PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Biggs's choice of entrance music: Outerspace- Hail Mary. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lisser
vs
Biggs

185 cm
29
284 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

223 cm
29
297 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lisser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Biggs!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisser tries to move into range but Biggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Lisser closes the distance and pushes Biggs back into the cage.
Lisser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Biggs fails to land.
Good body shot from Biggs.
Biggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lisser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lisser is looking to clinch.
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Biggs throws a body punch but Lisser moves out of range.
Biggs throws a body punch but Lisser moves out of range.

Lisser forces Biggs back against the cage and clinches.
Lisser lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lisser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lisser.

Lisser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biggs looks to land a left hand but Lisser moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lisser has closed the distance and engaged Biggs in a clinch.
Biggs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lisser prevents a body shot from Biggs.
Lisser looking to slow down the pace here.
Lisser avoids a wild elbow strike from Biggs.
Biggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lisser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biggs walks away with a smile on his face. Lisser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lisser.
Biggs throws out a powerful jab.
Lisser wants to clinch up but Biggs keeps it at a distance.
Biggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs avoids the head kick by Lisser.
Lisser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Lisser closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Biggs wants to control but Lisser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lisser throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Biggs to regain full guard.
Lisser has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lisser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Biggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lisser is aware though and is defending well.
Lisser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lisser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Biggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lisser connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs has Lisser pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lisser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lisser working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Biggs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lisser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Biggs trying to control the position.
Lisser lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisser being controlled here momentarily.
Our spies down at at Kelley Fighting Systems inform us that Biggs has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lisser throwing strikes but missing.
Biggs trying to keep a closed guard but Lisser is proving a slippery customer.

Biggs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lisser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lisser avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Biggs will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Biggs connects with a single shot there.
Lisser wants to clinch up but Biggs keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Biggs.
Biggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lisser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Biggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biggs connects with a nice looking jab.

Biggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Lisser's guard.
Biggs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lisser has Biggs pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lisser wants to sweep here but Biggs controlling him for the moment.
Lisser is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Biggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Lisser has wrist control.
Lisser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lisser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Biggs controlling from the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lisser doesn't manage to clinch there - Biggs circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggs. Lisser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Biggs misses with a leg kick.

Biggs tries to keep at a distance but Lisser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biggs can't find room to land a body shot as Lisser controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biggs is looking to control Lisser's arms but Lisser gets an underhook and turns him. Now Biggs has his back to the cage.
Biggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Lisser.
Biggs tries to work over Lisser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lisser backwards.

Lisser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biggs scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisser goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lisser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lisser misses with a looping left.
Lisser shoots in for a takedown but Biggs shows good takedown defense.
Matt Lisser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggs tries to bum rush Lisser with a series of wild strikes but Lisser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lisser is looking to clinch.
Biggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Biggs lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggs. Lisser does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lisser closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Biggs struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Lisser seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Biggs regains half guard there - taking advantage of Lisser's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Biggs wants to get back to full guard.
Lisser thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biggs's head.
Lisser wants to free his trapped foot but Biggs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lisser throwing shots but Biggs is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggs wants to control but Lisser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Biggs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lisser's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lisser's back!
Biggs throwing sloppy strikes.
Lisser tries to escape but Biggs has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lisser is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biggs doesn't have the hooks in and Lisser manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Biggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lisser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biggs is looking to chop away at Lisser's legs.
Biggs throws a lazy right hand but Lisser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lisser.
Lisser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lisser throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggs.
Lisser drops his hands momentarily and Biggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Biggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lisser tries to clinch up
and Biggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lisser dodges the punch combination from Biggs.
Lisser tries to clinch up but Biggs circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Biggs.
Biggs thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lisser shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Biggs is trying to defend but Lisser finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Biggs has hold of Lisser's hands but Lisser slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lisser stalling away here and it's allowed Biggs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lisser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Biggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lisser throws a big elbow that misses.
Lisser wants to control from the top but Biggs keeps moving.
Biggs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lisser accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lisser trying to control but Biggs is working from the bottom.
Lisser throwing strikes from guard but Biggs blocks nicely.
Lisser preventing the sweep.
Lisser trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lisser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Biggs misses with a straight right.
Lisser is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lisser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lisser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lisser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt Lisser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lisser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Biggs moves into the clinch.
Biggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Lisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisser misses with the head strike.
Lisser is trying to pull guard but Biggs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe Biggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lisser tries to pull guard but Biggs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lisser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggs blocking some punches.
Lisser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lisser digs a right hand into Biggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biggs's gas tank.
Biggs blocking some punches.
Biggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lisser looking to slow down the pace here.
Biggs has Lisser pressed against the cage, preventing Lisser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lisser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggs gets through Lisser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lisser throws a punch but it's blocked by Biggs.
Biggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lisser digs a right hand underneath Biggs's ribcage. Biggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Biggs.
I've got Biggs 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Biggs!
An out of breath Joe Biggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.