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 into the arena with Relax And Ride It blaring out of the sound system. Dios comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Via Dios will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Boneham
vs
Dios

168 cm
22
147 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
141 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
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 8 - 4 - 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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Via Dios!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios looks to land a right hand but Boneham moved out of range.
Dios takes a swing at Boneham's ribcage but misses.
Boneham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dios.
Boneham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Boneham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dios napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boneham tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dios's legs.
Dios struggling a bit here.
Dios is trying to work for a sweep but Boneham has mounted him!
Dios is working to get back to half guard.
Boneham with the ground and pound from mount.
Dios tries to lock up and control but Boneham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dios is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boneham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boneham landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios tries to lock up and control but Boneham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boneham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boneham tries to control but Dios wriggling away.
Dios taking shots to the head.
Boneham raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dios is trying desperately to improve position.
Boneham won't let Dios get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dios is desperately trying to improve his position but Boneham has a good base and remains in mount.
Boneham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boneham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dios's face.
Boneham tries to control but Dios wriggling away.
Dios is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boneham working Dios over with strikes here.
Dios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boneham working Dios over with strikes here.
Boneham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boneham landing punches.
Dios is looking to improve his position but Boneham isn't that keen on the idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boneham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boneham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dios regains half guard.
Boneham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios taking some punishment here, with Boneham in his half guard.
Dios wants to control but Boneham passes into side.
Boneham trying to control the action but Dios is working from the bottom.
Dios takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boneham is looking to take a break and control but Dios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dios is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boneham prevents Dios from standing back up.
Boneham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boneham is controlling the pace.
Dios manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boneham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dios keeping moving, preventing Boneham from controlling successfully.
Boneham controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dios is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boneham is aware though and is defending well.
Boneham tries to free his leg and advance position but Dios is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boneham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dios was well out of range. Poor timing from Boneham.
Via Dios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dios throws the left hand but Boneham avoids the punch easily.
Dios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boneham doesn't seem bothered though.
That kick from Dios tenderised Boneham's leg. Boneham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boneham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boneham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boneham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dios scores with a jab to the body.
Dios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boneham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dios misses with a two punch combination.
Dios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boneham manages to avoid it.
Dios throws a jab but it's blocked by Boneham.
Via Dios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Boneham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dios's half guard.
Boneham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dios is looking for a sweep. Boneham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boneham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dios manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Boneham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dios looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dios looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dios!
Boneham wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dios stands up and beckons Boneham to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boneham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dios as he avoids it easily.
Boneham looks for a takedown but Dios sprawls well.
Dios misses with a low kick.
Dios tries to clinch up.
Boneham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dios is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dios scores with a three punch combo!
Boneham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dios.
Dios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boneham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boneham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dios thows a body shot but no joy.
Dios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Boneham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dios looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dios wants to get back to his feet but Boneham drags him back down.
Boneham cracks Dios with a big right hand but Dios just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dios is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boneham asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dios on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dios is looking to regain half guard here but Boneham keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dios prevents Boneham from moving into mount.
Dios regains half guard.
Dios pushes Boneham off looking to stand but Boneham dives back in and keeps control.

Boneham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dios doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boneham.
Boneham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dios keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Via Dios will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Boneham fails with a takedown attempt.
Dios throws a big shot that misses.
Dios throws a nice looking combination but Boneham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boneham needs to keep his hands up - Dios had a free shot at his head there.
Dios's corner calls for a 1-2. Dios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boneham thows a body shot but no joy.
Boneham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dios as he jumps to the side.
Dios lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boneham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dios thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dios.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boneham misses with a wild body shot.
Dios throws a sloppy head kick and Boneham moves out of range easily.
Boneham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dios.
A swing and a miss from Dios.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dios enables Boneham to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dios manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dios lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boneham!
Dios putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Dios goes for an armbar but Boneham turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boneham.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dios is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios looking to sit in guard and control but Boneham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boneham cracks Dios with a solid left hand.
Dios looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boneham thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Boneham won't allow Dios to sweep him here.

Dios is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boneham is aware though and is defending well.
Dios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boneham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boneham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dios wants to improve his position but instead Boneham has moved into half guard.
Dios is looking to improve his position.
Dios taking some punishment here, with Boneham in his half guard.
Dios is staying active underneath Boneham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boneham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Boneham is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dios has managed to free his arm - good work.
Biff Boneham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dios makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dios.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Boneham drops back looking for a leg! Dios is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dios manages to kick Boneham off! Boneham jumps back into Dios's guard.

Boneham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dios has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boneham has managed to get both his arms back between Dios's legs - danger averted.
Dios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boneham trying to control but Dios is working from the bottom.
Dios wants to sweep here but Boneham controlling him for the moment.
Boneham controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boneham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dios's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Via Dios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dios 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Via Dios!