PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs has chosen IM ALL IN as his entrance music. Moses Diggs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Furcal
vs
Diggs

187 cm
24
218 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
221 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Furcal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs jabs at Furcal's body.
Furcal checks a low kick from Diggs.
Diggs throws a hook but Furcal avoids it easily.
Furcal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Furcal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Furcal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Furcal misses with a double jab
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Furcal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Furcal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a head kick.
Furcal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moses Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
and Furcal counters with a left to the body.
Diggs scores with a jab to the body.
Furcal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furcal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Furcal moves out of range of the body kick from Diggs.
Furcal moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Diggs misses
and Furcal counters with a stiff right hand.
Furcal walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Diggs throws a body punch but Furcal moves out of range.
Diggs swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Furcal to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furcal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furcal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Furcal counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Furcal.
Furcal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Diggs.
Nice straight punches there by Diggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diggs.
Diggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Furcal counters with a series of strikes. Diggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Furcal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Furcal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs jabs Furcal to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Furcal looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Furcal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Furcal counters with a two punch combo.
Furcal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Furcal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furcal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Furcal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs takes a swing at Furcal's ribcage but misses.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Furcal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moses Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Furcal counters with a right hand to the body.
Furcal swinging wildly here.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Furcal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Furcal checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a left hand
and Furcal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furcal throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furcal misses with a wild combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diggs - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Diggs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Diggs.
Furcal avoids the head kick by Diggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Diggs. That snapped Furcal's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diggs - that will leave a mark!
Diggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diggs throws a head kick that half lands.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furcal. That did some damage!
Furcal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Furcal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Furcal throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diggs scores with a punch to the head.
Diggs throws a jab when Furcal was well out of range.
Diggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Furcal's leg. Furcal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Diggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
Diggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Furcal's head.
Diggs throws an off balance right hand
and Furcal counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Furcal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moses Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moses Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diggs throws a body punch but Furcal moves out of range.
Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Furcal to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furcal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diggs misses with a hook
and Furcal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs throws a right hand that misses
and Furcal counters with a left and a right that stings Diggs.
Mike Furcal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggs lands with a hook. Furcal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Furcal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal misses with a combination
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Furcal 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggs scores with a jab to the head.
Furcal thows a body shot but no joy.
Furcal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Furcal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggs misses with a body shot
and Furcal counters with a one-two to the body.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Furcal is just out of range.
Furcal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs thumps Furcal with a low kick.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs scores with a jab. Furcal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggs throws a series of punches but Furcal moves out of range.
Diggs throws a body punch but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Diggs lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a jab to the head.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Furcal.
Diggs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Furcal is rocked!
Diggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Furcal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Furcal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furcal at a distance.
Diggs throws a combination that misses
and Furcal counters with a left and a right that stings Diggs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furcal moves away.
Diggs misses with a left hand
and Furcal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Furcal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggs.
Diggs tests Furcal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Furcal counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggs is looking to land body kicks.
Furcal misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Diggs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Furcal moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Furcal moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furcal. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Furcal.
Furcal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Furcal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs misses with a left hand
and Furcal counters with a stiff right hand.
Furcal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Furcal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggs motions for Furcal to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Furcal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Furcal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furcal manages to avoid it.
Furcal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Diggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggs lands a head kick. Furcal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diggs scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs throws a leg kick
letting Furcal counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Furcal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furcal.
Furcal fails to land with a series of punches.
Diggs throws a head kick but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Furcal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diggs throws a right hand that misses
and Furcal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Furcal. Those never looked like landing.
Diggs tries to land a body kick
and Furcal counters with a nice body shot.
Diggs misses with a hook
and Furcal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furcal moves away.
Diggs throws a hook but Furcal blocks it.
Furcal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Furcal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furcal moves away.
Diggs misses the body punch
and Furcal counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Moses Diggs'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!

Diggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Furcal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggs throws a head kick but Furcal moves out of range.
Diggs tests Furcal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Diggs.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Furcal blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Furcal throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.
Diggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Furcal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diggs misses with a shot to the body
and Furcal counters with a two punch combo.
Diggs is looking to land body kicks.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Furcal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furcal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furcal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furcal manages to avoid it.
A combination from Furcal does no damage.
Diggs lands a jab to Furcal's midsection.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Furcal's body. Furcal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A cross from Diggs lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs throws a head kick but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal throws a right and a left that Diggs avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Diggs cracks Furcal with an open hand slap.
Furcal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggs circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Furcal does no damage.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mike Furcal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Furcal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diggs cracks the inside of Furcal's front leg.
Furcal seems to have got his legs back now.
Furcal misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furcal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a wild combination.
Diggs misses with a shot to the body
and Furcal counters with a three punch combo that has Diggs backing up. Diggs nods at Furcal to acknowledge the strikes.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
Diggs scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Furcal saw that one coming.
Furcal misses with the combination.
Diggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Furcal's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Diggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs is the new light heavyweight champion!