PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Mytsyno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytsyno comes to the cage accompanied by Rev Theory - Voices. Biggums is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ThunderStruck. Tyrone Biggums has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ed Mytsyno's chin.

Mytsyno
vs
Biggums

200 cm
25
212 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

175 cm
29
209 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ed Mytsyno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Biggums scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Biggums wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mytsyno keeps working.
Biggums throws a strike aimed at the side of Mytsyno's head but Mytsyno avoids it well.
Biggums in side control, throwing shots but Mytsyno defends.
Mytsyno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Biggums connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Biggums seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Biggums creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mytsyno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Biggums has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mytsyno is trying to escape the position but Biggums is controlling the position.
Biggums working away.
Biggums looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mytsyno is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Biggums.
Biggums throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mytsyno is trying to escape the position but Biggums is controlling the position.
Biggums looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mytsyno is avoiding damage well.
Mytsyno avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Biggums.
Mytsyno takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mytsyno is looking to regain half guard here but Biggums keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Biggums looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mytsyno tries to improve position but can't.
Biggums tries to score with some ground and pound. Mytsyno controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Check out the look on Biggums's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mytsyno trying to remain calm as Biggums controls from the top position.
Mytsyno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Biggums working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Biggums wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mytsyno keeps working.
Biggums throws an elbow but Mytsyno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Biggums throws an elbow but Mytsyno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Biggums lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biggums tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Biggums has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Biggums wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mytsyno keeps working.
Biggums moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mytsyno takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Biggums dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mytsyno takes one on the button.
Biggums misses with a leg kick
enabling Mytsyno to counter with a crisp jab.
Biggums displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mytsyno throws out the jab.
Mytsyno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biggums makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mytsyno throws a hook but Biggums blocks it.
Biggums doesn't manage to clinch there - Mytsyno circles away.
Biggums misses with a right hand
and Mytsyno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biggums throws a right hand that misses
and Mytsyno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Biggums as he connects with a hook.
Biggums misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mytsyno to counter with a crisp jab.
Mytsyno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Biggums closes the distance and clinches up with Mytsyno, looking for a takedown. Biggums pushes Mytsyno against the cage but Mytsyno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mytsyno looks to throw the jab but Biggums is out of range.
Biggums misses with a hook
and Mytsyno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Biggums throws a hook but Mytsyno blocks it.
Biggums misses with a body kick.
Biggums chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biggums tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biggums looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Biggums rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mytsyno counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytsyno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggums.
Biggums lands a lovely overhand right.
Biggums misses with a combination
and Mytsyno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biggums rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mytsyno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mytsyno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mytsyno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biggums.
Mytsyno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Biggums tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mytsyno was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggums.
Mytsyno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mytsyno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytsyno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mytsyno slips under a jab.
Mytsyno misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Biggums both land. Nice combination.
Biggums misses with a right hand
and Mytsyno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Mytsyno as Biggums shoots in.
Biggums tries for a takedown but Mytsyno circles away easily
and Mytsyno counters with a straight right hand.
Ed Mytsyno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
Biggums rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mytsyno counters with a nice uppercut.
Mytsyno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mytsyno.
Biggums connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mytsyno misses with a lunging right hand
and Biggums counters with a body kick that stops Mytsyno in his tracks momentarily.
Biggums tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mytsyno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biggums rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mytsyno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mytsyno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biggums.
Biggums looks to land a right hand but Mytsyno moved out of range.
Mytsyno throws out a loose jab but Biggums uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums throws the left hand but Mytsyno avoids the punch easily.
Biggums misses with a straight right.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mytsyno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Biggums throws a right hand that misses
and Mytsyno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biggums cracks a nice hook into Mytsyno's ribs.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mytsyno enables Biggums to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mytsyno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mytsyno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Biggums drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biggums jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Biggums throws a strike but Mytsyno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Biggums has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mytsyno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytsyno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Biggums seems keen to control Mytsyno's posture.
Mytsyno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Biggums trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Biggums looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Biggums pushes Mytsyno off and gets back to his feet.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biggums will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ed Mytsyno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biggums scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mytsyno is trying to improve his position.
Biggums is trying to ground and pound but Mytsyno uses the momentary lack of control by Biggums to regain half guard.

Biggums is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytsyno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biggums.
Biggums throwing shots but Mytsyno is blocking nicely.
Biggums trying to control from half guard but Mytsyno is working away.
Biggums wants to free his trapped foot but Mytsyno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Biggums is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30

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