PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oskar De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dizzy Jigster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oskar De La Hoya had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

De La Hoya
vs
Jigster

179 cm
19
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar De La Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dizzy Jigster!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Hoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Hoya shoots for a takedown but Jigster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been told by De La Hoya's head coaches at SWF GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from De La Hoya misses.
De La Hoya blocks a head kick by Jigster.
De La Hoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jigster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De La Hoya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jigster thinking.
Sloppy strikes from De La Hoya. Those never looked like landing.
De La Hoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Hoya jabs at Jigster's body.
De La Hoya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Hoya jabs at Jigster's body.
Jigster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De La Hoya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De La Hoya shoots in and drives through. Jigster sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from De La Hoya. No joy for Jigster on that attempt.
A punch combination from Jigster misses.
De La Hoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De La Hoya misses with a hook. Jigster ducked under it nicely.
De La Hoya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jigster on the side of the head.
Jigster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De La Hoya.
De La Hoya could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
De La Hoya misses with the combination.
De La Hoya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jigster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jigster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De La Hoya.
Jigster tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De La Hoya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jigster!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jigster defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jigster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

De La Hoya is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De La Hoya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya trying to mount his opponent but Jigster defends it.
De La Hoya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Hoya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oskar De La Hoya has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De La Hoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jigster misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Hoya lands with a shot to the body.
De La Hoya throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Hoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Hoya throws a combination. Jigster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De La Hoya thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Hoya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jigster on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskar De La Hoya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jigster throws a sloppy head kick and De La Hoya moves out of range easily.
Jigster tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Hoya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De La Hoya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jigster as he jumps to the side.
De La Hoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jigster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jigster. That's going to slow De La Hoya down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jigster.
De La Hoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oskar De La Hoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Jigster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jigster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Hoya shoots in looking for a takedown. Jigster tries to sprawl out of it but De La Hoya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jigster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jigster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Jigster.
Jigster shoots in for a takedown but De La Hoya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Hoya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jigster defends it nicely.
No joy there for De La Hoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya thows a body shot but no joy.
De La Hoya throws a right hand that Jigster ducks under and follows up with a left that Jigster also avoids with ease.
De La Hoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jigster shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jigster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jigster thows a huge punch but De La Hoya dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya wants to get back to his feet.
Jigster seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De La Hoya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jigster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De La Hoya tries to kick Jigster off but Jigster keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

De La Hoya pushes Jigster off and gets back to his feet.
Jigster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De La Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jigster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from De La Hoya. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jigster misses with a low kick.
A left lands for De La Hoya.
De La Hoya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De La Hoya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from De La Hoya as Jigster shoots in.
Jigster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jigster fails with a takedown attempt.
Oskar De La Hoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jigster is breathing heavily.
De La Hoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jigster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jigster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Hoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Hoya throws a nice looking combination but Jigster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Hoya lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskar De La Hoya dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Jigster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Hoya throws a body punch but Jigster moves out of range.
Jigster slaps away a takedown attempt from De La Hoya, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Jigster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De La Hoya to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Jigster is working an open guard so De La Hoya takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De La Hoya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Hoya wants it to stay on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by De La Hoya.
De La Hoya moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigster is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but De La Hoya has just dragged him back down to the mat.
De La Hoya throws an elbow but Jigster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jigster is trying to buck De La Hoya off.
Oskar De La Hoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

De La Hoya decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jigster to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jigster darts in trying to clinch
and De La Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Hoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jigster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Hoya fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Hoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Hoya throws a jab but it's blocked by Jigster.
Jigster throws a head kick but De La Hoya moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jigster.
Jigster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Hoya finds it's way round the side to connect with Jigster's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Hoya is looking to wear down Jigster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from De La Hoya does no damage.
Jigster scores with a crisp jab that stopped De La Hoya in his tracks.
Jigster fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Hoya shoots in looking for a takedown but Jigster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Hoya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Hoya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jigster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya fails with a takedown attempt.

Jigster shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jigster showed some decent athleticism there.
Jigster throwing shots but De La Hoya is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya is looking to escape.
Jigster wants to pass to mount but De La Hoya is defending the position.
De La Hoya is not content to let Jigster control the position.
De La Hoya is trying to stand.

De La Hoya has one foot on Jigster's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jigster lands a high kick!
Dizzy Jigster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jigster misses with a head kick.
De La Hoya avoids the head kick by Jigster.
Oskar De La Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jigster doesn't manage to clinch there - De La Hoya circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar De La Hoya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De La Hoya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar De La Hoya!