PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hranghleia Animai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Animai
vs
Diggs

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

197 cm
26
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hranghleia Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai tries to clinch but Diggs moves away
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Animai rushes Diggs and presses him up against the ropes.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Diggs tries to break free but Animai pushes him back against the ropes.
Diggs looking to stall.
Diggs gets through Animai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Animai lands a nice knee to the body.
Animai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs has had enough of the clinch but Animai keeps him there for the moment.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggs avoids the damage to the body.
Animai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diggs looks winded!
Animai landing knees to the head.

It looks like Clay Diggs has been cut.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggs won't want to take too many of those.
Animai scores a nice knee to the body.
Animai lands a nice knee to the body.
Animai with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Animai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Animai working Diggs over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Animai.
Animai scores a nice knee to the body.
Animai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Diggs shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Diggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Animai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Animai lands an elbow just above Diggs 's eye.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
Animai lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Animai has him pressed against the ropes.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diggs working hard to break the clinch.
Animai lands a knee to the body.
Animai lands an elbow inside.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Diggs is blocking nicely.
Diggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Animai.
Animai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggs is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diggs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Animai with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diggs can't break the clinch.
Diggs working hard to break the clinch.
Diggs avoiding damage as Animai throws knees to the body.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Diggs is blocking nicely.
Diggs is trying to break free.
Diggs tries to stall but Animai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.
Animai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggs is defending well for now.
Animai prevents Diggs from breaking the clinch.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggs avoids the damage to the body.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Animai uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Animai at a distance.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Animai manages to avoid it.
Animai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
Hranghleia Animai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Animai tries to clinch up but Diggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Animai moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hranghleia Animai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diggs has closed the distance and engaged Animai in a clinch.
Come on Diggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Animai blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Animai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Animai.
Animai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Clay Diggs's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Animai.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.
Animai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diggs's face.

Diggs is rocked!

The cut above Clay Diggs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Animai scores a nice knee to the body.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggs won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
Animai lands an elbow inside.
Animai scores a nice knee to the body.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggs won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Animai obliges.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggs won't want to take too many of those.
Animai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Diggs shrugs off.
Animai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diggs is trying to stall.
Animai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Animai obliges.
A knee to the head by Animai.

Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Diggs darts in and clinches Animai up against the ropes.
Diggs working hard to break the clinch.
Animai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
Animai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggs is defending well for now.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs working hard to break the clinch.
Animai landing knees to the head.
Diggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Animai has him pressed against the ropes.
Hranghleia Animai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Animai avoids the damage to the body.
Diggs tries to circle away but Animai has him pinned against the ropes.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Diggs in his tracks for a moment.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggs avoids the damage to the body.
Animai avoids a wild elbow strike from Diggs.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggs avoids the damage to the body.
Diggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Animai blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Animai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diggs can do to turn this around?
Diggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but Animai is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Animai missing with knees to the body.
Diggs is trying to force a seperation but Animai has the dominant position.
Diggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow inside.
Animai pushes off an throws an elbow but Diggs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Animai missing with knees to the body.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs avoiding damage as Animai throws knees to the body.
Diggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs has had enough of the clinch but Animai keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hranghleia Animai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clay Diggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diggs clinches up with Animai and pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
Animai landing knees to the body.
Animai working Diggs over with knees to the body.
Animai with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai lands an elbow just above Diggs 's eye.
Animai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Animai lands an elbow just above Diggs 's eye.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but Animai is controlling him.
Diggs is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
Animai scores with a knee to the head.

Clay Diggs's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Animai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Animai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diggs managing to block the knees to the body from Animai.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggs breaks the clinch.
Diggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hranghleia Animai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Animai tries to clinch up but Diggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch

and Diggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Animai avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the ropes.
Animai lands an elbow just above Diggs 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Animai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Animai has him pressed against the ropes.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Animai's shoulder, as Animai tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Diggs moves into range and clinches up with Animai.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clay Diggs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hranghleia Animai!
Hranghleia Animai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.