PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tikuana St Regis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Martin Bison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bison
vs
St Regis

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tikuana St Regis !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bison clinches up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Bison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bison is struggling to control the position.
St Regis is looking for a takedown.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but St Regis avoids the damage to the body.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Regis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Regis up against the cage.
Bison prevents the takedown attempt.
Martin Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tikuana St Regis .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison is trying to maintain a safe position but St Regis gets an underhook and turns Bison into the cage.
Bison misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bison.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Regis looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bison obliges.
Bison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bison is pushing St Regis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Regis has Bison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Bison.
St Regis tries for a takedown but Bison manages to get underhooks.
St Regis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bison is defending well.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bison.
Bison scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bison.
Bison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Regis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bison has St Regis pushed against the cage.
Bison seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martin Bison.

Bison clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bison stalling in the clinch but St Regis improves position.
St Regis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St Regis tries to score a body lock takedown but Bison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bison stalls.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bison gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bison prevents the takedown attempt.
St Regis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bison pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bison scores with a takedown into St Regis 's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bison got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Regis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bison has managed to get both his arms back between St Regis 's legs - danger averted.
Bison wants to control from the top but St Regis keeps moving.
Bison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bison is working St Regis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Regis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

St Regis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bison defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Bison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bison moves into range and clinches up with St Regis .
St Regis is working for takedown but Bison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Regis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Regis has Bison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Regis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martin Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tikuana St Regis .
St Regis wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bison is stalling here.
St Regis is breathing heavily.
Bison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Regis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bison after a bit of a struggle.
Bison is stalling here.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bison just leaning against St Regis , taking a breather.
Bison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bison effectively controlling the action here.
Bison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Regis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into St Regis 's ribcage.
Bison landing knees to the head.
Bison leaning against his opponent.
Bison landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bison scores with a knee to the head.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into St Regis 's ribcage.
Bison avoiding damage.
Bison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Regis is working for takedown but Bison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bison with a knee to the head.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Regis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bison taking a breather.
Bison holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Regis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bison is defending well.
Bison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Regis can do to turn this around?
Bison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin Bison has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bison leaning against his opponent.
Bison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martin Bison.
Bison shoots in but no luck this time.

St Regis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

St Regis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bison is defending against the submission attempts here by St Regis .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Bison dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

St Regis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bison wants to stand but St Regis is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Regis looking for a guillotine here but Bison defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison trying to control but St Regis is working from the bottom.

St Regis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Regis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
St Regis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

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.

St Regis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bison defends it easily.
St Regis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bison trying to control but St Regis is working from the bottom.

St Regis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bison looking to sit in guard and control but St Regis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

St Regis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison wants to stand and escape but St Regis is having none of it.
St Regis lands a couple of digs.
Bison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Regis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Regis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tikuana St Regis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Regis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Regis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bison is looking to clinch but St Regis is avoiding it.
St Regis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Martin Bison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bison wants to clinch.
Bison throws a head kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bison closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Regis circles away.
Martin Bison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

St Regis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tikuana St Regis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Bison!