PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Diego (ranked 4618 p4p, 4560 weight class) and Nig Ger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diego
vs
Ger

175 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
154
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Diego !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nig Ger!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego scores with a jab.
Ger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Nig Ger has been cut.
Juan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ger fails with the takedown.

Diego drives through and clinches with Ger against the cage.

Diego manages to break the clinch.
Diego misses with a two punch combination.
Ger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ger tries for a takedown but Diego sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.

Ger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diego is trying to defend but Ger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ger lands with a punch from half guard.
Ger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ger throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Ger prevents Diego from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ger tries to pass to full mount but Diego defends it.
Ger trying to control the pace.
Ger prevents Diego from standing back up.
Ger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diego is trying to stand.

Diego has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ger is on him like a limpet, forcing Diego back against the cage.

Ger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ger under the eye.
Ger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego clobbers Ger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Diego gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ger cracks Diego with a solid left hand.
Diego is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ger lands a couple of elbows.
Ger stops Diego from standing up.
Ger landing with the ground and pound.
Ger pushes down on Diego 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diego with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diego has one foot on Ger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ger shoots for a double leg takedown but Diego sprawls well. He's pushed Ger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juan Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nig Ger.

Ger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diego 's guard.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego wants to stand up but Ger is controlling him.
Ger content to stall in guard here.
Ger wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Ger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ger throws an elbow that misses. Diego uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ger's guard. Nice move by Diego !

Ger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diego is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Diego off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Diego stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diego wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ger uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ger fails with a takedown attempt.
Ger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diego avoids it really well and circles away.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nig Ger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ger gets a takedown into half guard.
Ger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diego knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ger can do to turn this around?
Ger 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.
Ger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diego knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ger stops Diego from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ger.
Diego blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ger prevents Diego from standing back up.
Ger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Diego pushes Ger off and gets back to his feet.
Ger swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego .

Ger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diego napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Diego throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego tries to clinch there but Ger circles away.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands with a straight right. Ger didn't see that one coming.
Ger slips a jab and a cross from Diego .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Ger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diego sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Ger throws a fast counter high kick but Diego manages to duck under it in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ger is looking for the big counter here.

Ger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diego manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ger throws a big elbow that misses.
Ger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ger postures up in Diego 's guard and throws a big left but Diego blocks it.
Ger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ger works over Diego with some ground and pound from guard.
Ger advances position into side control!
Ger is working Diego over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diego pushes Ger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ger misses with the ground and pound.
Diego is not content to let Ger control the position.
Ger lands an elbow.
Ger lands a nice forearm strike.
Diego is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Ger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Diego taking a bit of punishment here - Ger scoring with strikes.
Diego is letting Ger control him for a moment.

Ger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diego has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ger tries to score with some ground and pound. Diego controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diego gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ger throws some wild stikes that Diego manages to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nig Ger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nig Ger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ger shoots for a takedown but Diego saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diego avoids it really well and circles away.
Diego lands a head shot.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Ger circles away.
Diego stuffs the takedown.
Juan Diego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nig Ger.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ger counters with a two punch combo.
Ger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diego pinned against the cage. Diego gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Ger's defenses.
Diego moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Diego uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ger closes the distance and clinches up with Diego , looking for a takedown. Ger pushes Diego against the cage but Diego circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ger takes one to the side of the head.

Diego lands a left and a right that send Ger crashing to the mat, dazed. Diego thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ger is rocked!
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ger is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Juan Diego is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a combination. Ger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ger shoots for a double leg takedown but Diego sprawls well. He's pushed Ger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ger seems to have recovered his senses.
Juan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.

Ger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Diego throws Ger to one side and escapes!
Diego connects with a jab.

Ger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diego avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ger stops Diego from getting back to his feet.
Diego trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ger controlling the pace.
Ger slips a nice elbow through Diego 's hands, connecting with Diego 's forehead.
Diego is trying to stand.
Ger lands strikes from half guard.
Diego is trying to stand up here but Ger is controlling him well.
Ger slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diego is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diego sprawls well initially but Ger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ger stops Diego from getting back to his feet.
Ger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diego defending well though.
Diego is looking to escape.
Ger trying to control the pace.
Ger trying to control from half guard but Diego is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Diego !