PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 5 p4p, 44 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Diggs's entrance music is CHOSEN 1. A fine choice. Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diggs
vs
Khan

184 cm
27
187
26 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
190
29 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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 26 - 4 - 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 29 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Diggs walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggs checks it well.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Khan misses with a low kick as Diggs jumps back.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggs at a distance.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Khan tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Diggs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Khan 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.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Khan throws a leg kick but Diggs moved away.
Khan swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Diggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a low kick.
And Diggs counters with a quick kick to the body but Khan blocks it.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diggs blocks a leg kick.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Khan avoids the body shot from Diggs.
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 moves away from the strike by Khan.
Diggs connects with a body shot.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Khan avoids it.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Diggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Khan tries a quick counter leg kick but Diggs is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Diggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Khan throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a combination
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggs is able to avoid easily.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs is looking for a counter combo.
Diggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Diggs's head back.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Khan throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Khan digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan gets tackled into the cage by Diggs. Diggs maintains the clinch.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs slips a jab from Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.

The cut above Bora Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Khan falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Willie Diggs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.