PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaff Biggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Blaff Biggins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Biggins
vs
Hernandez

174 cm
20
166 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaff Biggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biggins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hernandez wants to get back to full guard.
Hernandez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Biggins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Biggins's back!
Biggins is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Hernandez 's hooks.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the head.
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Biggins is squirming around nicely.
Biggins is in a horrible position here. Hernandez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hernandez dominating with strikes here.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the head.
Hernandez thowing shots but they're missing.
Hernandez lands a big elbow.
Biggins is trying desperately to improve position.
Hernandez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Biggins taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Hernandez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez prevents Biggins from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount and Biggins is in trouble!
Biggins tries to reverse the position but Hernandez maintains control.
Hernandez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hernandez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Hernandez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Biggins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a heavy elbow.

Hernandez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Biggins has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Biggins!
Biggins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biggins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Biggins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hernandez!
Biggins trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.

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.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggins looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juliano Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Biggins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Biggins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Biggins passes into half guard.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Biggins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hernandez is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggins wants to control the pace but Hernandez is squirming around nicely.

Biggins working for a submission but Hernandez is keeping him at bay.

Hernandez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Biggins.

That's two 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.
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biggins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
Hernandez tries to kick Biggins off but Biggins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Biggins trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biggins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Biggins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaff Biggins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez fails with the takedown

and Biggins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.

Biggins is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hernandez is trying to escape and Biggins transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hernandez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Biggins! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blaff Biggins!