PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 67 p4p, 86 weight class) and Crusty Bigg (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). Bigg has chosen Rocky Top as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Bigg

194 cm
32
270
25 - 9 - 1

204 cm
32
265
28 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crusty Bigg!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bigg walks into a left hand.
Bigg throws a body kick that misses.
Bigg checks the leg kick.
Barron White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bigg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bigg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bigg lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Bigg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bigg. White shrugs it off though.
Bigg fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
Bigg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bigg.

It looks like Barron White has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Bigg finds it's way through White's defenses.
Bigg tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg ducks under a wild hook from White.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bigg.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigg.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White cracks Bigg with a good jab.
A jab from White misses.
Bigg lands with a good body shot.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bigg was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
White misses with an uppercut. Bigg saw that one coming.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!

Bigg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bigg struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bigg blocks a body shot from White.
Bigg swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigg lands a hook to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Bigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bigg lands a right hand.
A short left from Bigg.
White prevents a body shot from Bigg.
Bigg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bigg can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Bigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Bigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bigg controlling the action here for a moment.
Bigg lands a shot to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Bigg.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bigg throws a head punch that misses.
Bigg lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White blocking some punches.
A short right from Bigg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Bigg throws a head punch that misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
Bigg misses with some punches.
Bigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bigg blocking some punches.
Bigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bigg misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
Bigg swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crusty Bigg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barron White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice uppercut there from White.
Barron White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bigg slips under a jab from White.
Bigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bigg slips under a jab from White.
Bigg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Bigg is just out of range.
Bigg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White connects with a body shot.
Bigg gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Bigg has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Bigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bigg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bigg.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bigg is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bigg lands with a short shot to the head.
Bigg lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bigg.
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
A short uppercut from Bigg.
Bigg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bigg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigg working aggressively here.
White blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bigg misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crusty Bigg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
Bigg has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Bigg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
Bigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Bigg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bigg can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Bigg struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Bigg has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Bigg throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bigg.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Bigg.
Bigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Bigg lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Bigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Bigg misses with a body punch.
Bigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bigg can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Bigg misses with a body punch.
Bigg throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigg can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Bigg blocking some punches.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Bigg.
Bigg can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Bigg tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Bigg back against the cage.
Bigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
Bigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bigg misses with a punch to the body.
Bigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bigg lands with a light punch inside.
White blocks a body shot from Bigg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crusty Bigg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barron White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bigg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White connects with a crisp jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bigg moves away.
Bigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White with a nice cross.
Bigg misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bigg connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigg.
Bigg fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Bigg thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg lands the left hand.
Bigg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White avoids the body shot from Bigg.
Bigg pushes White away with a front kick.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Bigg sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bigg is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

White is rocked!
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!
Bigg ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking White out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crusty Bigg!
A relieved looking Crusty Bigg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.