PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Howell
vs
Biggums

180 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
Biggums uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Howell misses with a hook. Biggums ducked under it nicely.
Biggums lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Biggums scores with a nice right hand.
Biggums lands a nice shot to the body.
Howell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howell misses with a hook to the body
and Biggums counters with a stiff right hand.
Howell slips under a jab from Biggums.
Biggums bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biggums with a nice cross.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell cracks Biggums with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Biggums slips a straight right by Howell.
Biggums thuds his shin into the meat of Howell's side.
Biggums catches Howell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Biggums walks into a left hand.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Howell misses the body punch
enabling Biggums to counter with a crisp jab.
Howell throws a sloppy body shot

and Biggums counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggums is keen to just control but Howell is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums wants to free his trapped foot but Howell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums trying to control from half guard but Howell is working away.
Biggums passes the guard and advances to mount!
Biggums punching from mount but Howell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Biggums throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Biggums has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Howell's face.

It looks like Lester Howell has been cut.

Biggums working for a submission but Howell is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums unloads with some shots from mount but Howell bucks and avoids them well.
Howell is squirming around, avoiding Biggums's attempts to control the action.
Howell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Howell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Biggums tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Biggums misses with some ground and pound and Howell recovers position to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biggums trying to control from half guard but Howell is working away.
Howell wants to get back to full guard.
Howell is not content to let Biggums control the position.

Howell makes his way to full guard, as Biggums worked for a kimura.
Howell seems keen to control Biggums's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Biggums dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell's cut.
That's time! Howell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Biggums's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Biggums duly obliges.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Howell misses with a shot to the body
and Biggums counters with a stiff right hand.
Biggums moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggums.
Biggums takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Biggums cracks Howell with a good jab.

Biggums shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howell's guard.
Biggums has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Howell can't keep his opponent in guard - Biggums advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Biggums is trying to control. Howell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums wants to pass the guard but Howell is defending well.
Biggums wants to control but Howell is keeping him busy.
Biggums thows a huge punch but Howell dodges it nicely.
Biggums controlling the action here.
Howell manages to get to full guard.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Biggums stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Biggums throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Biggums from controlling successfully.
Biggums pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howell is keeping the position for now.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell has Biggums pulled in close to control his posture.
Biggums advances position into side control!
Howell regains half guard, as Biggums was trying to land strikes.
Biggums missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Howell is looking for a sweep. Biggums is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Biggums throwing shots but Howell is blocking nicely.
Biggums sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howell defending well though.
Howell is staying active underneath Biggums, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Biggums trying to control from Howell's half guard. Howell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Biggums with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Biggums trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Biggums showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Howell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Howell fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggums smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Biggums blocks a jab.
Biggums misses with a looping left.
Howell misses the body punch
letting Biggums counter with a right hand.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biggums scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Biggums moves into range and connects with a jab.
Biggums connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Biggums.
Howell throws the left hand but Biggums avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Biggums.
Biggums slips a straight right by Howell.
Biggums fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums tries to bum rush Howell with a series of wild strikes but Howell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biggums fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lester Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Howell misses.
Biggums lands with a right hand.
Howell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Biggums scores with a sloppy right hand. Howell should have avoided that one.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Biggums counters with a stiff right hand.
Howell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Biggums scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggums.
Biggums lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Lester Howell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biggums throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Biggums shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howell pinned against the cage. Howell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biggums defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Biggums missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell misses the body punch
and Biggums counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biggums might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Howell throws a hook to the side of Biggums's head but Biggums sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biggums misses with a wild body shot.
Biggums stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Biggums staying out of range there.
Lester Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with a hook. Biggums ducked under it nicely.
Biggums cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.
Howell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Biggums finds it's way through Howell's defenses.
Biggums connects with a good right hand that stumbles Howell. Howell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Biggums fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Biggums throws a big shot that misses.
Biggums fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howell avoids it really well and circles away.
Biggums misses with a hook to the body
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggums moves out of range as Howell strikes.
A shot to the body from Howell misses

and Biggums counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Biggums takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Biggums sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howell defending well though.
Biggums thows a huge punch but Howell dodges it nicely.
Biggums is trying to control. Howell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Biggums is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Howell reverses the position - he's now on top in Biggums's guard.
Howell being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggums is trying to control the position but Howell postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Biggums comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biggums 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Biggums!