PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by IM ALL IN. Martin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diggs
vs
Martin

181 cm
23
221 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

197 cm
30
223 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Martin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moses Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggs lands a left and a right that send Martin crashing to the mat, dazed. Diggs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Martin is rocked!

It looks like George Martin has been cut.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin scores with the left hand. Diggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Diggs swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Diggs is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Martin.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Diggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs thows a body kick. Martin tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Diggs misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Martin's cut.
That's time! Diggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Diggs misses.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looks for the body kick but Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Diggs sprawls well.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Moses Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Diggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martin tries for a takedown but Diggs circles away easily
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diggs thuds his shin into the meat of Martin's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin misses with a shot to the body

and Diggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Martin! Diggs lets Martin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Martin missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Martin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diggs has got the better of the exchanges.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diggs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Diggs!