PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam has chosen The Ruler's Back as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sabre
vs
Dignam

189 cm
29
220 lbs
29 - 4 - 1

195 cm
29
289 lbs
28 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre throws a body punch but Dignam moves out of range.
Sabre throws a body punch but Dignam moves out of range.
Dignam connects with a leg kick. Sabre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dignam misses with a hook. Sabre ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Dignam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dignam lands with a cross.

It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Sabre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre misses with a looping left.
Dignam stuns Sabre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabre is breathing heavily.
Dignam throws a head kick but Sabre moves out of range.
Dignam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dignam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Dignam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dignam throws the kick towards the body but Sabre avoids it.
Dignam scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dignam drops Sabre with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sabre looks back up at him and smiles so Dignam waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dignam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dignam connects with a body shot.

Sabre is rocked!

Matt Sabre's cut is getting worse.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dignam.
Dignam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Sabre.
Dignam throws a head kick but Sabre moves out of range.
Dignam scores with a shot to the body.
Sabre defending well as Dignam loads up on a big left hand.
Tyler Dignam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dignam tries a head kick but it misses.
Dignam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dignam cracks Sabre with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dignam has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sabre to stand back up!
Oh Sabre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabre seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabre shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dignam.

Dignam cracks Sabre with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sabre looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dignam finish him?

Matt Sabre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dignam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Dignam.
A low kick from Sabre is predictable there
and Dignam counters with a crisp right that sends Sabre to the canvas! Dignam follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Dignam!
A victorious Tyler Dignam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.