PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dandy Bigglesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Homosapien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigglesworth comes to the cage accompanied by Car Bomb by Negativland. Homosapien has chosen Buju Banton - Not An Easy Road as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bigglesworth
vs
Homosapien

155 cm
24
135 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

150 cm
28
142 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dandy Bigglesworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Del Homosapien!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homosapien swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigglesworth.
A big right from Bigglesworth misses.
Homosapien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Homosapien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bigglesworth throws a big shot that misses.

Homosapien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Homosapien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bigglesworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bigglesworth looking to control.
Homosapien controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bigglesworth drives through and clinches with Homosapien against the cage.
Bigglesworth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Homosapien's efforts to push away.
Bigglesworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Homosapien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigglesworth tries to work over Homosapien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bigglesworth lands a right hand.
Bigglesworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Homosapien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigglesworth throws a head punch that misses.

Homosapien gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bigglesworth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Homosapien.
Homosapien engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bigglesworth is pulling down on Homosapien's head. It's preventing any offense from Homosapien, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Homosapien sitting in guard here, content to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bigglesworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bigglesworth throws a hook but Homosapien avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth misses the shot to the body.
Homosapien shoots in for a double leg but Bigglesworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Homosapien slips a jab from Bigglesworth.

Homosapien looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homosapien wants to control from the top but Bigglesworth keeps moving.
Homosapien stays in close to Bigglesworth's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Homosapien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bigglesworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homosapien advances to half guard.
Bigglesworth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Homosapien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigglesworth is keeping the position for now.
Homosapien is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Homosapien controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Homosapien dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Homosapien or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigglesworth which made him look bad.
Bigglesworth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Homosapien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bigglesworth is fending him off so far but Homosapien persists. Nope, Bigglesworth circles away and we're back to standing.
Bigglesworth swings for the body but Homosapien moves out of range.
Bigglesworth misses with a hook. Homosapien ducked under it nicely.
Bigglesworth throws a jab when Homosapien was well out of range.
Bigglesworth throws a looping overhand right but Homosapien ducks down to avoid it.
Dandy Bigglesworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Homosapien looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Homosapien wants to control from the top but Bigglesworth keeps moving.
Bigglesworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homosapien wants to control from the top but Bigglesworth keeps moving.
Homosapien wants to pass the guard but Bigglesworth is keeping the position.
Homosapien pushing down on Bigglesworth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Homosapien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bigglesworth trying to control but Homosapien postures up.

Homosapien is working for a submission of some sort.

Homosapien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two 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.
Homosapien wants to free his trapped foot but Bigglesworth is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Homosapien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bigglesworth sees it coming and defends easily.
Homosapien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Homosapien.
Homosapien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Homosapien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Homosapien has gone for a leg lock! Bigglesworth slips out almost immediately though and dives into Homosapien's guard.
Bigglesworth trying to control but Homosapien is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bigglesworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Homosapien is retaining full guard.
Homosapien controlling Bigglesworth's posture.
Bigglesworth stopping the sweep attempt from Homosapien.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bigglesworth gets to his feet - Homosapien follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dandy Bigglesworth will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Bigglesworth. Homosapien does a little dance to reset his feet.

Homosapien feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Homosapien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bigglesworth keeping moving, preventing Homosapien from controlling successfully.
Bigglesworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Homosapien passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Homosapien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bigglesworth, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homosapien is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bigglesworth's shoulder. That is not cool.
Homosapien trying to control the action but Bigglesworth is working from the bottom.
Bigglesworth can't do much from the bottom here.

Homosapien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Homosapien is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bigglesworth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Homosapien.
Homosapien fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bigglesworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Homosapien working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bigglesworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bigglesworth is trying to control. Homosapien wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Homosapien regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bigglesworth.
Homosapien is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bigglesworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Homosapien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigglesworth throws a strike but Homosapien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bigglesworth keeping moving, preventing Homosapien from controlling successfully.

Homosapien drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bigglesworth looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bigglesworth looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bigglesworth!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigglesworth throwing strikes but Homosapien manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Del Homosapien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Homosapien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Homosapien!