PBP Commentary

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

Holloway
vs
Bigard

176 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarod Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Bigard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holloway closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bigard to the mat! Bigard manages to get full guard.
Holloway preventing the sweep.
Holloway working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Holloway throwing strikes from guard but Bigard blocks nicely.
Bigard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigard, not yet.
Holloway really is a fat lump.

Bigard working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Holloway has passed into half guard!
Bigard wants to control but Holloway is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Holloway 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigard is looking for a sweep. Holloway is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holloway takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bigard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Holloway with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bigard trying to control the position.
Holloway connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bigard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bigard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bigard is trying to control the position but Holloway postures up.

Bigard working for a triangle but Holloway defends it easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holloway tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bigard defends well and Holloway ends up having to push Bigard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Holloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holloway tries to clinch up.
Bigard tries to land a leg kick but Holloway saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holloway gets a takedown into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bigard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bigard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holloway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bigard's head.
Holloway lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway throwing shots but Bigard is blocking nicely.
Bigard is looking for a sweep. Holloway is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holloway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bigard's head.
Bigard trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bigard wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holloway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holloway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holloway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bigard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Holloway pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarod Holloway dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bigard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holloway did well to prevent Bigard getting side control.
Bigard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holloway knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holloway might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bigard is looking for a kimura here.
Bigard prevents Holloway from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bigard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bigard's back!
Bigard trying to control the hands but Holloway won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway punches Bigard on the ear.

Bigard fending off the submission attempt from Holloway.
Bigard avoids the strikes from Holloway.
Bigard is trying to get back to his feet but Holloway has full control of the position and if anything, Bigard has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bigard wants to control his opponent's hands but Holloway gets his hands free.

Holloway looking for the choke but no joy.
Holloway is hanging on to Bigard's back as he tries to escape.
Bigard covers up after that shot from Holloway.
Bigard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bigard is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigard preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Holloway 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.
Bigard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Holloway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holloway misses with a kick to the body.
Bigard throws a sloppy head kick and Holloway moves out of range easily.

Bigard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bigard showed some decent athleticism there.
Bigard is just content to waste time from the top position. Holloway takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Holloway has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bigard is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jarod Holloway will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bigard blocks the body kick.
Bigard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bigard moves out of range of the body kick.
Bigard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holloway.
Bigard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holloway.
Bigard tries to clinch up.
Holloway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bigard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bigard tries to clinch there but Holloway circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bigard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holloway's guard.
Holloway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bigard is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bigard stays in close to Holloway's body and controls the position.
Bigard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holloway's guard.
Bigard is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Bigard.

Bigard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two 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.
Bigard is trying to control. Holloway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bigard controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigard stops Holloway from getting back to his feet.
Bigard is stalling here. Holloway is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bigard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Holloway has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Holloway is trying to ground and pound but Bigard uses the momentary lack of control by Holloway to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holloway connects with a nice short shot to Bigard's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigard wants to get back to his feet.
Bigard tries to roll over but Holloway keeps him under control.
Bigard trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holloway looks for the body kick but Bigard saw that one coming.

Bigard rushes Holloway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holloway jumps guard but Bigard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarod Holloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bigard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Holloway tries to free his leg and advance position but Bigard is retaining full guard.
Bigard wants to improve his position but instead Holloway has moved into half guard.
Holloway sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bigard defending well though.
Bigard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holloway.
Holloway throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bigard keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holloway lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Bigard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holloway 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!