PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam comes to the cage accompanied by The Ruler's Back. York has chosen British Grenadiers Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dignam
vs
York

195 cm
32
289 lbs
37 - 11 - 4

192 cm
27
285 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York is looking to chop away at Dignam's legs.
York misses with a lunging right hand
and Dignam counters with a leg kick.
Dignam staying out of range there.
Dignam with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling York to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Tyler Dignam has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Dignam as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as York lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dignam doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dignam can pounce on him.
York throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
York looks to land a combination but Dignam avoids it well.
York looks to score with a jab to the body but Dignam is just out of range.
York throws a head kick that misses
and Dignam counters with a nice body kick.
Dignam just misses with a punch to the body.
Dignam throws a lazy body kick
and York counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Dignam drives through and clinches with York against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
York content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam lands with a short shot to the head.
York misses with a punch to the body.
York blocks a body shot from Dignam.
York blocks an uppercut.
York wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Dignam.
Dignam struggles to land a body shot inside as York controls his hands.
Dignam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
York misses with a body punch.
Dignam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dignam lands a hook that snaps the head of York backwards.
York misses with a punch to the body.
York stalls.
Dignam prevents York from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

York breaks from the clinch.
A big right from York misses.
York comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
York connects with a body shot that sends Dignam's belly button to the back.
Dignam misses the shot to the body.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dignam moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for York.
York dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dignam. That did some damage!
Dignam is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from York.
Nice straight punches there by York. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of York.
York is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
York cracks a nice hook into Dignam's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York lands a nice shot to the body.

York cracks Dignam with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dignam looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can York finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York throws out a loose jab but Dignam uses good head movement to avoid it.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dignam moves away.
York scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dignam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

York feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dignam sprawling to the canvas! Dignam rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can York finish him?!
Dignam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by York.
Dignam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. York darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Dignam is rocked!

Tyler Dignam's cut is getting worse.
York lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Dignam head around and knocks him out cold! York hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel York!
A victorious Nigel York thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.