PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Bigg (ranked 252 p4p, 2686 weight class) and Chief Red Eagle (ranked 45 p4p, 331 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bigg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocky Top. Crusty Bigg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bigg
vs
Red Eagle

204 cm
24
265
13 - 4 - 0

188 cm
33
269
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crusty Bigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Bigg circles away.
Bigg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Red Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bigg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red Eagle or not.
Red Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Bigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bigg.
Bigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red Eagle's elbow.
Red Eagle takes a shot to the head.
Bigg throws a head punch that misses.
Red Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red Eagle tries to work over Bigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red Eagle told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bigg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Red Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red Eagle prevents a body shot from Bigg.
Red Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Red Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Red Eagle.
A hook to the body from Bigg.

Red Eagle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg feints and then cracks Red Eagle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red Eagle down.
Bigg keeps the fight on the outside.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Bigg moves away
and Bigg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Red Eagle tries to clinch there but Bigg circles away.
Bigg scores with a jab to the body.
Bigg lands a slapping body shot.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Bigg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Red Eagle.

Red Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Red Eagle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bigg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bigg misses with a punch to the body.

Bigg breaks the clinch.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Bigg moves away
and Bigg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bigg counter with a right hand.

It looks like Chief Red Eagle has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Red Eagle drives through and clinches with Bigg against the cage.
Red Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bigg lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bigg breaks from the clinch.
Red Eagle throws a lazy uppercut
and Bigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bigg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chief Red Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Eagle wants to clinch up but Bigg keeps it at a distance.
Bigg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Red Eagle wants to clinch.
Red Eagle throws out a loose jab but Bigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg throws a shot to the body.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bigg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bigg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bigg is looking to wear down Red Eagle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up.
Red Eagle looks to clinch
and Bigg counters with a stiff right hand.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bigg throws a front kick that sends Red Eagle stumbling back into the cage.
Red Eagle looks winded!

Bigg lands a big right hand that sends Red Eagle crashing to the mat! Bigg stays standing though and waves Red Eagle back to his feet!

Red Eagle is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bigg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Bigg.
Red Eagle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Red Eagle is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bigg Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Red Eagle is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Crusty Bigg!
A very excited looking Crusty Bigg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.