PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Worger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax Briggs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Worger
vs
Briggs

191 cm
22
241 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Worger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Briggs!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Worger looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Worger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Briggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Briggs blocks a head kick by Worger.
Worger tries to clinch but Briggs is having none of it.
Briggs moves out of range as Worger strikes.

Briggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Briggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Worger wants to sweep but no luck.
Briggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Briggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Briggs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Briggs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Briggs politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Briggs prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs advances nicely into full mount.
Briggs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Briggs breaks from Worger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Worger is bucking up trying to escape but Briggs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Briggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Briggs avoids the attempt from Worger to control.
Briggs lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Briggs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Worger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Briggs scoring with strikes but Worger is staying in there.
Briggs unloading with bombs!
Briggs controlling from mount.
Briggs lands a big shot there that rocks Worger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Worger?
Briggs controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Briggs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs unloading with bombs!
Briggs looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs landing shots from mount.
Briggs with good strikes from the mount here!
Briggs scoring with strikes but Worger is staying in there.
Briggs breaks from Worger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Briggs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Briggs.
Worger is trying to stand up.
Briggs lands a big elbow.
Worger wants to control but Briggs is having none of it.
Briggs content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Briggs.
Worger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Worger wants to hold on but Briggs pushes him away.
Briggs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Briggs prevents Worger from getting the reversal.
Briggs controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Briggs prevents Worger from getting the reversal.
Worger tries to hold on but Briggs postures up.
Briggs content just to control the position here.
Briggs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
I looks like Briggs might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Briggs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Briggs, right into the meat.
Worger has his takedown stuffed
and Briggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Briggs connects with a body shot.
Briggs lands a nice hook to Worger's body. Worger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Briggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Worger tries for a takedown but Briggs circles away easily
and Briggs counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Briggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Worger is trying to stand.
Briggs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worger wants to get back to full guard.
Briggs controlling the action here.
Briggs moves nicely into side control.
Worger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Briggs connects with a decent elbow.
Briggs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Briggs just content to control the position.
Briggs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Worger some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs staying calm.
Briggs lands a nice forearm strike.
Briggs is staying tight to Worger's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Worger is looking for a sweep.
Briggs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Briggs working the ground and pound.
Worger is looking for a sweep.
Worger tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Worger is trying to escape the mount.
Briggs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worger squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Briggs landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Briggs.
Briggs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Briggs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Worger is looking to get to half guard.
Briggs controlling the position easily from mount.
Briggs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worger looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Worger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Worger is working to get back to half guard.
Briggs blocks Worger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs content just to control the position here.
Briggs landing strikes from the mount.

Worger defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Briggs.
Jax Briggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Briggs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Briggs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Briggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Worger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Briggs connects with a crisp jab.
Briggs lands a jab to the head.
Ike Worger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worger with a poor takedown
and Briggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Worger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Worger shoots and misses
and Briggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Briggs lands a nice hook to Worger's body. Worger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Worger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ike Worger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worger misses with a takedown
and Briggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Worger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Briggs gets the takedown into side control.
Worger tries to buck Briggs off but Briggs is having none of it.
Worger tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Briggs easily slips into full mount!
Briggs lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Briggs is landing with some decent strikes but Worger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Briggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Worger is trying to escape the mount.
Briggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worger looks a forlorn figure.
Worger tries to hold on but Briggs pushes him away.
Worger is trying desperately to improve position.
Worger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Briggs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Worger is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Briggs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Briggs lands a big elbow.
Worger trying desperately to get to his feet.
Briggs controlling the pace for now.
Worger is looking to get to half guard.

Briggs jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Worger is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Worger and Briggs has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Briggs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs controlling the position.
Briggs working the head and body with strikes.
Briggs working the head with strikes.
Worger looks to move to half guard but instead Briggs has passed into mount! Damn!
Briggs landing punches.
Worger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Briggs controlling the action here.
Worger punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worger wants to get back to his feet.
Briggs lands strikes from half guard.
Briggs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Briggs winds up and cracks Worger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Worger missing with punches from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Briggs seems content to control.
Worger tries to roll over but Briggs keeps him under control.
Briggs passes to full mount!
Ike Worger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worger is trying to escape the mount.
Worger is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Briggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Briggs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Briggs!