PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Bigsbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilivasi Veitayaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigsbee comes to the cage accompanied by Gin & Juice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bigsbee
vs
Veitayaki

193 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Sun-Tzu

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ned Bigsbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ilivasi Veitayaki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigsbee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Veitayaki defends it nicely.
Bigsbee dodges the punch combination from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bigsbee - that will leave a mark!
Veitayaki shoots in for a takedown but Bigsbee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Veitayaki misses with a takedown

and Bigsbee counters with a takedown into side control.
Ned Bigsbee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilivasi Veitayaki.
Bigsbee is looking to take a break and control but Veitayaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigsbee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Veitayaki seems a little lost for a moment, as Bigsbee dominates the positioning.
Veitayaki has one of Bigsbee's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Veitayaki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bigsbee off and has taken his back!
Veitayaki is trying to stick to Bigsbee's back but Bigsbee is turning into Veitayaki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Veitayaki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bigsbee.
Bigsbee trying to control but Veitayaki is working from the bottom.
Veitayaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bigsbee controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bigsbee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bigsbee looking to sit in guard and control but Veitayaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bigsbee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bigsbee trying to control but Veitayaki is working from the bottom.
Bigsbee throws a strike but Veitayaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veitayaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bigsbee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bigsbee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bigsbee!

Veitayaki is pushing Bigsbee's head away, looking to escape. Bigsbee manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Bigsbee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bigsbee prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bigsbee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Veitayaki for as long as he can get away with.
The ground and pound from Bigsbee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Veitayaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bigsbee 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.
Veitayaki is not content to let Bigsbee control the position.

That's four 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.
Veitayaki is trying to improve his position.
Bigsbee wants to control but Veitayaki is keeping him busy.
Veitayaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bigsbee.
Veitayaki is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veitayaki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bigsbee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bigsbee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Veitayaki down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Bigsbee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Veitayaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Veitayaki dives in and grabs Bigsbee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bigsbee pushes down on Veitayaki's head and hops out.

Bigsbee drives through and clinches with Veitayaki against the cage.
Bigsbee misses with a punch to the body.
Veitayaki leaning against his opponent.
Bigsbee digs a right hand underneath Veitayaki's ribcage. Veitayaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees to the body from Bigsbee.
Bigsbee pushes Veitayaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bigsbee lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bigsbee.
Bigsbee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veitayaki can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigsbee is working Veitayaki over against the cage.
Veitayaki is breathing heavily.
Bigsbee lands a shoulder strike.
Bigsbee is leaning against Veitayaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bigsbee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bigsbee tries to work over Veitayaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigsbee avoiding damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bigsbee.
Bigsbee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bigsbee misses with a punch to the body.
Bigsbee tries to work over Veitayaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bigsbee.
Bigsbee effectively controlling the action here.
Bigsbee digs a right hand into Veitayaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Veitayaki's gas tank.
Bigsbee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bigsbee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bigsbee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bigsbee tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Bigsbee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veitayaki's elbow.

Bigsbee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veitayaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bigsbee is trying to keep Veitayaki in close.
Bigsbee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bigsbee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Veitayaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bigsbee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bigsbee tries to control but Veitayaki wriggling away.
Bigsbee lands a big shot there that rocks Veitayaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bigsbee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigsbee controlling the pace for now.
Bigsbee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veitayaki looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee content just to control the position here.
Bigsbee trying to control but Veitayaki is having none of it.
Bigsbee controlling his opponent.
Bigsbee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bigsbee looking to finish Veitayaki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Veitayaki!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee with the ground and pound from mount.
Bigsbee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bigsbee trying to control but Veitayaki is having none of it.
Bigsbee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigsbee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bigsbee wants to control the pace but Veitayaki is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Bigsbee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bigsbee lands with some strikes.
Bigsbee controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Bigsbee dominated that second round.
That's time! Bigsbee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bigsbee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bigsbee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veitayaki at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Veitayaki. No joy for Bigsbee on that attempt.
Bigsbee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Veitayaki's calf.
Veitayaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bigsbee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Bigsbee drives through and clinches with Veitayaki against the cage.
Bigsbee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bigsbee stops a takedown attempt from Veitayaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Bigsbee.

Bigsbee drags the fight down to the ground.
Veitayaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Veitayaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bigsbee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bigsbee is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigsbee drops an elbow to the side of Veitayaki's head.
Well, if Bigsbee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bigsbee working over Veitayaki with some ground and pound. Veitayaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bigsbee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigsbee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Bigsbee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bigsbee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bigsbee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Veitayaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bigsbee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee trying to mount his opponent but Veitayaki defends it.
Bigsbee trying to control from half guard but Veitayaki is working away.
Bigsbee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ned Bigsbee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bigsbee continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Veitayaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Veitayaki wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four 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.
Bigsbee thows a body kick. Veitayaki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Veitayaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bigsbee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ilivasi Veitayaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Veitayaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Veitayaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bigsbee defending well though.

Bigsbee kicks Veitayaki off and gets back to his feet.

Bigsbee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Veitayaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Bigsbee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ned Bigsbee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bigsbee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bigsbee pushing down on Veitayaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigsbee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ilivasi Veitayaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigsbee is keen to just control but Veitayaki is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Bigsbee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bigsbee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Bigsbee!
An out of breath Ned Bigsbee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.