PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Nothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nothe
vs
Biggs

209 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Kyle Nothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nothe sprawls well. Nothe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biggs gets slowly back to his feet.

Biggs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nothe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nothe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nothe is looking to sweep but instead, Biggs has passed into half guard.

Nothe with the active half guard here but Biggs passes nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Biggs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Biggs tries for a kimura but Nothe is defending well.

Biggs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nothe regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothe is trying to control but Biggs manages to pass to mount!
Biggs thowing shots but they're missing.
Nothe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Biggs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nothe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Biggs controlling from the full mount.
Nothe working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Biggs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nothe wants to hold on but Biggs pushes him away.
Biggs controlling the position easily from mount.
Nothe is bucking up trying to escape but Biggs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Biggs unloads with some shots from mount but Nothe bucks and avoids them well.
Nothe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nothe trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Nothe can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biggs wants to finish this one by submission but Nothe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Biggs.
Nothe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Biggs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nothe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nothe trying to get back to full guard but Biggs takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nothe blocking the ground and pound.

Biggs looking for a guillotine from mount but Nothe is having none of it.
Nothe wants to control but Biggs is having none of it.
Biggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Biggs controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nothe wants to control but Biggs is having none of it.
Biggs takes Nothe's back.
Nothe trying to control the hands but Biggs won't let him.
Nothe turns into Biggs and is now in his guard.
Nothe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nothe wants to control from the top but Biggs keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Biggs 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.

Nothe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nothe slips a jab from Biggs.
Nothe throws a combination. Biggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nothe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Biggs is fending him off so far but Nothe persists. Nope, Biggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Nothe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nothe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nothe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Biggs avoids it really well and circles away.
Nothe lands a two punch combo.

Biggs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nothe's half guard.
Biggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Biggs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nothe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nothe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothe keeping moving, preventing Biggs from controlling successfully.
Nothe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biggs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Biggs working the strikes but Nothe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nothe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nothe looking to control.

Biggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Biggs throwing strikes from guard but Nothe blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nothe keeping moving, preventing Biggs from controlling successfully.
Biggs is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Biggs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Biggs is breathing heavily.
Biggs stopping the sweep attempt from Nothe.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Nothe as Biggs shoots in.
Nothe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Biggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Nothe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nothe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Biggs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Biggs pushes down on Nothe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nothe wants to get back to full guard.
Nothe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Biggs is working away from the top position though.
Biggs throwing shots but Nothe is blocking nicely.
Nothe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Biggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nothe is keeping the position for now.
Biggs trying to move into half guard but instead Nothe has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs keeping moving, preventing Nothe from controlling successfully.
George Biggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nothe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nothe looking to sit in guard and control but Biggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nothe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nothe is keen to just control but Biggs is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Biggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Biggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nothe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nothe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biggs tries to move into range but Nothe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Biggs dodges the punch combination from Nothe.
Nothe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biggs.
Nothe tries to bum rush Biggs with a series of wild strikes but Biggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Biggs gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggs tries to move to mount but Nothe blocks the move with his legs.
Nothe is trying to control Biggs's posture but Biggs avoids it.
Biggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs advances nicely into full mount.
Biggs prevents Nothe from getting the reversal.
Biggs thowing shots but they're missing.
Nothe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Biggs wants to control the pace but Nothe is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggs controlling his opponent.
Nothe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kyle Nothe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nothe wants to control but Biggs is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Biggs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nothe is looking to improve his position.
Nothe moves into full guard.
Biggs wants to control from the top but Nothe keeps moving.
Nothe working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Biggs throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nothe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nothe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nothe looks to land a combination. Biggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nothe lands a jab-cross combination.
Nothe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nothe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Biggs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Biggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Nothe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nothe is looking for a triangle but Biggs pushes his legs off easily.
Biggs won't allow Nothe to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nothe wants to improve his position but instead Biggs has moved into half guard.
Biggs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nothe!
Biggs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Biggs looking to finish with strikes here!
George Biggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nothe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

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 Kyle Nothe.
I think Biggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Biggs!