PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by FAME. Holmes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Everybody Knows My Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Diggs
vs
Holmes

181 cm
31
210 lbs
36 - 9 - 0

184 cm
29
211 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sex Panther Supplements
Takeover

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conviction

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 36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Diggs does it's job there.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Diggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Diggs blocks the body kick.

Diggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Diggs with the ground and pound but Holmes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holmes being controlled here, momentarily.
Holmes wants to stand up but Diggs is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Diggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes controlling Diggs's posture.
Holmes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Holmes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holmes lands a head kick!

It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a nice right hand.
Holmes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Holmes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diggs counters with a left to the body.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Moses Diggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Holmes tried to score with a low kick but Diggs checks it.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Holmes misses

and Diggs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diggs trying to control from half guard but Holmes is working away.
Diggs controlling the action here.
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!
Diggs slips a nice elbow through Holmes's hands, connecting with Holmes's forehead.
Diggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holmes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holmes pushes Diggs off looking to stand but Diggs dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diggs.
Moses Diggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holmes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diggs works his way into side control.
Diggs trying to control the position but Holmes is working away.
Diggs controls the position from side control.
Holmes is not content to let Diggs control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a few punches from side control.
Diggs moves into full mount!
Diggs lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs controlling the pace for now.
Diggs looking to control but Holmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holmes is desperately trying to improve his position but Diggs has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oooh a big shot lands for Diggs! Holmes is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.