PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bonfire. Matt Wolf had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wolf
vs
Diggins

185 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggins wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
Diggins tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diggins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Wolf shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diggins is trying to defend but Wolf finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diggins is trying to get back to full guard.
Diggins gets full guard.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Diggins blocks nicely.
Diggins trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggins working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diggins is on top in guard.
Wolf looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Wolf wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wolf closes the distance but Diggins moves to the side
and Diggins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matt Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wolf moves to clinch but Diggins breaks away
and Diggins counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to clinch up but Diggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Diggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diggins blocks a body shot from Wolf.
Diggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diggins working Wolf over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diggins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with the head strike.
Wolf is trying to push Diggins away but Diggins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diggins landing knees to the body.
Wolf wants to take the fight to the mat but Diggins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wolf's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diggins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
Wolf is trying to break free.
Diggins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franklin Diggins.
Diggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Diggins dominated that round.
That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf moves in looking to clinch but Diggins pushes him off.
Diggins is looking to clinch but Wolf is avoiding it.
Wolf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diggins circles away.
Diggins slaps away a takedown attempt from Wolf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolf fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggins tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Wolf or perhaps it was just good defense by Diggins which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Diggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Diggins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diggins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Wolf - that landed with a thud.
Diggins with a knee to the head.

It looks like Matt Wolf has been cut.
Diggins landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diggins.
Diggins avoids the elbow strike from Wolf, against the cage.
Wolf tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggins avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggins leaning against his opponent.
Wolf displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diggins up against the cage.
Wolf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diggins just leaning against Wolf, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Diggins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Diggins manages to break the clinch.
Wolf is looking to clinch but Diggins is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggins throws a head kick that Wolf semi-blocks.
Matt Wolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Diggins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolf circles away.
Diggins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diggins misses with a low kick as Wolf jumps back.
Wolf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggins can pounce on him.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but Diggins shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diggins throws a sloppy head kick and Wolf moves out of range easily.
Diggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggins scores with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wolf tries to keep at a distance but Diggins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Diggins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Diggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Wolf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolf misses with a hook. Diggins ducked under it nicely.

Wolf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wolf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diggins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
Diggins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diggins tries to hold on but Wolf postures up.
Wolf with good strikes from the mount here!
Diggins wants to hold on but Wolf pushes him away.
Wolf working Diggins over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggins really wants to buck Wolf off and get back to his feet.
Diggins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wolf avoids the attempt from Diggins to control.
Diggins is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wolf is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diggins hang on?
Wolf landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wolf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diggins wants to control but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf tries to control but Diggins wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diggins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diggins tries to hold on but Wolf postures up.
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
Wolf scoring with strikes but Diggins is staying in there.
Wolf with good strikes from the mount here!

Diggins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wolf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diggins is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wolf! Diggins is hurt baaadly! Wolf is firing away with more strikes - Diggins is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Wolf!