PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Nuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes to the cage accompanied by kick my ass......rehab. Dirk Diggler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diggler
vs
Nuno

185 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erick Nuno!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diggler closes the distance and clinches.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diggler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diggler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nuno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Diggler.

It looks like Erick Nuno has been cut.
Knees to the body from Diggler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuno is trying to break the clinch but Diggler has him pressed against the cage.
Diggler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diggler crunches a lovely knee into Nuno's ribcage.
Nuno looks gassed!
Nuno struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggler controls his hands.
Diggler just leaning against Nuno, taking a breather.
Diggler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nuno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diggler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diggler lands a knee to the head.
Diggler with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diggler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Diggler for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Diggler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nuno drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diggler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nuno avoids a punch combination nicely.

Diggler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nuno is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diggler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a knee strike.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggler obliges.
Diggler is struggling to control the position.
Diggler working Nuno over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but Nuno blocks with his arms.
Diggler lands an elbow inside.
Diggler misses with a knee strike.
Diggler slowing the pace effectively.
Diggler seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nuno avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but Nuno blocks with his arms.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Nuno avoids the damage to the body.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diggler slowing the pace effectively.
Diggler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Nuno is rocked!
Diggler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nuno is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggler finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diggler.
Nuno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diggler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggler obliges.
Diggler lands a good knee to the midsection. Nuno won't want to take too many of those.
Clinched against the cage, Diggler lands a big elbow that drops Nuno! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Nuno is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Diggler!
A relieved looking Dirk Diggler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.