PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner da Conceicao Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bigalow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wagner da Conceicao Martins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

da Conceicao Martins
vs
Bigalow

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
299 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner da Conceicao Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Bigalow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Conceicao Martins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
da Conceicao Martins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigalow circles away.
Bigalow lunges at da Conceicao Martins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by da Conceicao Martins's hand.

It looks like Wagner da Conceicao Martins has been cut.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in for a takedown but Bigalow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
da Conceicao Martins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bigalow cracks da Conceicao Martins with an uppercut from hell and da Conceicao Martins crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bigalow's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigalow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bigalow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bigalow postures up in da Conceicao Martins's guard and throws a big left but da Conceicao Martins blocks it.
Bigalow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bigalow wants to pass the guard but da Conceicao Martins is keeping the position.
Bigalow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bigalow lands a couple of digs.

da Conceicao Martins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bigalow postures up and lands a big shot to da Conceicao Martins's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigalow throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bigalow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as da Conceicao Martins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bigalow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bigalow working some strikes from top position.

da Conceicao Martins has his foot on Bigalow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bigalow works his way back into a safe position though.
da Conceicao Martins is breathing heavily.
da Conceicao Martins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bigalow chips away with some ground and pound.
Bigalow working some strikes from top position.
Bigalow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
da Conceicao Martins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bigalow lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow postures up in da Conceicao Martins's guard and throws a big left but da Conceicao Martins blocks it.
Bigalow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

da Conceicao Martins is looking for a triangle but Bigalow pushes his legs off easily.
Bigalow chips away with some ground and pound.
Bigalow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bigalow postures up and lands a big shot to da Conceicao Martins's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigalow working some strikes from top position.
Bigalow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bigalow landing with the ground and pound.
Bigalow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bigalow connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bigalow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
da Conceicao Martins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bigalow.
da Conceicao Martins has momentary wrist control but Bigalow slips an elbow through the middle.
Bigalow lands a couple of elbows.
da Conceicao Martins looking to control.
Bigalow chips away with some ground and pound.
Bigalow throwing strikes but missing.
da Conceicao Martins wants to sweep here but Bigalow controlling him for the moment.
Bigalow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bigalow scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bigalow passes da Conceicao Martins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
da Conceicao Martins is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Bigalow.
Bigalow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Bigalow.

da Conceicao Martins is defending against the submission attempts here by Bigalow.
Bigalow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed da Conceicao Martins's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
da Conceicao Martins trying to hold on to Bigalow's head to control him but Bigalow postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Bigalow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wagner da Conceicao Martins'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.

da Conceicao Martins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from da Conceicao Martins.
da Conceicao Martins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bigalow is fending him off so far but da Conceicao Martins persists. Nope, Bigalow circles away and we're back to standing.
da Conceicao Martins avoids the body shot from Bigalow.
Bigalow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bigalow looks to throw the jab but da Conceicao Martins is out of range.
Bigalow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Conceicao Martins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
da Conceicao Martins moves in looking to clinch but Bigalow pushes him off.
da Conceicao Martins throws a head kick that misses.
Bigalow takes a swing at da Conceicao Martins's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigalow looks to score with a jab to the body but da Conceicao Martins is just out of range.
da Conceicao Martins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wagner da Conceicao Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bigalow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by da Conceicao Martins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Conceicao Martins slips a straight right by Bigalow.
Bigalow thows a left - swing and a miss!
da Conceicao Martins slips under a jab.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in for a double leg but Bigalow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
da Conceicao Martins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bigalow.
da Conceicao Martins staying out of range there.
Bigalow stuffs the takedown attempt from da Conceicao Martins. da Conceicao Martins gets slowly back to his feet.
Bigalow misses with a looping right.
Bigalow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bigalow scores with a leg kick.
Bigalow thows a left - swing and a miss!
da Conceicao Martins takes one on the button.
Bigalow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigalow throws a leg kick but da Conceicao Martins moved away.
Bigalow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danny Bigalow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bigalow throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bigalow.
Bigalow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Conceicao Martins.
Bigalow throws a hook but da Conceicao Martins avoids it easily.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in but Bigalow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bigalow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for da Conceicao Martins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
da Conceicao Martins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in for a takedown but Bigalow shows good takedown defense.
Bigalow swats away the attempt to clinch by da Conceicao Martins.
Bigalow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Conceicao Martins moves away.
da Conceicao Martins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigalow as he avoids it easily.
da Conceicao Martins fails with a takedown attempt.
Bigalow misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Conceicao Martins ducks under a wild hook from Bigalow.
Wagner da Conceicao Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Conceicao Martins ducks under a wild hook from Bigalow.
da Conceicao Martins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigalow.
da Conceicao Martins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bigalow misses with a hook. da Conceicao Martins ducked under it nicely.
da Conceicao Martins ducks under a wild hook from Bigalow.
da Conceicao Martins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bigalow throws a hook but da Conceicao Martins avoids it easily.
da Conceicao Martins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bigalow throws out the jab.
Bigalow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Conceicao Martins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bigalow.
da Conceicao Martins misses with a takedown attempt - Bigalow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
da Conceicao Martins moves out of range as Bigalow strikes.

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.
The fighters circling - Bigalow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bigalow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Conceicao Martins needs to keep his hands up - Bigalow had a free shot at his head there.
da Conceicao Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Conceicao Martins is looking to clinch but Bigalow is avoiding it.
Bigalow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Conceicao Martins.
da Conceicao Martins fails with a takedown attempt.
Bigalow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bigalow misses with a looping left.
da Conceicao Martins slips a jab from Bigalow.
No luck for da Conceicao Martins with that takedown attempt.
Bigalow lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Bigalow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wagner da Conceicao Martins'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!

da Conceicao Martins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bigalow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping da Conceicao Martins at a distance.
da Conceicao Martins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
da Conceicao Martins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bigalow.
Bigalow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bigalow cracks the inside of da Conceicao Martins's front leg.
Bigalow misses with an uppercut. da Conceicao Martins saw that one coming.
da Conceicao Martins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bigalow.
A good leg kick by Bigalow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bigalow.
Bigalow misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Conceicao Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigalow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigalow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
da Conceicao Martins tries to clinch but Bigalow is having none of it.
Bigalow scores with a hook to the body. da Conceicao Martins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Conceicao Martins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bigalow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bigalow misses.
Bigalow misses the shot to the body.
Bigalow cracks da Conceicao Martins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danny Bigalow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigalow misses with a wild body shot.
da Conceicao Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigalow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigalow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bigalow as da Conceicao Martins shoots in.
Bigalow throws a hook but da Conceicao Martins avoids it easily.
Bigalow misses with a looping left.
Danny Bigalow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bigalow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Conceicao Martins moves away.
Bigalow swings for the body but da Conceicao Martins moves out of range.
No luck for da Conceicao Martins with that takedown attempt.
da Conceicao Martins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bigalow's waist but Bigalow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing da Conceicao Martins off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wagner da Conceicao Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bigalow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
da Conceicao Martins tries for a takedown but Bigalow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bigalow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
da Conceicao Martins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in for a takedown but Bigalow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in looking for a takedown. Bigalow tries to sprawl out of it but da Conceicao Martins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bigalow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bigalow looks to land a right hand but da Conceicao Martins moved out of range.
da Conceicao Martins shoots for a takedown but Bigalow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bigalow takes a swing at da Conceicao Martins's ribcage but misses.
Bigalow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bigalow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bigalow throws a hook but da Conceicao Martins blocks it.
da Conceicao Martins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bigalow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Conceicao Martins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bigalow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Conceicao Martins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bigalow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
da Conceicao Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigalow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Conceicao Martins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bigalow misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from da Conceicao Martins.
da Conceicao Martins closes the distance and clinches up with Bigalow, looking for a takedown. da Conceicao Martins pushes Bigalow against the cage but Bigalow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bigalow misses the shot to the body.
Bigalow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bigalow motions for da Conceicao Martins to come forward. Bigalow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from da Conceicao Martins, right into the meat.
da Conceicao Martins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
da Conceicao Martins motions for Bigalow to come forward. da Conceicao Martins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bigalow throws a body punch but da Conceicao Martins moves out of range.

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.
da Conceicao Martins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bigalow pinned against the cage. Bigalow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
da Conceicao Martins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Conceicao Martins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bigalow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
da Conceicao Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigalow misses with a hook to the body
and da Conceicao Martins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bigalow looks to land a right hand but da Conceicao Martins moved out of range.
da Conceicao Martins fails with the takedown.
Bigalow lands a right hook to the body.
Bigalow stuffs the takedown.
Wagner da Conceicao Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigalow lands a jab.
Bigalow throws a jab but it's blocked by da Conceicao Martins.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Bigalow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bigalow 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Bigalow!