PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagina McGinastein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vagina McGinastein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Biggum's chin.

Biggum
vs
McGinastein

181 cm
24
143 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

167 cm
18
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

ENDLESS 152

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Biggum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vagina McGinastein!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biggum moves into the clinch.
McGinastein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGinastein lands an elbow just above Biggum 's eye.
Biggum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGinastein scores a nice knee to the body.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but Biggum blocks with his arms.
Biggum tries for a takedown. No joy.
McGinastein tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggum avoids the damage to the body.
Biggum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGinastein just stands there and leans against the cage.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but Biggum blocks with his arms.
Biggum trying to stall but McGinastein improves his position.
McGinastein lands a knee to the head.
McGinastein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Biggum tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Biggum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinastein throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGinastein missing with knees to the body.
Biggum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGinastein fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGinastein clinches but Biggum breaks the clinch

and Biggum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Biggum can't break the clinch.
Biggum has had enough of the clinch but McGinastein keeps him there for the moment.
McGinastein throws an elbow that misses.
McGinastein scores a nice knee to the body.
McGinastein trying to land knees to the body.
Biggum lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Biggum manages to break the clinch.
McGinastein closes the distance looking to clinch

and Biggum moves into the clinch.

Biggum breaks the clinch.

Biggum tries to keep at a distance but McGinastein has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGinastein missing with knees to the body.
McGinastein landing knees to the head.
Biggum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Biggum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Biggum takes an elbow to the temple.
McGinastein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biggum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGinastein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGinastein looks gassed!
Biggum tries to break the clinch but McGinastein is controlling the position.
Biggum wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggum looking to slow down the pace here.
McGinastein gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Biggum.
Biggum can't get the takedown.
Biggum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Biggum throws an elbow but it misses.
McGinastein throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGinastein lands a nice knee to the body.
Biggum effectively controlling the action here.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but Biggum blocks with his arms.
Biggum scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGinastein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Biggum blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Biggum.
McGinastein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biggum managing to block the knees to the body from McGinastein.
McGinastein prevents Biggum from breaking the clinch.
McGinastein lands an elbow that stopped Biggum in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinastein prevents a takedown attempt there.
Biggum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGinastein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggum.
Biggum is trying to maintain a safe position but McGinastein gets an underhook and turns Biggum into the cage.
McGinastein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGinastein lands a knee to the body.
McGinastein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggum.
McGinastein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biggum avoids a wild elbow strike from McGinastein.
Biggum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McGinastein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from McGinastein.
McGinastein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGinastein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Biggum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but Biggum blocks with his arms.
Biggum can't get the takedown.

Biggum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Biggum looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Biggum wants to take a breather but McGinastein is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biggum is looking for a kimura here.
McGinastein looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggum controlling the action here.

Biggum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGinastein sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vagina McGinastein dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McGinastein darts in trying to clinch

and Biggum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGinastein wants to improve his position but Biggum is controlling well.
Biggum stalling.
Biggum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Biggum wants to take a breather but McGinastein is having none of it.

Biggum seems to be working for a kimura but McGinastein defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Biggum is trying to work for a kimura but McGinastein is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGinastein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biggum throwing shots but McGinastein is blocking nicely.
McGinastein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biggum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGinastein is refusing to be controlled, as Biggum sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

McGinastein clinches.
McGinastein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGinastein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggum.
McGinastein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Biggum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.

Biggum breaks the clinch.
Tyrone Biggum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggum closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinastein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vagina McGinastein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biggum throws a lazy right hand but McGinastein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Biggum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGinastein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biggum.
McGinastein closes the distance but Biggum moves to the side

and Biggum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggum takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McGinastein tries to get to full guard but Biggum has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinastein is not content to let Biggum control the position.
Biggum is stalling here. McGinastein is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Biggum seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McGinastein has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Biggum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Biggum is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGinastein is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGinastein closes the distance but Biggum moves to the side

and Biggum counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Biggum managing to block the knees to the body from McGinastein.
McGinastein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggum.
Biggum tries for a takedown but McGinastein manages to get underhooks.
Biggum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGinastein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biggum.
McGinastein tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggum avoids the damage to the body.

Biggum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McGinastein uses from the top position.
Biggum tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Biggum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGinastein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGinastein is looking to stand up but Biggum won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Biggum dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Biggum swinging wilding here.

Biggum scores with a takedown into McGinastein's guard.
Biggum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGinastein is keeping the position for now.
McGinastein wants to get back to his feet but Biggum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Biggum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biggum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Biggum is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Biggum is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Biggum wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGinastein keeps working.

Biggum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McGinastein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Biggum.

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.

Biggum is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, McGinastein has managed to free his arm - good work.
McGinastein is pressing down on Biggum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGinastein being controlled here, momentarily.
McGinastein keeping moving, preventing Biggum from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGinastein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Biggum trying to control the position from guard on top but McGinastein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Biggum wants to control from the top but McGinastein keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Biggum circles away from the clinch attempt

and Biggum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Biggum blocks an elbow strike from McGinastein.
McGinastein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biggum's defenses.
McGinastein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGinastein prevents the takedown attempt.
McGinastein connects with a knee to the head.
McGinastein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGinastein prevents the takedown attempt.
McGinastein scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tyrone Biggum has been cut.
McGinastein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGinastein tries to land a knee to the head but Biggum blocks with his arms.
McGinastein connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Biggum.
I think Biggum 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Tyrone Biggum!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Tyrone Biggum!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Tyrone Biggum!

Tyrone Biggum wins by unanimous decision!