PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs has chosen FAME as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thunder
vs
Diggs

199 cm
30
215 lbs
33 - 8 - 0

181 cm
31
210 lbs
35 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Unique Wear and Custom Design
Reaper Combatwear

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thunder throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunder.
Thunder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs checks a low kick from Thunder.
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Diggs throws a push kick but Thunder slaps the foot to one side.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggs's calf.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggs checks a low kick from Thunder.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Thunder.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diggs.
Thunder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Thunder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diggs's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Diggs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thunder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diggs is pressing down on Thunder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thunder is holding on for now.

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 is controlling the pace.
Diggs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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 Denton Thunder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thunder throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Thunder misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a solid body kick.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Thunder.
Diggs looks to land a body kick but Thunder moved away.
Diggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
Diggs throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diggs is looking to slow Thunder down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Thunder is predictable there
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thunder scores with a spinning back kick!
Diggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Diggs tenderised Thunder's leg. Thunder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diggs.

Denton Thunder's cut is getting worse.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a solid body kick.
Thunder throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Diggs down.
Moses Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Diggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diggs connects with a nice short shot to Thunder's temple.
Thunder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a punch from half guard.
Diggs thows a huge punch but Thunder dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thunder to regain full guard.
Thunder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diggs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunder has momentary wrist control but Diggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thunder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thunder scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range.
Diggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Diggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunder throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Diggs counters with a series of strikes that sends Thunder to the canvas! Diggs follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Thunder is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Thunder covers up, he's hurt! Diggs keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Diggs and the ref steps in to end the fight! Diggs can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Diggs!
A relieved looking Moses Diggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.