PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 13 p4p, 67 weight class) and Joe Exotic (ranked 1 p4p, 10 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by CHOSEN 1. Exotic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Exotic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diggs
vs
Exotic

184 cm
26
187
19 - 3 - 0

186 cm
33
185
32 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
© Trap House

Conviction
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Diggs misses its target.
A big right from Exotic misses.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs throws a hook but Exotic blocks it.
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs misses with a body punch
and Exotic counters with a nice body shot.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Exotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Exotic fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Diggs's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a nice right hand.
Exotic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Exotic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Diggs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Exotic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Exotic misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exotic tries to bum rush Diggs with a series of wild strikes but Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Exotic.
Diggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Exotic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Exotic misses with a straight right.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Exotic counters with a nice uppercut.
Exotic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Exotic throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Exotic throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Exotic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diggs avoids the head kick by Exotic.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Exotic avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic connects with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diggs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
Exotic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Exotic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Exotic.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Exotic throws a body kick that misses
and Diggs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Exotic is breathing heavily.
Diggs lands a jab to Exotic's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Exotic moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.
Exotic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exotic misses the body punch
and Diggs counters with a big right hand! Oh Exotic is in trouble here! Diggs follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Willie Diggs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.