PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Whalberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Biggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Whalberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Biggy's chin.

Whalberg
vs
Biggy

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Whalberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Biggy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Whalberg with that takedown attempt.
Whalberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Biggy sprawls well. Biggy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whalberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Whalberg misses with a takedown attempt - Biggy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Whalberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Biggy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Whalberg working a defensive guard but Biggy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Biggy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Biggy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whalberg wants to hold on but Biggy pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggy controlling from mount.

Biggy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Whalberg is in a horrible position here. Biggy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Biggy controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggy avoids the attempt from Whalberg to control.
Whalberg is bucking up trying to escape but Biggy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Biggy avoids the attempt from Whalberg to control.
Biggy with shots to the head and body - Whalberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whalberg is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Biggy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Whalberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Biggy working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggy lands with some strikes.
Biggy is landing with some decent strikes but Whalberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whalberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whalberg is bucking up trying to escape but Biggy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Biggy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Whalberg is on top in guard.
Whalberg trying to control but Biggy is working from the bottom.
Biggy pulls Whalberg in close to prevent any damage.
Biggy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whalberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whalberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whalberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Biggy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Whalbergis looking to pass into half guard but Biggy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Biggy is in guard.
Whalberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biggy on the ground.
Biggy wants to pass the guard but Whalberg is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whalberg misses with a takedown

and Biggy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Biggy dominated that 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.

Whalberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Biggy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whalberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whalberg trying to control the position.
Biggy is working Whalberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Biggy advances position into side control!
Biggy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Whalberg!
Whalberg wants to control but Biggy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whalberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whalberg tries to improve his position but instead Biggy has taken his back!
Biggy is riding his opponent, not letting Whalberg buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whalberg trying to control the position but Biggy manages to sink in the hooks.
Biggy is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Biggy gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Biggy gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Biggy apologises and we restart here on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Biggy prevents Whalberg from breaking the clinch.
Whalberg fails to pull guard.
Whalberg tries to pull guard but Biggy holds him up against the cage and eventually Whalberg drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biggy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Whalberg is trying to keep an underhook but Biggy manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Biggy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Biggy is breathing heavily.
Whalberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Whalberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Biggy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Biggy scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Biggy is working Whalberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Biggy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whalberg's guard.
Biggy controlling the action here.
Whalberg taking some punishment here, with Biggy in his half guard.
Whalberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Biggy cracks Whalberg with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Biggy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Whalberg with a lazy takedown attempt

so Biggy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Biggy trying to control but Whalberg is working from the bottom.
Whalberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whalberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whalberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biggy advances position into side control!
Whalberg struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whalberg is not content to let Biggy control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whalberg connects with a jab.
Whalberg shoots and misses

and Biggy counters with a takedown into side control.

Biggy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whalberg, who protects the arm well.
Biggy lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggy works to advance to full mount. Whalberg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Whalberg is trying to escape the mount.
Biggy with the ground and pound from mount.
Biggy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whalberg is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Whalberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Biggy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Whalberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Biggy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggy controlling the action here.
Biggy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Biggy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Whalberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biggy doesn't seem bothered though.
Whalberg fails with the takedown

and Biggy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Whalberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Biggy stands up and waves to Whalberg to follow him.
Mark Whalberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Biggy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Biggy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whalberg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Biggy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Biggy 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Biggy!