PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slimbo Kice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. Kice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: F**k The Other Side. Tyler Dignam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dignam
vs
Kice

195 cm
23
289 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
250 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slimbo Kice!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kice was well out of range. Poor timing from Dignam.
Dignam throws a series of punches but Kice avoids them all with ease.
Kice lands a nice shot that snaps Dignam's head back.
Kice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Dignam blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Kice.
Dignam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kice throws a series of strikes that have Dignam backpedaling.

It looks like Tyler Dignam has been cut.
Dignam staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dignam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kice slips under a jab.
Kice throws a right hand that Dignam ducks under and follows up with a left that Dignam also avoids with ease.
Kice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dignam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Kice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kice lands with an uppercut that bounces Dignam off the cage and back into rage.

Kice drives through and clinches with Dignam against the cage.
Dignam working aggressively here.
Kice swings wildly with an uppercut but Dignam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dignam misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Kice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dignam.
Kice working aggressively here.
Dignam prevents a body shot from Kice.
Dignam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kice blocking some punches.
Kice tries to work over Dignam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kice.
Kice throws a head punch that misses.
Dignam tries to circle away but Kice has him pinned against the cage.
Kice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dignam is breathing heavily.
Kice misses with a punch to the body.
Dignam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kice working aggressively here.
Kice lands an elbow inside that Dignam shrugs off.
Kice misses with an elbow strike.
Kice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dignams head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kice.
Kice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kice can't find room to land a body shot as Dignam controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kice.
Kice scores with a hook to the body.
Kice presses Dignam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kice lands with a short shot to the head.
Kice cracks Dignam with a nice body shot.
Kice stops a takedown attempt from Dignam.
A short left from Kice.
Kice lands a body shot.
Kice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Dignam blocks an elbow strike.
Kice tries a body shot but Dignam blocks it.
Kice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kice works on Dignam's body with a couple of short punches.
Kice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dignam.
Kice pushes Dignam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kice digs a right hand into Dignam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dignam's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice tries a body shot but Dignam blocks it.
Kice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Dignam managing to block the knees to the body from Kice.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kice.
Kice lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Kice.
Kice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kice working aggressively here.
Kice presses Dignam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dignam blocks a body shot from Kice.
Stalling in the clinch from Kice.
Kice lands a nice uppercut.
Dignam blocking some punches.
Kice scores with a hook to the body.
Kice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dignam avoids it.
Kice works on Dignam's body with a couple of short punches.
Kice is leaning against Dignam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Kice as the two fighters clinch.
Kice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dignam or not.
Kice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dignams head.
Kice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kice misses with a knee to the head.
Dignam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kice tries to throw a body punch but Dignam avoids it by throwing Kice back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kice trying to control the position but instead, Dignam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kice into the cage.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.
Kice misses with the head strike.
Kice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kice misses with some punches.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kice missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Kice.
Kice has a couple of punches blocked by Dignam.
Kice is trying to stall.
A short right from Kice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slimbo Kice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Dignam's cut.
That's time! Dignam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kice scores with a hook.
Kice looks to throw the jab but Dignam is out of range.
Dignam ducks right into an uppercut from Kice.
Dignam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kice.
A punch combination from Kice misses.
Kice looks to land a combination but Dignam avoids it well.
Kice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dignam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slimbo Kice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dignam on the side of the head.
Dignam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kice throws a right and a left that Dignam avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kice there.
Dignam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kice lands a nice hook to Dignam's body. Dignam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kice tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.
Kice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dignam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dignam connects with a single shot there.
Kice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dignam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kice does no damage.
Dignam keeps the fight on the outside.
Dignam swats away the attempt to clinch by Kice.
Kice tries to clinch up.
Kice tries to clinch up but Dignam circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Kice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dignam doesn't seem phased though.
Kice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Kice lands.
Kice moves out of range of the leg kick from Dignam.
Slimbo Kice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dignam staying out of range there.
Kice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dignam staying out of range there.
Kice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dignam staying out of range there.
Kice throws a combination that misses
and Dignam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dignam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dignam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dignam ducks right into an uppercut from Kice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dignam blocks a jab.
Kice misses with a wild combination.
Dignam defending well as Kice loads up on a big left hand.
Kice closes the distance but Dignam moves to the side
and Dignam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dignam doesn't seem bothered though.
Kice lands with a nice body punch.
Kice scores with a hook to the body. Dignam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kice scores with a three punch combo!
Kice scores with a nice right hand.
Kice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slimbo Kice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dignam dodges the punch combination from Kice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice checks a low kick from Dignam.
Kice wants to clinch up but Dignam keeps it at a distance.
Kice throws a series of punches but Dignam avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kice. Dignam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kice clobbers Dignam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dignam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dignam circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dignam counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Kice.
A jab from Kice finds it's way through Dignam's defenses.
Dignam moves out of range of the strikes.

Kice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dignam, pushing him back against the cage.
Kice has a couple of punches blocked by Dignam.
Kice tries to work over Dignam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kice misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dignam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kice misses with a body punch.
Kice digs a right hand underneath Dignam's ribcage. Dignam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kice swings wildly with an uppercut but Dignam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kice misses with the head strike.
Dignam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kice is leaning against Dignam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dignam.
Kice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kice lands an uppercut.
Kice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kice lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dignam misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kice pushes Dignam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kice.
Kice lands a right hand.
Kice throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slimbo Kice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Dignam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kice clinches.
Dignam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kice lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kice as Dignam tries to tie him up.
Dignam tries to throw a body punch but Kice avoids it by throwing Dignam back against the cage.
Kice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kice.
Kice stalling against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kice. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kice lands an uppercut.
Kice scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kice.
Kice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kice misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Slimbo Kice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kice is working Dignam over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kice trying to control the position but instead, Dignam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kice into the cage.
Kice misses with a punch to the body.
Kice misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kice.
Dignam swings wildly with an uppercut but Kice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dignam blocks a body shot from Kice.
Good body shot from Kice.
Dignam swings wildly with an uppercut but Kice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kice misses with a knee to the head.
Kice tries to land a knee to the head but Dignam blocks with his arms.
Kice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Kice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dignam is defending well for now.
Kice misses with an elbow over the top.
Kice is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Kice's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dignam blocks it with crossed arms.
Dignam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kice scores with a hook to the body.
Kice misses with a body punch.
Kice is leaning against Dignam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dignams head.
A short body shot lands from Kice as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Kice.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kice.
Kice trying to land knees to the body.
Kice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice lands with a short shot to the head.
Kice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dignam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dignam is leaning against Kice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kice digs a right hand into Dignam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dignam's gas tank.
Kice lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kice stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice works on Dignam's body with a couple of short punches.
Dignam blocks an elbow strike.
Kice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kice.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kice pushes Dignam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kice struggles to land a body shot inside as Dignam controls his hands.
Kice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Dignam prevents a body shot from Kice.
Kice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kice lands an uppercut.
Kice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dignam or not.
Kice is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Kice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kice works on Dignam's body with a couple of short punches.
Dignam takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Kice.
Dignam prevents a body shot from Kice.
Kice swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Dignam blocks an elbow strike.
Kice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Dignam.
Dignam dodges an elbow strike from Kice.
Kice trying to land knees to the body.
Dignam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kice tries to throw a body punch but Dignam avoids it by throwing Kice back against the cage.
Tyler Dignam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kice struggles to land a body shot inside as Dignam controls his hands.
Kice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Kice.
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!
Kice pushes off an throws an elbow but Dignam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Dignam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dignam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dignam pushes Kice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kice digs a right hand into Dignam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dignam's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slimbo Kice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slimbo Kice!