PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Diggory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diggory
vs
Penn

183 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Willy´s||| Pack´s & Candy´s

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric Diggory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, BJJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Penn slips under a jab from Diggory.

Penn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Diggory has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn wants to control from the top but Diggory keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggory escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diggory keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.
Diggory working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn slips a straight right by Diggory.
Diggory fails with the takedown

and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diggory!

Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Diggory defends it well.
Penn controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to control but Diggory wriggling away.

Penn has hold of Diggory's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diggory manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diggory can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Penn tries to control but Diggory wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggory is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJJ Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Diggory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Penn ducks under a wild hook from Diggory.
Cedric Diggory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diggory sneaks back into half guard.
Penn sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggory is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Well, if Penn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Diggory tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Diggory is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diggory manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penn wants to control from the top but Diggory keeps moving.

Despite being in the dominant position, BJJ Penn just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn misses with a takedown

and Diggory counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Diggory trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Diggory tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control here.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Diggory is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.

Diggory looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diggory throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Diggory dominated that second round.
That's time! Diggory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Penn with a lazy takedown attempt

and Diggory counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Diggory trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Diggory from controlling successfully.
Diggory throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diggory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.

Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diggory can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn keeping full guard, as Diggory tries to pass.

Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diggory gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diggory tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diggory tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.

That's two 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.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Diggory from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diggory throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn slips under a jab.

Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penn tries to control but Diggory wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggory can't escape the position.
Penn wants to control the pace but Diggory is squirming around nicely.

Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Diggory is on top in guard.
Diggory trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diggory not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Penn is trying to keep Diggory in close.

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diggory looking to pass the guard.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Diggory showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diggory has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Diggory!