PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between edward dig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

dig
vs
Pfeifer

180 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, edward dig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pfeifer tries for a takedown but dig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pfeifer shoots in but dig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pfeifer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pfeifer clinches but dig breaks the clinch

and dig holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pfeifer can't break the clinch.
dig fails to pull the fight into his guard.

dig pulls Pfeifer into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pfeifer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dig is proving hard to escape from.

dig escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pfeifer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
dig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer trying to control the position from guard on top but dig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pfeifer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pfeifer postures up.
Pfeifer wanted to stand there but dig had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pfeifer trying to control but dig is working from the bottom.
Pfeifer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dig controlling Pfeifer's posture.
Pfeifer wants to stand and escape but instead dig has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
dig scoring with punches to the head and body.
dig controlling from the top position.
Pfeifer wants to stand up but dig is controlling him.
dig showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dig has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
dig seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pfeifer for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
dig is looking to work some ground and pound but Pfeifer has wrist control.
dig prevents Pfeifer from getting back to his feet.
Pfeifer looks gassed!
dig lands a couple of elbows.
Pfeifer wants to stand but dig is controlling the position.
dig sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dig works over Pfeifer with some ground and pound from guard.
Pfeifer being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pfeifer throws a lazy right hand but dig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
edward dig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pfeifer misses with a combination
and dig counters with a good low kick that Pfeifer was not able to check.

dig fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pfeifer sprawls well initially but dig persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
dig lands with a punch from half guard.
dig prevents Pfeifer from standing back up.
dig takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
dig scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pfeifer is breathing heavily.
dig with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
dig's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. edward dig just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No luck for dig with that takedown attempt.

dig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pfeifer!
Pfeifer tries to hold on but dig pushes him away.
Pfeifer is trying to stand.
Pfeifer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pfeifer is bucking up trying to escape but dig cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

dig wants to finish this one by submission but Pfeifer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from dig.
dig raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
dig looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
dig controlling the position easily from mount.
Pfeifer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
dig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pfeifer is bucking up trying to escape but dig cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pfeifer tries to reverse the position but dig maintains control.
dig with the ground and pound from mount.
Pfeifer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
dig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
dig landing punches.
dig sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pfeifer is bucking up trying to escape but dig cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dig content just to control the position here.
Pfeifer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
dig is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pfeifer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pfeifer is working to get back to half guard.
edward dig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pfeifer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
dig is landing with some decent strikes but Pfeifer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by dig.
dig dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

edward dig dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

dig lands with a kick to the temple. Pfeifer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pfeifer wants to clinch.
Pfeifer misses with a takedown attempt

and dig counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dig lands strikes from half guard.
dig wants to pass the guard but Pfeifer is defending well.
dig passes the guard and advances to mount!
dig connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dig scores with a couple of good head shots there.
dig is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pfeifer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dig scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pfeifer?
dig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
dig takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dig landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pfeifer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
dig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pfeifer hang on?
dig pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
dig content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by dig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pfeifer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
dig landing strikes from the mount.
dig lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
dig controlling from the full mount.
Pfeifer tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dig controlling the position easily from mount.
Pfeifer tries to reverse the position but dig maintains control.
dig pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
dig looking to control and managing it successfully.
dig won't let Pfeifer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dig looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pfeifer tries to hold on but dig postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dig cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
dig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that Pfeifer really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Pfeifer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from dig.
Pfeifer is squirming around, avoiding dig's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
edward dig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dig has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... edward dig!