PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Big Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Sizemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Time kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Make it to the Big Time. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sizemore's choice of entrance music: Who Told You? by Reprazent. Ronny Sizemore is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Big Time
vs
Sizemore

194 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Winning Edge INC.

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Big Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronny Sizemore!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time tries for a takedown but Sizemore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sizemore stuffs the takedown attempt from Time. Time gets slowly back to his feet.
Time throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sizemore's waist but Sizemore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Time off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Big Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Time shoots in but Sizemore avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sizemore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sizemore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Time wants to break the clinch but can't.

Time breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore stuffs the takedown attempt from Time. Time gets slowly back to his feet.

Sizemore forces Time back against the cage and clinches.
Time missing with knees to the body.
Time wants a takedown but no success here.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Sizemore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Time is breathing heavily.
Sizemore lands a nice knee to the body.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sizemore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sizemore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time looks for a takedown but Sizemore sprawls well.
Sizemore throws a leg kick that misses.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Time swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Time will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Time swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sizemore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Time has Sizemore pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Sizemore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sizemore trying to land knees to the body.
Time tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sizemore looking to throw knees to the head but Time is blocking nicely.
Sizemore avoiding damage as Time throws knees to the body.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Time tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Time wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sizemore landing knees to the body.

Sizemore has picked Time up - he's going for a ride! Sizemore dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Time manages to get to full guard.
Sizemore with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Time being controlled here, momentarily.
Sizemore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Time. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Time wants to sweep but no luck.

Sizemore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Time. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sizemore breaks the clinch.

Sizemore moves into range and clinches up with Time.
Time creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Time throws a knee to the head but misses.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sizemore has managed to clinch.
Sizemore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Time blocks it with crossed arms.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sizemore missing with knees to the body.
Time managing to block the knees to the body from Sizemore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time blocks an elbow strike.

Time escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sizemore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sizemore tries to clinch up.
Time shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sizemore but Sizemore pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Sizemore forces Time back against the cage and clinches.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Sizemore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sizemore.
Sizemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Time has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Sizemore.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Time wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sizemore trying to land knees to the body.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Time tries to stall but Sizemore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sizemore trying to land knees to the body.
Time wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Sizemore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sizemore scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sizemore blocks it with crossed arms.
Time tries to break the clinch but Sizemore is controlling the position.
Time with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Time tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sizemore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Time swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sizemore avoiding damage as Time throws knees to the body.
Time is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Sizemore.
Time shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sizemore as he avoids it easily.
Time tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sizemore swivels and escapes.
Time moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Ronny Sizemore has been cut.
Time shoots in and drives through. Sizemore sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Sizemore as Time shoots in.
Sizemore wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.

Time pushes Sizemore up against the cage in a clinch.
Sizemore tries to land knees in the clinch but Time avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Time trying to stall but Sizemore improves his position.
Sizemore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Time is trying to break free.
Time goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Time manages to break the clinch.
Time shoots in for a takedown but Sizemore shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Sizemore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Sizemore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sizemore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Time.
Time is looking to clinch but Sizemore is avoiding it.

Sizemore gets a clinch.
Sizemore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sizemore landing knees to the body.
Time avoids the elbow strike from Sizemore, against the cage.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Sizemore lands an elbow that stopped Time in his tracks for a moment.
Time takes an elbow to the temple.
Sizemore missing with knees to the body.
Sizemore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sizemore has managed to clinch.
Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sizemore blocks it with crossed arms.
Time wants to get back to striking at distance but Sizemore won't allow it.
Time looking to throw knees to the head but Sizemore is blocking nicely.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.
Time tries to land a knee to the head but Sizemore blocks with his arms.
Time can't find room to land a body shot as Sizemore controls the action.
Sizemore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sizemore lands a nice knee to the body.
Sizemore is breathing heavily.
Time trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sizemore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Sizemore lands a damaging elbow.
Time tries a knee to the head but Sizemore blocks it.

Time breaks from the clinch.
Time fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Big Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sizemore stuffs the takedown attempt from Time. Time gets slowly back to his feet.

Time tries to keep at a distance but Sizemore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Time tries to pull guard but Sizemore won't allow it.

Sizemore manages to break the clinch.
Time shoots in for a takedown but Sizemore shows good takedown defense.
Time closes the distance but Sizemore moves to the side

and Sizemore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside that Time shrugs off.

Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Time shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sizemore as he jumps to the side.
Time shoots in but Sizemore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Time gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sizemore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ronny Sizemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sizemore.
Sizemore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sizemore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Time is keeping busy.
Time managing to block the knees to the body from Sizemore.
Sizemore lands a nice knee to the body.
Time throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Time is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Time is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sizemore prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sizemore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Time's brow.
Time with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Time managing to block the knees to the body from Sizemore.
Time scores with a knee to the head.

Time decides to pull guard.
Time is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Time working for a triangle but Sizemore defends it easily.
Time trying to keep a closed guard but Sizemore is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore trying to stand up but can't free himself from Time's guard.

Time has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sizemore off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Time with a poor takedown

and Sizemore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Time stalling in the clinch but Sizemore improves position.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sizemore missing with knees to the body.
Sizemore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Time is looking to break free of the clinch but Sizemore has double underhooks.
Time wants to stall.
Time is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sizemore lands a nice knee to the body.
Sizemore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Time.
Time with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sizemore lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sizemore.

Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Time tries to clinch

and Sizemore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sizemore.
Sizemore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Time.
Sizemore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronny Sizemore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Time tries to break the clinch but Sizemore is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time tries to pull guard but Sizemore holds him up against the cage and eventually Time drops back down to his feet.
Time can't break the clinch.

Time breaks from the clinch.
Time with a poor takedown

and Sizemore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sizemore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Time trying to stall but Sizemore improves his position.

Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Time shoots and misses

and Sizemore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sizemore.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
Time stalling.
Sizemore prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
Sizemore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Time wants to get back to striking at distance but Sizemore won't allow it.
Time with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sizemore managing to block the knees to the body from Time.
Time wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Time dodges an elbow strike from Sizemore.
Time misses with a knee to the head.
Time fails to pull guard.
Time landing knees to the body.

Sizemore manages to break the clinch.
Time tries for a takedown but Sizemore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Time fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sizemore moves in looking to clinch but Time pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Sizemore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronny Sizemore's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Time tries for a takedown but Sizemore circles away easily

and Sizemore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Sizemore prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
Time takes an elbow to the forehead.
Time tries to break the clinch but Sizemore is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Time just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sizemore's brow.
Time trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sizemore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Time's brow.
Time tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sizemore smiles and moves away.
Time looks for a takedown but Sizemore sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Big Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Time drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sizemore tries to bench press Time off him but Time keeps the position.
Sizemore wants to control but Time postures up.
Sizemore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sizemore isn't going anywhere.
Sizemore is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Time is controlling him well.
Sizemore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Time connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Time tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Time has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sizemore is trying to get back to his feet.
Sizemore is looking to regain half guard here but Time keeps moving and retains side control.
Sizemore is trying to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Time closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sizemore circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sizemore darts in and clinches Time up against the cage.
Time leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sizemore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sizemore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sizemore is trying to maintain a safe position but Time gets an underhook and turns Sizemore into the cage.
Sizemore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Time tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sizemore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Time fails to pull guard.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Sizemore connects with a knee to the head.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.
Time trying to stall but Sizemore improves his position.
Time wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Time on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Time on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but Time blocks it.
Time wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sizemore has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sizemore throws an elbow but misses.
Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sizemore blocks it with crossed arms.
Time wants to stall.
Sizemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Time has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Sizemore.
Time is trying to break the clinch but Sizemore has him pressed against the cage.
Time is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sizemore pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Time breaks the clinch.
Sizemore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Time misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Time shoots in but no luck this time.
Time circles away from the clinch attempt
and Time counters with a series of strikes. Sizemore will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sizemore rushes Time and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sizemore keeps control of Time as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Time managing to block the knees to the body from Sizemore.
Time has Sizemore pressed against the cage.
Time avoids the elbow strike from Sizemore, against the cage.
Sizemore prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
Time fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Time trying to land knees to the body.
Time on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Time throws a knee to the head but misses.
Time lands an elbow that stopped Sizemore in his tracks for a moment.
Sizemore trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sizemore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Time's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time is trying to break the clinch but Sizemore has him pressed against the cage.
Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sizemore blocks it with crossed arms.
Time misses with a knee to the head.
Sizemore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Time has him pressed against the cage.
Sizemore misses with a knee to the head.
Sizemore is trying to stall.
Time blocks an elbow strike.
Sizemore prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
Time tries to land a knee to the head but Sizemore blocks with his arms.
Time tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sizemore tries to land a knee to the head but Time blocks with his arms.
Time landing knees to the head.
Time tries to stall but Sizemore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sizemore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
Time looks for a takedown but Sizemore sprawls well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sizemore.

Sizemore moves into the clinch successfully.

Sizemore breaks from the clinch.

Sizemore instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Sizemore.
The Big Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Time goes for a takedown attempt but Sizemore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sizemore misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Sizemore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sizemore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Sizemore!