PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Diggs (ranked 2178 p4p, 25253 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diggs
vs
Rambo

177 cm
21
193
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
195
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alonzo Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rambo looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Rambo misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Rambo shrugs it off.
Diggs blocks a head kick by Rambo.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rambo at a distance.
Rambo looks winded!
Diggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diggs - that will leave a mark!
Diggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
Diggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs lands a nice hook to Rambo's body. Rambo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Diggs.
Rambo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. Rambo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rambo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Rambo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diggs thuds his shin into the meat of Rambo's side.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Rambo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diggs.

Diggs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rambo is trying to defend but Diggs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rambo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Diggs manages to mount him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs controlling from mount.

Diggs throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rambo has his hands clasped together but Diggs breaks the hold and Rambo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Diggs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alonzo Diggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Alonzo Diggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.