PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Ladera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Vincent Bigby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladera comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside Red hot chili peppers. Kaimana Ladera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ladera
vs
Vincent Bigby

178 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaimana Ladera!
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, John Vincent Bigby!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ladera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bigby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ladera pulls his head out easily.
Bigby is looking to improve his position.
Ladera tries to pass to full mount but Bigby defends it.
Ladera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bigby looking for submissions off his back.
Ladera trying to control the pace.

Ladera decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Ladera scores with a takedown into Bigby's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bigby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Bigby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ladera is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bigby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ladera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ladera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ladera advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladera working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigby is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ladera is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bigby working to try and regain half guard.
Bigby is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ladera controlling the pace for now.
Ladera manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bigby to take his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Bigby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladera with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ladera looking to control but Bigby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bigby tries to hold on but Ladera pushes him away.
Ladera controlling from mount.
Ladera tries to control but Bigby wriggling away.
Bigby tries to hold on but Ladera postures up.
Bigby bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ladera is controlling Bigby's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Kaimana Ladera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Bigby. No joy for Ladera on that attempt.
Ladera is breathing heavily.
Ladera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ladera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigby but Bigby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaimana Ladera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Ladera as Bigby shoots in.
Bigby misses with a few strikes there.
Ladera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigby as he jumps to the side.
Bigby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bigby has his takedown stuffed

and Ladera counters with a shoot takedown. Bigby fights it but they end up in guard.

Bigby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ladera defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaimana Ladera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaimana Ladera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bigby shoots in for a takedown but Ladera shows good takedown defense.
Bigby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigby misses with a two punch combination.

Ladera gets a takedown into half guard.

Bigby actively working from the bottom here.
Bigby is trying to control but Ladera manages to pass to mount!
Ladera avoids the attempt from Bigby to control.
Ladera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bigby is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigby is trying to reverse the position but instead Ladera has taken his back - oops!
Bigby tries to break free.
Bigby trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Ladera patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Will Ladera go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ladera has the hooks in. Bigby is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bigby rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ladera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bigby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ladera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bigby wants to improve his position but Ladera is controlling well.
Bigby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ladera is working away from the top position though.

Bigby looking for submissions off his back.

Bigby looking for submissions off his back.
Ladera wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigby trying to hold on to Ladera's head to control him but Ladera postures up.
Ladera controlling the pace.

Bigby actively working from the bottom here.
Ladera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bigby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bigby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ladera pulls his head out easily.
Ladera throwing shots but Bigby is blocking nicely.

That's four 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.
Bigby is looking to control Ladera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bigby avoid being mounted?
Bigby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ladera scores with a couple of nice shots.

Ladera escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ladera swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigby.
Bigby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ladera keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bigby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bigby wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crunch! Bigby slams his shin into Ladera's torso.

Bigby clinches.
Bigby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaimana Ladera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaimana Ladera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bigby scores with a one two! Ladera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bigby throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bigby pushes Ladera up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bigby is working for takedown but Ladera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bigby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ladera trying to control the position but instead, Bigby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ladera into the cage.
Bigby tries to stall but Ladera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ladera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bigby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladera backwards.
Bigby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bigby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bigby tries to stall but Ladera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Bigby.

Bigby is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ladera can't fight it off and eventually Bigby manages to take the fight to the floor. Ladera looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bigby is fighting to break Ladera's control of his arms but Ladera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ladera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bigby wants to control from the top but Ladera keeps moving.
Ladera pulls Bigby in close to his closed guard and prevents Bigby from doing any damage or advancing position.

Kaimana Ladera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ladera tries to clinch there but Bigby circles away.
Bigby fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bigby tries to clinch but Ladera moves out of range.
Ladera needs to keep his hands up - Bigby had a free shot at his head there.
Bigby misses with a double jab.
Bigby misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Ladera misses.
Crunch! Bigby slams his shin into Ladera's torso.
Some wild striking there from Bigby.
Bigby closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bigby fails with the takedown

and Ladera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bigby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bigby wants to take a breather but Ladera is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigby is thwarting Ladera's attempts to control the position.
Ladera is trying to get back to full guard.
Bigby wants to control but Ladera is keeping him busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Vincent Bigby wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bigby scores with a body shot.

Bigby gets caught flat footed, as Ladera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bigby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ladera is aware though and is defending well.

Bigby looking for a guillotine here but Ladera defends easily.
Ladera works over Bigby with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladera trying to control but Bigby is working from the bottom.

Bigby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ladera defends it easily.

Bigby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ladera passes into side control.
Bigby is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Vincent Bigby.
I think Ladera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaimana Ladera!