PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler's entrance music is YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME. A fine choice. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Diggler
vs
Of Ravia

186 cm
28
196 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

176 cm
27
203 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Ravia tries to work over Diggler's front leg with a kick but Diggler checks it.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Diggler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Ravia throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
Diggler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Diggler blocks it.
Of Ravia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Of Ravia blocks a leg kick.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diggler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Of Ravia misses.
Of Ravia thows a body kick. Diggler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggler counters with a good low kick that Of Ravia was not able to check.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Ravia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggler.
A head kick by Of Ravia misses
and Diggler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggler tries to land a leg kick but Of Ravia saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Diggler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Of Ravia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggler is able to avoid easily.
Diggler looks for the body kick but Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Of Ravia looks to land a body kick but Diggler moved away.
Of Ravia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Of Ravia checks it.
Diggler checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Of Ravia is able to avoid easily.
Diggler moves forwards but Of Ravia connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
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!
Diggler moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Diggler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Ravia connects with the punch.
Diggler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggler swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggler's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggler checks a leg kick.
Diggler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diggler blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a lazy right hand but Of Ravia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggler looks for the body kick but Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Diggler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Of Ravia throws a right hand that misses
and Diggler counters with a straight right hand.
Diggler throws a low kick but Of Ravia avoids it.

Of Ravia clinches.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diggler is trying to force a seperation but Of Ravia has the dominant position.
Diggler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diggler's efforts to push away.
Of Ravia misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler stalling in the clinch.
Of Ravia throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggler.
Diggler blocking some punches.
Of Ravia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Of Ravia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.

Of Ravia pulls guard successfully.
Diggler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Of Ravia keeping full guard, as Diggler tries to pass.
Of Ravia wants to sweep here but Diggler controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Ravia is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Ravia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diggler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Of Ravia misses with a hook.
Diggler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Of Ravia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diggler checks a low kick from Of Ravia.
Diggler scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Ravia with a jab.
Diggler tried to score with a low kick but Of Ravia checks it.
Of Ravia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggler counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Ravia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia throws a hook to the side of Diggler's head but Diggler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Diggler moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Ravia.
Diggler connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler scores with a nice head shot.
Diggler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggler walks into a straight right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia wants to clinch up but Diggler keeps it at a distance.
Diggler misses with a straight left.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Ravia.
Sloppy strikes from Of Ravia. Those never looked like landing.

Of Ravia instigates a clinch.
Of Ravia landing knees to the head.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Of Ravia throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Ravia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia lands an uppercut.
Diggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Diggler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler wants to stall.
Maybe Diggler would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Of Ravia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Ravia with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Diggler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggler misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Ravia.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Of Ravia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggler doesn't seem bothered though.
Of Ravia throws a chopping leg kick but Diggler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggler.
Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Diggler.
Of Ravia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Ravia throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Ravia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Diggler.
Diggler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Diggler blocks with his arms.
Diggler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dirk Diggler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Of Ravia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Of Ravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diggler stalls.
Of Ravia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggler blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands an uppercut.
Of Ravia looking to throw knees to the head but Diggler is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggler.
Of Ravia has a couple of punches blocked by Diggler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggler.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Of Ravia has him pressed against the cage.
Diggler throws a head punch that misses.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Diggler.
Of Ravia looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Of Ravia on the inside.
Of Ravia with a knee to the head.

Dirk Diggler's cut is getting worse.
Diggler lands with a right to the head.
Of Ravia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Of Ravia working aggressively here.

Diggler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Ravia connects with a high kick.
Diggler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Diggler's shoulder, as Diggler tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Diggler counters with a body kick.
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Of Ravia - that will leave a mark!
Of Ravia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Of Ravia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
Diggler throws a head kick that Of Ravia semi-blocks.
Diggler checks a leg kick nicely.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Diggler blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler moves out of range of the body kick from Of Ravia.
Diggler thuds a left hand into Of Ravia's body.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Ravia misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Ravia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
Geralt Of Ravia thanked the fans post fight for their support.