PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Biggun (ranked 5974 p4p, 6192 weight class) and Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 289 p4p, 298 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Biggun
vs
Tomsett

170 cm
18
141
1 - 1 - 0

163 cm
25
140
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivor Biggun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomsett stalks Biggun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Biggun's face. Biggun staggers backwards, shaken.
Tomsett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Biggun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomsett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Biggun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomsett swinging wildly here.
Biggun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomsett looks to land a combination. Biggun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab from Tomsett.
Tomsett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biggun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dechlan Tomsett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Tomsett.
Tomsett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biggun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggun shoots and misses
and Tomsett counters with a straight right hand.
Tomsett tests Biggun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomsett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Biggun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Biggun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tomsett looks to land a body kick but Biggun moved away.
Biggun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomsett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomsett is looking to score with low kicks.
Tomsett tries for a takedown but Biggun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tomsett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biggun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivor Biggun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Tomsett.
Biggun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Biggun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tomsett is letting Biggun control him for a moment.
Biggun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tomsett down.
Tomsett tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tomsett can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Biggun crashes against the mat.
Biggun with the ground and pound but Tomsett regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Biggun content to control rather than advance.
Biggun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tomsett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biggun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tomsett being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggun is in close to Tomsett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Biggun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tomsett is trying to control the position but Biggun postures up.
Tomsett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Biggun controls the pace.
Biggun distracts Tomsett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biggun's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Tomsett dives in and scores a takedown into Biggun's guard.
Biggun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biggun is pulling down on Tomsett's head to control his posture.

Tomsett stands up and waves to Biggun to follow him.
Tomsett throws a series of strikes that have Biggun backpedaling.
Tomsett fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomsett is working the combinations to good effect here.

Biggun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomsett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Tomsett manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dechlan Tomsett dominated that round.
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.

Tomsett swinging wildly here.
Biggun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been informed that Tomsett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Biggun shoots in but no luck this time.
Tomsett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Biggun fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomsett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Biggun with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivor Biggun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Biggun throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tomsett was covering up waiting for the punch and Biggun finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Biggun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomsett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggun trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomsett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomsett looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomsett keeping full guard, as Biggun tries to pass.
Biggun throws an elbow that misses. Tomsett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biggun's guard. Nice move by Tomsett!

Tomsett wants to control from the top but Biggun keeps moving.
Biggun has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two 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.
Biggun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biggun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biggun trying to control the position here.
Biggun is looking to sweep but instead, Tomsett has passed into half guard.
Tomsett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biggun is refusing to be controlled, as Tomsett sits in half guard.
Tomsett content to control rather than advance.
Dechlan Tomsett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tomsett wants to take a breather but Biggun is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tomsett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biggun defending well though.
Tomsett is trying to control the action in half guard but Biggun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biggun is trying to get back to full guard.
Tomsett is keen to just control but Biggun is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Tomsett clinches up with Biggun and pushes him back against the cage.
Biggun jumps guard but Tomsett stands there with Biggun around his waist. Biggun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Biggun is trying to pull guard but Tomsett has him pressed against the cage.
Tomsett leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tomsett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomsett stalks Biggun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Biggun's face. Biggun staggers backwards, shaken.
Biggun needs to keep his hands up - Tomsett had a free shot at his head there.
Tomsett fails with the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Tomsett.

Biggun shoots in and bounces Tomsett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Biggun throwing strikes from guard but Tomsett blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biggun wants to pass the guard but Tomsett is keeping the position.
Biggun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dechlan Tomsett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tomsett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Biggun backs up against the cage.
Tomsett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tomsett scoring well with a low kick there.
Biggun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Biggun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biggun.
Tomsett scores with a three punch combo!
Tomsett misses with a double jab

and Biggun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tomsett!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggun is working Tomsett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tomsett defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomsett seems a little lost for a moment, as Biggun dominates the positioning.
Tomsett has one of Biggun's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Biggun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tomsett down.
Tomsett being controlled for a moment.
Dechlan Tomsett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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.
Biggun lands a nice forearm strike.
Biggun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomsett is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Biggun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tomsett can't do much from the bottom here.
Tomsett is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tomsett tries to get to full guard but Biggun has control of the leg.
Tomsett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biggun.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Biggun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tomsett avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivor Biggun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomsett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Biggun backs off Tomsett throws a huge counter combo but Biggun manages to avoid it all.

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.
Tomsett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tomsett.
Dechlan Tomsett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biggun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomsett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tomsett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Biggun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Biggun is trying to pull guard but Tomsett has him pressed against the cage.
Tomsett is pressed up against the cage. Biggun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomsett down to the mat. Tomsett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomsett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Biggun eats them both and turns towards Tomsett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Biggun shoots and misses
and Tomsett counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivor Biggun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomsett shoots in for a takedown but Biggun shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dechlan Tomsett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomsett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dechlan Tomsett!