PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes into the arena with STILL BLAZIN blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diggs
vs
Sigfridsson

184 cm
23
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sigfridsson throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Diggs.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick that knocks Diggs off balance momentarily.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sigfridsson walks into a straight right hand from Diggs.
Sigfridsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Sigfridsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sigfridsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sigfridsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sigfridsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sigfridsson avoids it.
Diggs scores with a kick to the body.
Diggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson blocks the body kick.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
Sigfridsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs misses with a left hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand.
Sigfridsson misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diggs counters with a solid body kick.
That kick from Sigfridsson tenderised Diggs's leg. Diggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigfridsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sigfridsson thinking.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sigfridsson blocks the body kick.
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sigfridsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sigfridsson throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
A low kick from Sigfridsson misses
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigfridsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Diggs takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggs missing with a left hand there. Sigfridsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sigfridsson blocks a leg kick.
Diggs connects with a right hand. Sigfridsson shakes it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.
Sigfridsson throws a series of punches but Diggs avoids them all with ease.
Sigfridsson keeps Diggs at a distance using the push kick.
Sigfridsson misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfridsson. That did some damage!
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sigfridsson.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sigfridsson just manages to avoid it.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sigfridsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Sigfridsson's leg. Sigfridsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sigfridsson 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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
Diggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sigfridsson misses with a body kick.
Sigfridsson throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Sigfridsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diggs lands the left hand.

Sigfridsson clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigfridsson.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson is trying to stall.
Sigfridsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs tries a body shot but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Sigfridsson trying to control the position but instead, Diggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sigfridsson into the ropes.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigfridsson is looking to control Diggs's arms but Diggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sigfridsson has his back to the ropes.
Sigfridsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
Sigfridsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sigfridsson. That's going to slow Diggs down.
Diggs avoids the head kick by Sigfridsson.
Diggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sigfridsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson connects with a body shot.
Sigfridsson dips to his left and cracks Diggs with an uppercut!
Sigfridsson tries a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
Sigfridsson misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigfridsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigfridsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
A nice side step and Sigfridsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggs lands a nice shot that snaps Sigfridsson's head back.
Sigfridsson moves forwards but Diggs connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Sigfridsson is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Sigfridsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Sigfridsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigfridsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigfridsson.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sigfridsson.
Diggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sigfridsson avoids it.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigfridsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sigfridsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sigfridsson throws a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sigfridsson misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Sigfridsson was not able to check.
Diggs misses with a jab to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick which misses Diggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggs tries to avoid it.
Sigfridsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a body kick that stops Sigfridsson in his tracks momentarily.
Sigfridsson avoids a kick to the body.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight left.
Diggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Sigfridsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigfridsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
Sigfridsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sigfridsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sigfridsson walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Sigfridsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sigfridsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Diggs blocks the low kick.
Sigfridsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sigfridsson in his tracks.
Sigfridsson thuds a left hand into Diggs's body.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diggs connects with the punch.
Diggs thumps Sigfridsson with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a right hand
and Diggs scores with a counter punch that sends Sigfridsson to the canvas! Diggs smells blood - he's punishing Sigfridsson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sigfridsson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.