PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 167 p4p, 24 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 88 p4p, 12 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bixby
vs
Sole

188 cm
31
215 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

189 cm
35
209 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Arcticus University: London

Aspire Clothing

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Bixby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bixby tries to counter with a takedown but Sole is quick to defend against it.
Bixby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Sole has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bixby moves out of range as Sole strikes.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bixby.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Sole throws a series of punches but Bixby moves out of range.
Bixby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sole sprawls and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Sole takes a swing at Bixby's ribcage but misses.
Sole throws a leg kick

so Bixby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bixby distracts Sole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bixby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bixby wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bixby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bixby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Sole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sole trying to control the position.
Sole has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bixby has passed into side control.
Sole tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole is squirming around, avoiding Bixby's attempts to control the action.
Sole is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole wants to hold on but Bixby pushes him away.
Bixby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bixby avoids the attempt from Sole to control.
BOOM! Bixby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bixby is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bixby working the ground and pound effectively.
Bixby lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to hold on but Bixby postures up.
Bixby lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sole is looking to get to half guard.
Sole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bixby with a couple of short strikes.
Sole tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bixby moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sole has worked his arm free - good work by Sole!
Sole takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole regains half guard.
Sole tries to roll over but Bixby keeps him under control.
Sole works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bixby postures up.
Bixby pushing down on Sole's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sole trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby is keen to just control but Sole is a slippery customer.
Sole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sole is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Bixby 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.

A clash of legs there as Bixby blocks the low kick.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Bixby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bixby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bixby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Bixby feinted with a counter takedown.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole scores with a jab. Bixby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bixby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sole throws a right hand that misses

and Bixby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sole actively working from the bottom here.
Bixby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bixby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sole can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby trying to mount his opponent but Sole defends it.
Bixby throwing shots but Sole is blocking nicely.
Bixby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sole is looking to improve his position.
Sole taking some punishment here, with Bixby in his half guard.
Buzz Bixby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sole trying to control here.

Bixby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sole sees it coming and defends easily.
Sole wants to control but Bixby is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bixby trying to control the action but Sole is working from the bottom.
Bixby wants to free his trapped foot but Sole is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sole wants to control but Bixby passes into side.
Bixby trying to control the action but Sole is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole is looking to regain half guard here but Bixby keeps moving and retains side control.
Bixby is putting a hurting on Sole here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bixby in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sole is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bixby off and has taken his back!
Bixby trying to control the hands but Sole won't let him.
Sole struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bixby is trying to break free.
Will Sole go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sole's guard. Nice work there by Bixby.
Bixby postures up.
Bixby advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Bixby's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bixby trying to control the action but Sole is working from the bottom.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bixby landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Bixby dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bixby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bixby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bixby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bixby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
A little jabbing left from Sole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bixby blocks a leg kick.
Bixby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Bixby takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores with a hook.
A low kick from Sole misses

and Bixby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sole won't be happy with that.
Bixby scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sole tries to buck Bixby off but Bixby is having none of it.
Bixby working the ground and pound.
Sole tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bixby working away.
Bixby lands a nice forearm strike.

Bixby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sole knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sole is trying to improve his position.
Sole sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bixby thows a huge punch but Sole dodges it nicely.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buzz Bixby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sole.
Sole trying to control the position.
Sole being controlled here, momentarily.
Bixby stopping the sweep attempt from Sole.
Bixby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole is pulling down on Bixby's head. It's preventing any offense from Bixby, at least for the moment.

Sole working for a triangle but Bixby defends it easily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole misses with a straight left.
Bixby scores with a shot to the body.
Sole misses with an uppercut

so Bixby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bixby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bixby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bixby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sole throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Bixby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bixby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Bixby!
After winning the bout, Buzz Bixby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.