PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stglitz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feuer frei!. Diagana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judas Priest - Painkiller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stglitz
vs
Diagana

180 cm
26
145 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

168 cm
29
144 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diagana tries to clinch there but Stglitz circles away.
Alberto Diagana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diagana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stglitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Diagana gets tackled into the cage by Stglitz. Stglitz maintains the clinch.
Diagana is pushing Stglitz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diagana lands a shot to the body.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stglitz is keeping busy.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Stglitz tries to stall but Diagana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
A right hand to the body from Diagana.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Stglitz being controlled against the cage.
Stglitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch but Stglitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana tries to work over Stglitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Stglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Diagana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stglitz is trying to break the clinch but Diagana has him pressed against the cage.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Stglitz won't want to take too many of those.
Stglitz trying to stall but Diagana improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diagana.
Diagana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stglitz.
Stglitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
The referee calls for Diagana to work.
Diagana connects with a knee to the head.
Diagana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Stglitz won't want to take too many of those.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diagana misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diagana misses with a punch on the inside.
Stglitz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diagana working Stglitz over with knees to the body.
Diagana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stglitz working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stglitz breaks the clinch.

Diagana forces Stglitz back against the cage and clinches.
Diagana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diagana.
Diagana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stglitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
Stglitz lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diagana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stglitz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Stglitz breaks the clinch.
Stglitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.

Stglitz instigates a clinch.
Stglitz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Stglitz won't want to take too many of those.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Stglitz can't break the clinch.
Diagana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stglitzs head.
Stglitz avoiding damage as Diagana throws knees to the body.
Diagana effectively controlling the action here.
Diagana lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stglitz as Diagana tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stglitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stglitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Stglitz pushes him off.

Stglitz closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stglitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diagana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diagana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stglitz tries to break the clinch but Diagana is controlling the position.
Diagana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diagana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diagana scores with a knee to the head.
Stglitz is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diagana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stglitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Diagana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diagana tries to keep at a distance but Stglitz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diagana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stglitz has had enough of the clinch but Diagana keeps him there for the moment.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Diagana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diagana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diagana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Stglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Diagana.
Diagana effectively controlling the action here.
Diagana has Stglitz pressed against the cage, preventing Stglitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Stglitz breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stglitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Stglitz keeps it at a distance.

Diagana darts in and clinches Stglitz up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Diagana.
Diagana is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diagana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but Stglitz blocks it.
Stglitz lands with a left to the head.
Stglitz trying to control the position but instead, Diagana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stglitz into the cage.
Stglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Diagana.
A short right from Diagana on the inside.
Diagana trying to control the position but instead, Stglitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diagana into the cage.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stglitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stglitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stglitz avoids the elbow strike from Diagana, against the cage.
Diagana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stglitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stglitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stglitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
Stglitz lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Diagana.
Diagana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the head but Stglitz blocks with his arms.
Stglitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Diagana.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diagana lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stglitz lands with a right to the head.
Diagana lands a nice uppercut.
Stglitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diagana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stglitz avoids it.
Stglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Stglitz effectively controlling the action here.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stglitz as Diagana tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diagana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stglitz's brow.

Stglitz manages to break the clinch.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Stglitz keeps it at a distance.
Diagana moves to clinch but Stglitz breaks away
letting Stglitz counter with a right hand.

Diagana drives through and clinches with Stglitz against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Diagana won't allow it.
Stglitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Stglitz working aggressively here.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stglitz is defending well for now.
Stglitz throws a head punch that misses.

Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stglitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stglitz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diagana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Diagana working Stglitz over with knees to the body.

Stglitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diagana tries to clinch but Stglitz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diagana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stglitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diagana doesn't manage to clinch there - Stglitz circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alberto Diagana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stglitz gets a clinch.
Diagana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Diagana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stglitz trying to control the position but instead, Diagana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stglitz into the cage.
Stglitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diagana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stglitz as Diagana tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana trying to stall but Stglitz improves his position.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Stglitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diagana lands a body punch in the clinch.

Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diagana wants to clinch.

Stglitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stglitz is keeping busy.
Diagana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Stglitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Stglitz manages to break the clinch.
Diagana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diagana moves in looking to clinch but Stglitz pushes him off.

Stglitz instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diagana.
A body shot lands from Diagana.
Stglitz is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stglitz is defending well for now.
Diagana misses with a knee to the head.
Diagana throws an elbow but it misses.
Stglitz gets through Diagana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Diagana on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stglitz.

Stglitz breaks from the clinch.

Stglitz darts in and clinches Diagana up against the cage.
Stglitz misses with the head strike.
Stglitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diagana trying to control the position but instead, Stglitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diagana into the cage.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Stglitz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diagana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stglitz is defending well for now.
Stglitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
Stglitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diagana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana landing knees to the body.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Stglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but Stglitz blocks it.
Stglitz can't break the clinch.
Diagana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Diagana.
Diagana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stglitz misses with the head strike.
Diagana leaning against his opponent.

Stglitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stglitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diagana throws a nice looking combination but Stglitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Stglitz rushes Diagana and presses him up against the cage.
Diagana lands with a short shot to the head.

Stglitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diagana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stglitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stglitz forces Diagana back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diagana blocks an uppercut.
Stglitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stglitz tries to stall but Diagana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alberto Diagana.
Well Diagana 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Alberto Diagana!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Alberto Diagana!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Alberto Diagana!

Alberto Diagana wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alberto Diagana thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).