PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vikic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Biggums has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vikic
vs
Biggums

190 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Vikic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vikic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vikic showed some decent athleticism there.
Biggums is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Vikic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vikic moves into full mount! Biggums won't be happy about that!
Biggums really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vikic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vikic has hold of Biggums's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Biggums manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Biggums is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vikic wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

Vikic looking for a guillotine from mount but Biggums is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vikic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Biggums is desperately trying to improve his position but Vikic has a good base and remains in mount.
Vikic wants to take Biggums's back here but Biggums is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Biggums is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Vikic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Biggums can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vikic is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Biggums is looking to get to half guard.
Biggums wants to control but Vikic is having none of it.

Biggums has left one of his arms exposed and Vikic doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Biggums screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Vikic!
Samuel Vikic retains his heavyweight title!