PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Biff Boneham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boneham comes to the cage accompanied by Metalingus. Dios is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandstorm. Via Dios is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Boneham
vs
Dios

168 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
141 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Biff Boneham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Via Dios!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boneham.
Dios lands a jab-cross combination.
Dios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dios lands a nice looking body shot.
Dios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dios scores with a jab. Boneham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dios connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Boneham.
Boneham looks to score with a jab to the body but Dios is just out of range.
Dios throws a sloppy body shot
letting Boneham counter with a right hand.
Dios misses with a combination
and Boneham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dios just misses with a punch to the body.
Dios misses with a double jab.
Dios tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Boneham counters with a takedown into side control.
Dios tries to improve position but can't.
Boneham working the ground and pound from side control.
Boneham trying to control the action but Dios is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boneham throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boneham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dios tries to bench press Boneham off him but Boneham keeps the position.
Dios sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boneham prevents Dios from improving his position.
Boneham is trying to control the action in half guard but Dios is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boneham drops an elbow to the side of Dios's head.
Dios manages to get to full guard.
Boneham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dios is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boneham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boneham is looking to work some ground and pound but Dios has wrist control.
Dios wants to sweep here but Boneham controlling him for the moment.
Boneham tries to free his leg and advance position but Dios is retaining full guard.
Boneham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boneham preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dios wants to clinch
and Boneham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boneham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dios.
Boneham swings for the body but Dios moves out of range.

Boneham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boneham working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios is looking to regain half guard here but Boneham keeps moving and retains side control.
Dios regains half guard.

Dios makes his way to full guard, as Boneham worked for a kimura.
Dios manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dios looking to finish with strikes here!

Dios goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Boneham is on top in guard.
Dios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dios is working for a kimura here but Boneham manages to reverse the position and he's now in Dios's guard.
Dios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Dios throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dios 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.
Dios controls Boneham momentarily but Boneham frees himself.
Boneham works over Dios with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boneham looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Boneham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dios swings for the body but Boneham moves out of range.
Boneham looks to score with a jab to the body but Dios is just out of range.

Boneham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dios napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dios is trying to get back to half guard.
Boneham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dios keeps working.
Dios is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Dios's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dios on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boneham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boneham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dios wants to get back to full guard.
Dios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boneham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dios gets back to full guard.
Dios wants to sweep here but Boneham controlling him for the moment.
Boneham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boneham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dios tries to roll over but Boneham keeps him under control.
Dios won't allow Boneham to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dios manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dios looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Dios is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boneham is aware though and is defending well.
Dios is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boneham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boneham with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dios controls Boneham momentarily but Boneham frees himself.
Boneham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dios is keeping the position for now.
Boneham lands a couple of elbows.
Dios 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boneham thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Boneham.
No joy there for Dios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Via Dios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dios throws a series of punches but Boneham avoids them all with ease.
Boneham looks to throw the jab but Dios is out of range.
Boneham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dios.
Dios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Boneham.
Boneham keeps the fight on the outside.
Boneham shoots for a double leg takedown but Dios sprawls well. He's pushed Boneham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Via Dios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boneham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dios.
Boneham takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Boneham closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dios is looking for a sweep. Boneham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boneham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boneham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dios is looking to improve his position.
Dios trying to control from the bottom.
Dios gets full guard.
Boneham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dios wants to sweep here but Boneham controlling him for the moment.
Boneham stands up over Dios, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dios has momentary wrist control but Boneham slips an elbow through the middle.
Boneham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Boneham dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boneham.
Dios misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dios. Boneham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boneham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boneham throws out a powerful jab.
Boneham throws a right hand that Dios ducks under and follows up with a left that Dios also avoids with ease.
Dios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dios wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boneham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dios napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dios gets back to half guard.
Boneham prevents Dios from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boneham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dios slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boneham passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boneham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dios is trying to get back to full guard.
Dios taking some punishment here, with Boneham in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dios avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boneham.
Dios is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Boneham jumps into side control!
Dios tries to improve position but can't.
Dios is trying to control Boneham's posture but Boneham avoids it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dios with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dios tries to clinch

and Boneham counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dios's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dios avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boneham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dios is trying to improve his position.
Boneham has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dios!
Dios is in a horrible position here. Boneham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Biff Boneham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dios is trying to get back to full guard.
Dios is not content to let Boneham control the position.
Dios wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dios is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boneham pulls his head out easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Boneham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boneham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Dios is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boneham is aware though and is defending well.
Via Dios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boneham is pushing down on Dios's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dios is fighting to maintain full guard but Boneham has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Boneham there.
Boneham is keen to just control but Dios is a slippery customer.
Dios missing with punches from the bottom.
Dios tries to get to full guard but Boneham has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Boneham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boneham, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Boneham!