PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hart
vs
Diggs

186 cm
20
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
29
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Diggs has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Diggs letting Hart take a breather here.
Diggs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hart manages to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hart has control of Diggs's left arm, preventing Diggs from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diggs is controlling him.
Diggs postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Diggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart pulls Diggs in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hart goes for a double leg but Diggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diggs continues to drive forward.
Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diggs's efforts to push away.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs tries to circle away but Hart has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hart pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diggs!
Diggs wants to try and get back to his feet.
Diggs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Hart breaks from Diggs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Hart working Diggs over with strikes here.

It looks like Clay Diggs has been cut.
Hart controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diggs has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Diggs tries to hold on but Hart postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Hart just wasn't active enough.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hart moves into the clinch.
Hart jumps guard but Diggs stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diggs working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diggs uses from the top position.
Hart wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs is trying to stand up.
Hart working Diggs over with strikes here.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diggs wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Hart saw it coming and moves away.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hart prevents Diggs from breaking the clinch.
Diggs is trying to push Hart away but Hart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hart pulls guard effortlessly.

Hart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diggs defends it easily.
Diggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
Hart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hart 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.
Diggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hart's head.
Hart pulls Diggs in close to his closed guard and prevents Diggs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diggs preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Hart.

Hart shoots in and bounces Diggs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hart advances position into side control!
Hart controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Diggs!
Hart controlling his opponent.

Hart is working for a guillotine from mount but Diggs frees his head quite easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diggs can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart controlling from the full mount.
Hart lands a couple of good shots and Diggs has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Diggs is trying to get back to his feet but Hart has full control of the position and if anything, Diggs has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hart is riding his opponent, not letting Diggs buck him off.
Diggs is trapped and Hart is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart controls the action.
Hart controlling well, preventing Diggs from escaping the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Diggs to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diggs doesn't escape.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Hart dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diggs is defended easily by Hart.

Hart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Diggs is looking for a sweep.
Hart taking a breather here.
Hart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diggs for as long as he can get away with.
Diggs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hart controlling his opponent.
Diggs wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart content just to control the position here.

Diggs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hart.
Hart controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Diggs trying desperately to get to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Hart wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hart rushes Diggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hart breaks the clinch.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diggs scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Diggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs connects with a jab.
Hart tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Diggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hart feints and as Diggs raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diggs throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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!
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Hart wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Hart moves into the clinch.

Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.

Hart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diggs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hart is in Diggs's guard.

Diggs is rocked!
Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diggs is still in real trouble! Can Hart finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diggs can do to turn this around?

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Gabriel Hart!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Gabriel Hart!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Gabriel Hart!

Gabriel Hart wins by unanimous decision!