PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick comes to the cage accompanied by Women Lose Weight. Bobby Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rick
vs
Briggs

172 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slick Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Briggs!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs shoots in and drives through. Rick sprawls well.
Rick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Briggs sprawls well. Briggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rick gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Rick has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Briggs misses with a hook. Rick ducked under it nicely.

Rick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Briggs did well to prevent Rick getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Briggs trying to control from the bottom.
Briggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rick is looking to take a break and control but Briggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Briggs is looking to control Rick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Briggs avoid being mounted?
Rick wants to control but Briggs is keeping him busy.
Briggs keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rick is keen to just control but Briggs is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Briggs has a takedown stuffed.

Rick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Briggs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Briggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Briggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Briggs has managed to get both his arms back between Rick's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Briggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

It looks like Slick Rick has been cut.
Briggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Briggs postures up in Rick's guard and throws a big left but Rick blocks it.
Briggs stands up over Rick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Rick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Briggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs landing with the ground and pound.
Briggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Briggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Briggs stands up over Rick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Slick Rick's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slick Rick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Briggs!
Bobby Briggs decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Slick Rick had this to say: 'I darn near turned pale, and because of betrayal they indicted me, and gave me an impossible bail. '.