drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Biggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biggins doesn't seem phased though.
Green keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green swinging wildly here.
Biggins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Biggins throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Biggins ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green throws a hook but Biggins blocks it.
Green is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Green displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A left lands for Green.
Green throws a good cross that connects.
Green getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for Biggins with that takedown attempt.
Biggins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Biggins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Green is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Biggins.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Biggins on the side of the head.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biggins slips under a jab.
Biggins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Biggins ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Biggins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green throws a looping overhand right but Biggins ducks down to avoid it.
Green throws out a loose jab but Biggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nixon Biggins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Green duly obliges.
A right-left combo lands from Biggins.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Biggins's head.
Biggins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Green misses with an uppercut

and Biggins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Green's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Biggins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Biggins thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Biggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Biggins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Green keeping moving, preventing Biggins from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nixon Biggins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Biggins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nixon Biggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green cracks Biggins with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Biggins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Biggins back to the cage. Green follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Biggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green missing with a left hand there. Biggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biggins slips under a jab from Green.
Green misses with a lunging right hand

and Biggins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Biggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green gets through Biggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biggins.
Biggins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Green prevents it.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green gets underhooks to prevent Biggins's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Biggins is breathing heavily.
Green tries a body shot but Biggins blocks it.
Biggins blocks an uppercut.
Green lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working aggressively here.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green is working Biggins over against the cage.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biggins backwards.
A short left from Green.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Green.
A short right from Green on the inside.
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!
Green works on Biggins's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biggins backwards.
Green lands a body punch.
A short left from Green.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biggins or not.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biggins blocking some punches.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggins backwards.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Biggins avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Biggins.
Biggins blocks a body shot from Green.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biggins.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Biggins pulls guard effortlessly.
Biggins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biggins looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggins, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggins looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green wants to get up but he can't break Biggins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Biggins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Green dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nixon Biggins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Biggins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Biggins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Biggins's defenses.

Biggins clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Rashad Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggins.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biggins is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Biggins.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggins can do to turn this around?
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Biggins.
Biggins blocking some punches.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green is pressed up against the cage. Biggins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Green down to the mat. Green avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rashad Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nixon Biggins.
Biggins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green punishes Biggins's body with a nice straight punch.
Biggins walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green works Biggins's body with a nice hook.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Biggins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
Nice shot by Green.
Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands a two punch combo.
Green jabs at Biggins's body.
Green shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Biggins eats them both and turns towards Green to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That has opened up Nixon Biggins's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green lunges at Biggins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Biggins's hand.
Green lands with a right hand.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biggins. Biggins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green works Biggins's body with a nice hook.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green lands the left hand.
Green lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab lands there for Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with a left hand there. Biggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Biggins slips under a jab from Green.
Nixon Biggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Biggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biggins. Biggins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green thuds a left hand into Biggins's body.
Rashad Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Biggins ducks right into an uppercut from Green.
Green throws a hook to the side of Biggins's head but Biggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Biggins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green digs a good hook to Biggins's body.
Green jabs Biggins right on the nose. Biggins blinks but takes it well.
Green moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rashad Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Biggins throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Biggins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Biggins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Biggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Green.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Green!