PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphonso Biggio (ranked 3082 p4p, 4884 weight class) and Bruna Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggio comes to the cage accompanied by Time to go down song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Biggio
vs
Faria

175 cm
24
145
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alphonso Biggio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruna Faria!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biggio darts in and clinches Faria up against the cage.

Biggio manages to break the clinch.
Biggio fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria misses with a takedown attempt - Biggio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Faria closes the distance and clinches up with Biggio, looking for a takedown. Faria pushes Biggio against the cage but Biggio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Biggio darts in and clinches Faria up against the cage.
Faria wants to break free but Biggio has control.
Biggio lands an uppercut.
Biggio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biggio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biggio.
Faria wants to stall.
Biggio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farias head.
Faria tries to pull guard but Biggio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alphonso Biggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruna Faria.
Faria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Biggio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faria wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggio lands a shoulder strike.
Faria fails to pull guard.

Biggio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Faria regains guard immediately.
Biggio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Biggio politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Biggio prefers to stall for the moment though.
Biggio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Faria wants to control but Biggio postures up.
Faria is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Biggio tries to move to mount but Faria blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Faria's face as Biggio controls the position.

Biggio is trying to get an arm triangle but Faria is defending well.
Biggio tries to move to full mount but Faria actually manages to regain half guard.
Faria wants to improve his position but Biggio is controlling well.
Biggio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Biggio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Biggio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Faria for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggio is looking to advance position but Faria won't allow it.
Faria is trying to stand back up but Biggio is controlling him
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Biggio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Biggio is looking to advance position but Faria won't allow it.
Biggio controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faria tries to get to full guard but Biggio has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Biggio not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Faria gets tackled into the cage by Biggio. Biggio maintains the clinch.
Biggio is pressed up against the cage. Faria has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Biggio down to the mat. Biggio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faria takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Biggio darts in and clinches Faria up against the cage.
Biggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Biggio.
Biggio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonso Biggio dominated that round.
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.

Biggio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Biggio.
Faria checks a low kick from Biggio.
Biggio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Biggio clinches.
Biggio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farias head.
Biggio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faria looking for a takedown.
Faria is looking to take this one to the mat.
Biggio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faria looking for a takedown.
Alphonso Biggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruna Faria.
Biggio digs a right hand underneath Faria's ribcage. Faria let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biggio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggio.
Faria fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Faria takes a shot to the head.
Biggio lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria trying to control the position but instead, Biggio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faria into the cage.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Biggio is keeping busy.
Biggio lands with a right to the head.
Biggio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Biggio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faria jumps guard but Biggio stands there with Faria around his waist. Faria gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Biggio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biggio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biggio lands a hook that snaps the head of Faria backwards.

Biggio has Faria pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Biggio pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Faria tumbling to the mat - Biggio dives into Faria's guard.
Biggio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggio looking to pass the guard.
Biggio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Further stalling from Biggio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faria keeping full guard, as Biggio tries to pass.
Biggio is looking to pass into half guard but Faria pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Faria is in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Biggio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Faria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Biggio keeping moving, preventing Faria from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggio wants to get back to his feet but Faria is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Biggio working for submissions but it's allowed Faria to get to half guard.
Biggio pushes Faria off looking to stand but Faria dives back in and keeps control.
Biggio tries to roll over but Faria keeps him under control.
Biggio trying to control from the bottom.
Biggio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?

Biggio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alphonso Biggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Faria.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggio looks to land a combination. Faria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Biggio throws a right and a left that Faria avoids nicely.
Faria is looking to clinch but Biggio is avoiding it.
Biggio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Faria is looking for a triangle but Biggio pushes his legs off easily.
Biggio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Faria keeping full guard, as Biggio tries to pass.
Biggio 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonso Biggio dominated that second round.
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!

Biggio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Faria counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faria seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggio is trying to stand up here but Faria is controlling him well.

Biggio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faria pulls his head out easily.

Faria is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Biggio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Biggio tries to roll over but Faria keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggio is staying active underneath Faria, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Faria works his way into full mount!
Biggio is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faria looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Faria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Faria has hold of Biggio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Biggio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Biggio bucks Faria off and manages to get back to his feet!
Biggio misses with a few strikes there.
Biggio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Biggio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Biggio has clasped his hands together around Faria's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Biggio taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Biggio is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Faria is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Faria tries to roll over but Biggio keeps him under control.
Faria has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Biggio is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Biggio seems content to control.

Biggio is working for a kimura but Faria is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggio is taking a breather. Faria says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Biggio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Biggio not doing much here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biggio throws a one two combo.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Biggio counters with a two punch combo.
Biggio throws a combination. Faria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Biggio misses with a double jab.
Faria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Faria darts in looking for a takedown but Biggio gets double underhooks and turns Faria into the cage.
Biggio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faria backs up against the cage.

Biggio clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Biggio on the inside.
Biggio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruna Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alphonso Biggio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biggio lands with a right to the head.
Biggio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.

Faria is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonso Biggio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biggio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonso Biggio!
Alphonso Biggio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.