PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng has chosen Iron Horse - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. 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.

Biggs
vs
Solseng

189 cm
28
233 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

195 cm
23
285 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellraiser FightGear

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Solseng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Solseng tried to score with a low kick but Biggs checks it.
Biggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Solseng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Solseng.
Biggs misses with a looping left.
Solseng thows a body shot but no joy.
Willy Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solseng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Biggs takes one on the button.
Solseng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Solseng there as he acknowledges the shot.

Solseng has Biggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Solseng digs a right hand into Biggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biggs's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solseng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
Solseng blocks the elbow strike.
Biggs lands a shot to the body.
Solseng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biggs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ole Solseng has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Biggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Solseng to keep the fight standing.
Biggs lands an elbow that stopped Solseng in his tracks for a moment.
Biggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Solseng misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Biggs fails to land.
Biggs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Biggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Solseng tries to work over Biggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Solseng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solseng connects with a single shot there.
Solseng's corner calls for a 1-2. Solseng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs digs a good body shot into Solseng's ribs.
Biggs takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Biggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Biggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solseng moves away.
Solseng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biggs is out of range and Solseng settles back down.
Biggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Solseng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biggs throws a leg kick
and Solseng counters with a body kick.
Solseng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Solseng misses.
Biggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Solseng thows a body shot but no joy.
Solseng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ole Solseng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solseng scores with a jab. Biggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Solseng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biggs on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggs. Solseng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solseng connects with a jab.

Biggs tries to keep at a distance but Solseng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Solseng dodges an elbow strike from Biggs.
Solseng misses with a punch to the body.
Biggs keeps control of Solseng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Biggs wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Biggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solseng managing to block the knees to the body from Biggs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biggs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Solseng's brow.
Biggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Solseng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solseng avoids the elbow strike from Biggs, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solseng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggs.
Biggs prevents a body shot from Solseng.
Biggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solseng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
Biggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Solseng.

Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Solseng thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs tries to clinch up.
Solseng swings for the body but Biggs moves out of range.
Biggs throws a chopping leg kick but Solseng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Biggs throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Biggs.
Solseng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biggs avoids a kick to the body.
Biggs scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ole Solseng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ole Solseng's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Biggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Solseng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Biggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Solseng scrambles back to his feet.
Biggs throws a head kick that misses.
Solseng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Biggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Biggs is looking to chop away at Solseng's legs.
Biggs lands a jab to the head.
Solseng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Biggs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Solseng's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Biggs wants to pass the guard but Solseng is keeping the position.

Solseng manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Biggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Biggs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Solseng swivels and escapes.
Biggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Solseng defends it nicely.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Solseng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs is looking to land body kicks.
Solseng looks to land a right hand but Biggs moved out of range.
Biggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Biggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Biggs slips a jab from Solseng.
Biggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Biggs takes a swing at Solseng's ribcage but misses.
Solseng thows a leg kick but Biggs checks it

and Biggs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Biggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solseng wants to sweep but no luck.
Biggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Solseng has wrist control.
Biggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Solseng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Solseng wants to stand but Biggs is controlling the position.
Biggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Solseng keeping moving, preventing Biggs from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggs working some strikes from top position.
Biggs throwing strikes but missing.
Biggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Biggs wants to control from the top but Solseng keeps moving.
Biggs scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Solseng's head.

Solseng pushes Biggs off and gets back to his feet.
Biggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Solseng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solseng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
A short uppercut from Solseng.
A frustrated look appears on Solseng's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biggs blocking some punches.
Solseng lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Solseng manages to break the clinch.
Ole Solseng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solseng scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Biggs.
Solseng misses with a body shot.
Biggs looks for a takedown but Solseng sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Biggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Solseng. Beautiful body shot.
Solseng throws a low kick but Biggs avoids it.
Biggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Biggs throws a leg kick but Solseng moved away.
Solseng looks for the body kick but Biggs saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Biggs!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Biggs.
Solseng throws a sloppy head kick and Biggs moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Biggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ole Solseng's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Biggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solseng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solseng delivers a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Solseng checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Biggs shoots in for a double leg but Solseng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Solseng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biggs.
Solseng throws a lazy right hand but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Solseng stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Solseng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Biggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Solseng circles away.
Biggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Biggs looks to throw the jab but Solseng is out of range.
Solseng checks a leg kick.
Solseng scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Solseng.
Solseng moves out of range as Biggs strikes.
Biggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solseng counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biggs thinking.
Solseng takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Solseng.
Biggs dives in and grabs Solseng's left leg, looking for a takedown. Solseng pushes down on Biggs's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solseng connects with a leg kick. Biggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Biggs misses with a looping left.

Solseng closes the distance and clinches.
Biggs throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solseng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggs backwards.
Solseng lands a left hand.
Solseng avoids the elbow strike from Biggs, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Solseng blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Biggs lands a left hand.
Solseng scores with a shot to the side of Biggs's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biggs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Solseng's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Solseng.
Solseng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solseng blocks an uppercut.
Solseng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Biggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng blocks an elbow strike.
Solseng misses with the head strike.

Solseng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng leaves Biggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Solseng connects with a single shot there.
Solseng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solseng connects with a solid leg kick.
Biggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Solseng has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Solseng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solseng throws a shot from downtown. Biggs moves away and avoids it.
Biggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solseng circles away quickly and effectively.
Biggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Solseng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Biggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Solseng counters with a leg kick.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Solseng misses the target.
Biggs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Biggs throws a head kick but Solseng moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biggs.
Solseng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Solseng closes the distance and clinches.
Biggs takes a shot to the head.
Solseng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Solseng tries a body shot but Biggs blocks it.
Biggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Solseng.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solseng.
Ole Solseng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Solseng on the inside.
Biggs trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Solseng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solseng uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Solseng!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ole Solseng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Solseng has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ole Solseng!
A very excited looking Ole Solseng made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.