PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Barraza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Barraza
vs
Diggs

182 cm
26
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
179 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Atlantis

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genaro Barraza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraza with a nice cross.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Barraza does no damage.
Barraza scores with a hook.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Barraza saw it coming and moves away.
Barraza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Barraza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
A big right from Barraza misses.
Barraza throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a head kick but Barraza moves out of range.
Diggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggs tries a low kick but Barraza avoids it.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraza swings widly with a right hand
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Barraza throws a right and a left that Diggs avoids nicely.
Diggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barraza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barraza walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Barraza checks it.
Diggs moves out of range as Barraza strikes.
Diggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Barraza avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Diggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Barraza circles away.
Genaro Barraza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barraza swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggs.
Barraza misses with a two punch combination.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza misses the jab.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Barraza.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggs slips a jab from Barraza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barraza misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Diggs connects with a crisp jab.
Diggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barraza.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
Barraza scores with a shot to the body.
Barraza lands with a good body shot.
Barraza works Diggs's body with a nice hook.
Diggs wants to clinch.
Jab by Barraza.
Nice uppercut there from Barraza.
Barraza misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Barraza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barraza scores with a decent looking hook.
Barraza misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs throws a front kick aimed at Barraza's knee but Barraza avoids it well.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Barraza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs misses with a low kick as Barraza jumps back.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs slips a straight right by Barraza.
Diggs cracks Barraza with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Barraza misses.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Barraza is avoiding it.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Barraza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
A shot to the liver by Barraza. Beautiful body shot.

That's four 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!
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barraza cracks Diggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barraza throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs throws a good cross that connects.
Barraza throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs lands with a cross.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraza misses with a few strikes there.
Barraza keeps the fight on the outside.
Barraza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraza misses with an uppercut.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barraza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barraza doesn't seem bothered though.
Barraza swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genaro Barraza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barraza lands a nice shot to the body.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Diggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barraza is fending him off so far but Diggs persists. Nope, Barraza circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Barraza.
Barraza staying out of range there.
Barraza throws a nice looking combination but Diggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Barraza misses the shot to the body.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs misses the jab.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Barraza is avoiding it.
Barraza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Barraza is avoiding it.
Barraza misses with a hook.
A big left from Barraza misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barraza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barraza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barraza.
Barraza throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Barraza was not able to check.
Diggs misses with a low kick as Barraza jumps back.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Barraza.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barraza has time to react.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Barraza.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barraza lands a head shot.
Barraza misses with a hook.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Barraza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genaro Barraza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraza. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barraza throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Barraza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barraza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barraza misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Barraza. No joy for Diggs on that attempt.
Barraza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraza lands a jab to Diggs's midsection.
Barraza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Barraza misses with a hook to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs jabs at Barraza's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Barraza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Barraza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Nice cross by Barraza.
Barraza misses with a series of wild punches.
Barraza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Barraza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barraza slaps away a takedown attempt from Diggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Genaro Barraza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Diggs.
Barraza misses with a double jab.
Barraza looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggs slips under a jab from Barraza.
Genaro Barraza is winning the standup battle so far.

Diggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Diggs is trying to get an arm triangle but Barraza is defending well.
Diggs is looking to take a break and control but Barraza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

Barraza lands with a cross.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barraza.
Barraza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Barraza.
Barraza throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Barraza saw it coming and moves away.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barraza. Those never looked like landing.
Barraza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diggs digs a good body shot into Barraza's ribs.
Barraza connects with a body shot.
Barraza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Barraza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Barraza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barraza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barraza lands a nice shot that snaps Diggs's head back.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Barraza.
Barraza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Barraza moved away.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Barraza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barraza throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barraza throws out the jab.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barraza moves away.
Barraza jabs at Diggs's body.
Diggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Barraza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barraza misses with a few strikes there.
Barraza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diggs.
Diggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barraza's head.
Barraza throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Barraza.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs lands with a right hand.
Diggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barraza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barraza.
Diggs tries to clinch but Barraza is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Barraza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Barraza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barraza slips under a jab from Diggs.
Barraza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggs. Diggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Barraza takes one on the button.
Diggs tries to clinch there but Barraza circles away.
Barraza misses with a hook.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barraza throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barraza manages to avoid it.
Diggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diggs slips a jab from Barraza.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Barraza saw that one coming.
Diggs slips a jab from Barraza.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Barraza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barraza checks a leg kick.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Barraza misses its intended target.
Barraza slips under a jab.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggs throws a hook but Barraza avoids it easily.
Diggs tries to clinch but Barraza is having none of it.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Barraza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barraza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barraza misses with a two punch combination.
Barraza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Barraza misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barraza avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Genaro Barraza.
I think Barraza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Genaro Barraza!
A relieved looking Genaro Barraza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.