PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digital has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F'Wit as his entrance music. Bobby Digital has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uzbaijzky
vs
Digital

187 cm
28
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Digital blocks a head kick by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky slips a jab from Digital.
Digital scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Timur Uzbaijzky has been cut.
Uzbaijzky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Digital to score with a decent uppercut.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzbaijzky ducks right into an uppercut from Digital.

Uzbaijzky is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzbaijzky keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Uzbaijzky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzbaijzky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uzbaijzky seems to have got his legs back now.

Uzbaijzky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Digital breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oooooh!!! Digital has knocked Uzbaijzky down with a huge combo! Digital steps away and waves a wobbly Uzbaijzky back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Uzbaijzky throws a nice looking combination but Digital bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Digital pushes Uzbaijzky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Digital prevents Uzbaijzky from breaking the clinch.

Digital jumps into guard, dragging Uzbaijzky to the mat.
Digital is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Uzbaijzky trying to control but Digital is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Uzbaijzky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Uzbaijzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Digital is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzbaijzky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Digital is proving hard to escape from.
Digital wants to sweep here but Uzbaijzky controlling him for the moment.
Digital manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digital controlling from mount.

Digital gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uzbaijzky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uzbaijzky throws a nice looking combination but Digital bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Digital throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Digital ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzbaijzky moves away.
Some wild striking there from Digital.
Digital tries to clinch up but Uzbaijzky circles away and keeps his distance.
Digital showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzbaijzky.
Digital swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Digital tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Uzbaijzky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky working hard to break the clinch.
Digital tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uzbaijzky tries to break free but Digital pushes him back against the ropes.

Digital's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Digital checks a low kick from Uzbaijzky.
Digital misses with a few strikes there.
Uzbaijzky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzbaijzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Digital uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky slips a jab and a cross from Digital.
The fight stays on the outside here - Digital looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzbaijzky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Digital was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzbaijzky.
Digital fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Digital dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Uzbaijzky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Uzbaijzky moves forwards but Digital connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Uzbaijzky clinches up against the ropes.

Digital manages to pull guard.
Digital keeping moving, preventing Uzbaijzky from controlling successfully.
Uzbaijzky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uzbaijzky tries to free his leg and advance position but Digital is retaining full guard.
Uzbaijzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Digital is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand and escape but instead Digital has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Uzbaijzky kicks Digital off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital lands a nice hook to Uzbaijzky's body. Uzbaijzky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uzbaijzky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Digital rushes Uzbaijzky and presses him up against the ropes.

Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Uzbaijzky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Digital moves to clinch but Uzbaijzky breaks away
and Uzbaijzky counters with a right hand to the body.
Digital misses with a wild combination.
Bobby Digital seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzbaijzky shoots in for a takedown but Digital shows good takedown defense.
Digital cracks Uzbaijzky with an open hand slap.

Timur Uzbaijzky's cut is getting worse.

Digital gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Digital lands an elbow inside that Uzbaijzky shrugs off.
Digital wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Digital as Uzbaijzky tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digital scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uzbaijzky avoiding damage as Digital throws knees to the body.
Digital presses Uzbaijzky against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Digital pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobby Digital is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Digital throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uzbaijzky misses with a head kick.

Digital clinches.

Digital breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timur Uzbaijzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzbaijzky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Digital rushes Uzbaijzky and presses him up against the ropes.

Digital's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Digital tries to clinch up but Uzbaijzky circles away and keeps his distance.

Oooooh!!! Digital has knocked Uzbaijzky down with a huge combo! Digital steps away and waves a wobbly Uzbaijzky back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Timur Uzbaijzky's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzbaijzky finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Digital's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Uzbaijzky falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Digital!
Bobby Digital was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.