PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gail Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Bigovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heavy Maus Metal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Guy Bigovich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hammond
vs
Bigovich

159 cm
19
346 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gail Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Bigovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bigovich gets the takedown into side control.
Hammond is looking for a sweep.
Bigovich fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Bigovich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammond knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammond stops Bigovich from passing to mount.

Bigovich stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice sprawl there from Bigovich as Hammond shoots in.

Hammond tries to sprawl but Bigovich drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hammond is trying to get back to full guard.
Hammond trying to hold on to Bigovich's head to control him but Bigovich postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bigovich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammond is just riding it out for now. Bigovich eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond won't allow Bigovich to pass to mount.

Hammond is defending against the submission attempts here by Bigovich.
Bigovich wants to pass to mount but Hammond is defending the position.
Bigovich stalling away here and it's allowed Hammond to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hammond is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammond really is a fat lump.

Hammond working for a triangle but Bigovich defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammond is on top in guard.

Hammond stays in close to Bigovich's body and controls the position.
Bigovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigovich, not yet.
Hammond controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bigovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammond is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Bigovich gets caught napping as Hammond dives in and scores a takedown. Bigovich manages to retain guard.
Hammond stops Bigovich from standing up.
Hammond sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Bigovich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hammond closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigovich circles away.
Hammond throws a sloppy head kick and Bigovich moves out of range easily.

Bigovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hammond's guard.

Bigovich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hammond is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hammond has escaped and now he's on top!
Hammond sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammond is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigovich is trying to hold Hammond in close to prevent damage but Hammond has managed to pass into half guard.
Hammond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Bigovich looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hammond in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigovich tries to get to full guard but Hammond has control of the leg.
Hammond looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bigovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hammond.
Bigovich taking some punishment here, with Hammond in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hammond gets caught flat footed, as Bigovich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bigovich trying to control but Hammond is working from the bottom.
Hammond wants to sweep here but Bigovich controlling him for the moment.
Hammond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bigovich landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bigovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammond is pulling down on Bigovich's head. It's preventing any offense from Bigovich, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Bigovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hammond shoots in for a takedown but Bigovich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammond with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bigovich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bigovich.
Hammond is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hammond trying to control the pace.
Bigovich is trying to stand back up but Hammond is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bigovich kicks Hammond off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigovich as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gail Hammond. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bigovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammond manages to get to full guard.
Bigovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammond working a defensive guard here.
Bigovich connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigovich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bigovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bigovich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bigovich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigovich looking to sit in guard and control but Hammond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammond preventing the sweep.
Hammond seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond wants to control from the top but Bigovich keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Bigovich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hammond!
Hammond can't do much from the bottom here.
Hammond prevents Bigovich from moving into mount.

Bigovich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hammond rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bigovich's guard! Nice work there by Hammond!
Hammond's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bigovich looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hammond puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bigovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammond.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammond not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gail Hammond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy Bigovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bigovich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammond to the mat! Hammond manages to get full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Bigovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bigovich 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Bigovich!
Guy Bigovich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.