PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, kick my ass......rehab. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diggler
vs
Lister

185 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
194 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Lister!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diggler instigates a clinch.
Lister has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diggler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diggler keeps control of Lister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diggler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lister managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.

Lister ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lister no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diggler won't allow Lister to sweep him here.
Lister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diggler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diggler passes into half guard.
Diggler wants to stand up but Lister is controlling the position.
Lister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diggler.

Lister manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Diggler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lister tries for a takedown but Diggler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lister takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Dean Lister has been cut.
Diggler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diggler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Lister moves out of range.
Lister tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lister throws a series of punches but Diggler moves out of range.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Diggler shows good takedown defense.
Dirk Diggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Lister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diggler tries to avoid it but Lister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diggler to the ground. Diggler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lister looks winded!
Diggler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lister.
Lister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diggler as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
Diggler tries to bum rush Lister with a series of wild strikes but Lister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Diggler darts in and clinches Lister up against the cage.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but Lister blocks with his arms.
Lister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lister breaks from the clinch.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Diggler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Lister closes the distance and pushes Diggler back into the cage.
Diggler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lister's defenses.
Diggler landing knees to the head.
Diggler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diggler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diggler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lister tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diggler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diggler looking to throw knees to the head but Lister is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lister is defending well for now.

Lister ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lister no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diggler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diggler throwing strikes from guard but Lister blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diggler advances position into side control!
Diggler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diggler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lister is trying to get back to half guard.
Diggler works to advance to full mount. Lister defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diggler unloads with some shots from mount but Lister bucks and avoids them well.
Diggler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diggler.
Diggler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lister is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diggler punching from mount but Lister doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diggler thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lister's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Diggler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Diggler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Lister's cut.
That's time! Diggler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diggler misses with the combination.
Lister misses with a wild combination.
Lister throws a nice looking combination but Diggler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggler lands with a nice combination. Lister backs away looking to recover.
Horrible takedown by Lister or perhaps it was just good defense by Diggler which made him look bad.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Diggler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirk Diggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Lister.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown but Lister shows good takedown defense.
Diggler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diggler fails to land with a series of punches.
Lister is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Lister is rocked!

That has opened up Dean Lister's cut even more.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diggler defends it nicely.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lister.
Lister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diggler sprawls well. Diggler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lister gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diggler.
Lister is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggler finish him?
Dirk Diggler is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lister seems to have recovered his senses.
Lister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diggler defends it nicely.

Diggler lands a left and a right that send Lister crashing to the mat, dazed. Diggler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lister finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Diggler's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lister falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dirk Diggler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.