PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Celentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celentano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Now's My Time by D.J.I.G.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Celentano
vs
Dignam

194 cm
24
219 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

187 cm
32
215 lbs
18 - 10 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberio Celentano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam dodges the punch combination from Celentano.
Celentano scores with a jab to the head.
Celentano throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dignam clinches up with Celentano and pushes him back against the cage.
Dignam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Celentano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Dignam lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Dignam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dignam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dignam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Celentano is desperately trying to improve his position but Dignam has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Celentano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Celentano regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam thows a huge punch but Celentano dodges it nicely.
Celentano tries to kick Dignam off in order to stand up. Dignam Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Dignam scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dignam landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dignam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Celentano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dignam is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Celentano looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dignam gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Celentano is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dignam lets go of the hold and Celentano can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Dignam!