PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonso Biggio (ranked 4804 p4p, 5499 weight class) and Ryan Kelly (ranked 414 p4p, 439 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Biggio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Time to go down song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Biggio
vs
Kelly

175 cm
25
145
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
27
147
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alphonso Biggio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kelly dives in for a single leg takedown but Biggio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Biggio closes the distance and clinches.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Biggio will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.

Kelly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Biggio to the ground. Kelly is now in Biggio's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggio is looking to stand up but Kelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Biggio.
Kelly prevents Biggio from getting back to his feet.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Biggio is retaining full guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Biggio keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggio wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Biggio has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kelly has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Biggio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Biggio counter with a right hand.
Alphonso Biggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Kelly.
Biggio slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kelly shoots in and gets a takedown into Biggio's guard.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Biggio is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Biggio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly stops Biggio from standing up.
Kelly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biggio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Biggio working for a triangle but Kelly defends it easily.
Biggio keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Biggio wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Biggio manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Biggio throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jumps guard but Biggio stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Biggio throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Biggio gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Biggio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Biggio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biggio avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Biggio throws a combination that misses
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Biggio 's knee.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggio misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Biggio rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Biggio has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggio moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Kelly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. Biggio sprawls well.
Biggio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alphonso Biggio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biggio wants to clinch.
Biggio wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly has his takedown stuffed
and Biggio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonso Biggio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Biggio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Biggio tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Biggio to the ground. Biggio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Biggio tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Biggio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Biggio.
Alphonso Biggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.

Kelly gets a double leg takedown into Biggio's guard.

Biggio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Biggio kicks Kelly off and gets to his feet.
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 leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Biggio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biggio.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Biggio moves out of range.
Biggio is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Biggio ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Biggio swivels and escapes.
Alphonso Biggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Kelly.
Donk. Biggio catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Biggio moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Biggio lands with a short shot to the head.
Biggio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Biggio working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggio wants to stall.
Biggio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biggio misses with a punch on the inside.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biggio misses with a few strikes there.
Biggio slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Biggio drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Kelly jumps guard but Biggio stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Biggio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Biggio misses the target.
Biggio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biggio wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Ryan Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biggio slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Biggio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Biggio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kelly.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biggio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Biggio misses.
Alphonso Biggio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
Biggio tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Biggio tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Biggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws out a counter right but Biggio avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggio tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Biggio moves out of range easily.
Biggio tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Biggio misses with a wild combination.
Kelly throws a hook but Biggio avoids it easily.
Biggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biggio tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Biggio leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggio tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Biggio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alphonso Biggio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Biggio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Biggio misses the target.
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Biggio stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.
Biggio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly.
Biggio tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biggio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biggio is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Kelly
and Biggio counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biggio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a head kick that Biggio semi-blocks.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alphonso Biggio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Kelly.

Biggio closes the distance and clinches.
Biggio has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly wants to stall.
Biggio prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggio.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Biggio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Biggio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Biggio misses with some punches.
Biggio content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Kelly breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggio wants to clinch.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Biggio wants to get back to his feet but Kelly is dominant here and he's now got Biggio's back!
Biggio is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggio trying to control but not successfully.

Biggio manages to escape to his feet.
Biggio throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Biggio tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Biggio, which made it look bad.
Biggio throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly throws a lazy head kick
and Biggio counters with a stiff right hand.
Biggio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown. Biggio fights it but they end up in guard.
Biggio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly won't allow Biggio to get back to his feet.
Kelly passes Biggio's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Kelly stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Biggio to get to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Biggio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Biggio fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a head kick but Biggio moves out of range.
Kelly dives in and grabs Biggio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Biggio pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Kelly wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alphonso Biggio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Biggio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonso Biggio!
A very excited looking Alphonso Biggio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.