|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Bigtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andre Falcao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
25
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
189 cm
25
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Bigtime!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao tries to clinch but Bigtime moves out of range.
Falcao gets caught napping as Bigtime dives in and scores a takedown. Falcao manages to retain guard.
Bigtime is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Falcao is trying to keep Bigtime in close.
Bigtime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falcao is trying to control the position but Bigtime postures up.
Bigtime seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bigtime shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Falcao wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigtime slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigtime trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.
Falcao working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigtime stays in close to Falcao's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Will Bigtime hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bigtime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Falcao prevents Bigtime from moving into mount.
Falcao tries to improve position but can't.
Bigtime wants to control but Falcao is keeping him busy.
Bigtime postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bigtime thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bigtime wants to control for a moment but Falcao uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bigtime wants to work for an arm triangle but Falcao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Falcao is trying to control but can't.
Bigtime trying to control the pace.
Bigtime not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bigtime stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Falcao is trying to get back to full guard.
Bigtime is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bigtime seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bigtime stalling.
Falcao is refusing to be controlled, as Bigtime sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Bigtime was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bigtime gets caught napping as Falcao dives in and scores a takedown. Bigtime manages to retain guard.
Falcao wants to control from the top but Bigtime keeps moving.
Bigtime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Falcao looking to sit in guard and control but Bigtime gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falcao keeping moving, preventing Bigtime from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcao trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Bigtime dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bigtime drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Falcao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Falcao is not content to let Bigtime control the position.
Falcao wants to control but Bigtime postures up.
Falcao is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigtime goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Falcao rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bigtime's guard! Nice work there by Falcao!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bigtime looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigtime, not yet.
Falcao wants to control from the top but Bigtime keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Falcao scores a takedown into full mount!
Bigtime tries to hold on but Falcao pushes him away.
Bigtime is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Falcao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bigtime is controlling an arm, preventing Falcao from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Falcao moves to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigtime has hold of Falcao's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Falcao is trying to stick to Bigtime's back but Bigtime is turning into Falcao. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Falcao's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bigtime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigtime is fighting to break Falcao's control of his arms but Falcao is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bigtime controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bigtime postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Falcao gets the takedown into side control.
Falcao working away.
Bigtime gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bigtime gets full guard.
Bigtime pushes Falcao off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigtime shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bigtime showed some decent athleticism there.
Bigtime is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bigtime is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Falcao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Falcao is trying to control the position but Bigtime postures up.
Bigtime wants to control from the top but Falcao keeps moving.
Bigtime works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao trying to hold on to Bigtime's head to control him but Bigtime postures up.
Falcao is defending against the submission attempts here by Bigtime.
Bigtime is working for a submission of some sort.
Falcao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcao is trying to keep Bigtime in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Bigtime will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Falcao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Falcao wants to control from the top but Bigtime keeps moving.
Bigtime is pulling down on Falcao's head. It's preventing any offense from Falcao, at least for the moment.
Bigtime keeping moving, preventing Falcao from controlling successfully.
Bigtime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcao is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Falcao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bigtime dives on top into guard.
Falcao controls Bigtime momentarily but Bigtime frees himself.
Falcao keeping moving, preventing Bigtime from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bigtime is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Falcao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bigtime tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bigtime sneaks back into half guard.
Bigtime moves into full guard.
Falcao trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigtime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigtime is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao trying to control but Bigtime is working from the bottom.
Falcao being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andre Falcao wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bigtime shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigtime trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Will Bigtime has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bigtime looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Falcao is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigtime is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Falcao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Falcao shrugs it off.
Falcao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bigtime is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Falcao can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bigtime tries to control but Falcao wriggling away.
Bigtime avoids the attempt from Falcao to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigtime looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bigtime is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Falcao is surviving well by controlling Bigtime's body position as best he can.
Bigtime content just to control the position here.
Bigtime goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Falcao is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcao trying to control but Bigtime is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Bigtime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bigtime 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Will Bigtime!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Will Bigtime!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Will Bigtime!
Will Bigtime wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Will Bigtime waved his t-shirt featuring Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# 's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
