PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Vanderhose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Bigsbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigsbee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gin & Juice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vanderhose
vs
Bigsbee

198 cm
26
260 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

193 cm
20
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Vanderhose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ned Bigsbee!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderhose tries to clinch up.

Vanderhose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bigsbee, pushing him back against the cage.

Vanderhose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanderhose throws a series of punches but Bigsbee avoids them all with ease.
Vanderhose throws a head kick that half lands.

Vanderhose gets a clinch.
Vanderhose struggles to land a body shot inside as Bigsbee controls his hands.
Vanderhose lands an elbow that stopped Bigsbee in his tracks for a moment.

Vanderhose breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderhose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanderhose lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vanderhose misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhose throws a sloppy head kick and Bigsbee moves out of range easily.
Vanderhose connects with an inside leg kick.
Bigsbee fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanderhose fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanderhose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigsbee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigsbee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanderhose's waist but Vanderhose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bigsbee off to one side.
Vanderhose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bigsbee.

Vanderhose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vanderhose lands a nice elbow.
Vanderhose just leaning against Bigsbee, taking a breather.
Vanderhose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vanderhose smiles and moves away.
Casper Vanderhose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Bigsbee.
Bigsbee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bigsbee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vanderhose is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Vanderhose clinches up with Bigsbee and pushes him back against the cage.

Vanderhose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigsbee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanderhose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vanderhose misses with a double jab.
Bigsbee swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanderhose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Vanderhose feints and as Bigsbee raises his hands in defense, Vanderhose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bigsbee is looking for a triangle but Vanderhose pushes his legs off easily.
Vanderhose wants to stand but Bigsbee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vanderhose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bigsbee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Vanderhose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Vanderhose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bigsbee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vanderhose has managed to get both his arms back between Bigsbee's legs - danger averted.
Vanderhose stopping the sweep attempt from Bigsbee.
Vanderhose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bigsbee misses with a takedown attempt - Vanderhose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vanderhose tries to clinch up but Bigsbee circles away and keeps his distance.
Vanderhose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigsbee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bigsbee misses the target.
Vanderhose misses with a two punch combination.

Vanderhose drives through and clinches with Bigsbee against the cage.

Vanderhose manages to break the clinch.
Vanderhose misses with a head kick.
Bigsbee with the counter takedown but Vanderhose avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigsbee shoots in looking for a takedown. Vanderhose tries to sprawl out of it but Bigsbee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vanderhose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bigsbee throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanderhose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigsbee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bigsbee takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Ned Bigsbee has been cut.

Bigsbee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bigsbee lands in his opponent's guard.
Bigsbee wants to control from the top but Vanderhose keeps moving.
Bigsbee advances to half guard.
Bigsbee is looking to take a break and control but Vanderhose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bigsbee is stalling here. Vanderhose is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bigsbee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vanderhose has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Vanderhose is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bigsbee has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vanderhose decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vanderhose tries to clinch up but Bigsbee circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigsbee dodges the punch combination from Vanderhose.

Vanderhose gets a clinch.
Vanderhose gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Vanderhose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bigsbee lands the left hand.
Bigsbee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vanderhose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Casper Vanderhose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Bigsbee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vanderhose. Bigsbee shrugs it off though.
Vanderhose scores with a kick to the body.
Bigsbee is breathing heavily.
Vanderhose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bigsbee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vanderhose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bigsbee can do to turn this around?
Vanderhose jabs Bigsbee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vanderhose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Vanderhose.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vanderhose.
Bigsbee tries to move into range but Vanderhose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderhose scores with a hook to the body. Bigsbee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Vanderhose scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vanderhose is staying tight to Bigsbee's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vanderhose decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bigsbee to his feet.
Bigsbee avoids the head kick by Vanderhose.
Casper Vanderhose is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanderhose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vanderhose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casper Vanderhose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vanderhose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bigsbee's half guard.
Vanderhose content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vanderhose lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Vanderhose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ned Bigsbee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vanderhose looking to score a takedown here. Bigsbee is defending well but Vanderhose drives through and ends up in Bigsbee's guard.
Vanderhose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vanderhose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bigsbee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderhose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vanderhose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigsbee is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhose is looking to work some ground and pound but Bigsbee has wrist control.
Vanderhose preventing the sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bigsbee looks to throw the jab but Vanderhose is out of range.
Vanderhose works Bigsbee's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Vanderhose.
Bigsbee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vanderhose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vanderhose tries to clinch there but Bigsbee circles away.
Bigsbee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bigsbee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vanderhose defends well and Bigsbee ends up having to push Vanderhose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Vanderhose clinches up with Bigsbee and pushes him back against the cage.
Vanderhose scores with a shot to the side of Bigsbee's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vanderhose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Bigsbee with that takedown attempt.
Vanderhose throws a wild body kick that Bigsbee sees coming a mile off.
Casper Vanderhose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanderhose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigsbee fails with a takedown attempt.
Casper Vanderhose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Bigsbee.

Bigsbee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vanderhose to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose preventing the sweep.
Vanderhose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bigsbee on the ground.
Vanderhose controls from within his opponent's guard.

Bigsbee looking for a guillotine here but Vanderhose defends easily.
Vanderhose stays in close to Bigsbee's body and controls the position.

Bigsbee has an active guard here but Vanderhose has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Vanderhose decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ned Bigsbee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigsbee ducks right into an uppercut from Vanderhose.
Casper Vanderhose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vanderhose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bigsbee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanderhose lands a head kick!
Vanderhose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bigsbee momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vanderhose throws a front kick that sends Bigsbee stumbling back into the cage.

Bigsbee tries to keep at a distance but Vanderhose has taken the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Vanderhose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanderhose 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Vanderhose!
Casper Vanderhose thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ned Bigsbee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its all good. Ill be back. Thanks to everyone for the support I appreciate yall.'.