PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler has chosen KEEP IT MOVIN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ciprut
vs
Diggler

186 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

186 cm
26
218 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House

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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diggler throws a push kick but Ciprut slaps the foot to one side.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Diggler circles away.
Diggler swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.
Ciprut closes the distance but Diggler moves to the side
and Diggler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggler looks to land a combination but Ciprut avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggler.
Ciprut needs to keep his hands up - Diggler had a free shot at his head there.
Ciprut wants to clinch but Diggler slips to the side
and Diggler counters with a left and a right that stings Ciprut.
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!
Ciprut scoring well with a low kick there.
Diggler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Diggler is avoiding it.
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.

Ciprut fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diggler, pushing him back against the cage.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diggler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diggler's brow.
Diggler blocking some punches.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciprut misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciprut.
Diggler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciprut controlling the action here for a moment.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ciprut misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diggler up against the cage.
Diggler tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Diggler back against the cage.
Diggler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ciprut misses with a knee to the head.
Ciprut has a couple of punches blocked by Diggler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diggler manages to break the clinch.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Ciprut throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
Ciprut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diggler avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ciprut trying to stall but Diggler improves his position.
Diggler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diggler avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciprut.
A short left from Diggler.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciprut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ciprut trying to control the position but instead, Diggler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciprut into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggler blocks it with crossed arms.
Diggler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut scores with a shot to the side of Diggler's head.
Diggler misses with a body punch.
Diggler lands a right hand.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggler avoids the damage to the body.

Diggler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciprut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggler finds it's way round the side to connect with Ciprut's head.
Ciprut wants to clinch.
Diggler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciprut.
Ciprut scores with a head kick. Diggler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Diggler is having none of it.
Ciprut tries to clinch up but Diggler circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggler throws a front kick aimed at Ciprut's knee but Ciprut avoids it well.
Diggler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Diggler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Diggler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler misses with a body shot.
Ciprut defending well as Diggler loads up on a big left hand.
Ciprut avoids a kick to the body.
Diggler misses with a hook

and Ciprut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 Kingsley Ciprut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggler.
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciprut wants to clinch up but Diggler keeps it at a distance.
Diggler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciprut has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diggler swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ciprut counters by clinching up.
Diggler swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut stalls.
Diggler blocking some punches.
Ciprut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diggler tries a body shot but Ciprut blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggler is defending well for now.

Diggler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggler cracks Ciprut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler throws a right hand that Ciprut ducks under and follows up with a left that Ciprut also avoids with ease.
Dirk Diggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Diggler moves away
and Diggler counters with a solid body kick.
Diggler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggler tests Ciprut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggler lands a right hook to the body.
Ciprut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler connects with a body shot.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggler circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler lands a jab to the head.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diggler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ciprut at a distance.
Diggler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
Diggler jabs Ciprut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick by Ciprut misses

and Diggler counters with a head kick that drops Ciprut to the mat! Ciprut scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Ciprut is rocked!
Diggler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Ciprut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diggler scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler cracks Ciprut's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Ciprut slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Diggler can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirk Diggler! Dirk Diggler retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dirk Diggler waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.