PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador Dimagiba has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dimagiba
vs
Tulfo

202 cm
28
162 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba checks a leg kick.

Dimagiba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tulfo's guard.
Tulfo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dimagiba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tulfo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dimagiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dimagiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tulfo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dimagiba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dimagiba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dimagiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
Dimagiba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tulfo wants to stand and escape but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Tulfo looks winded!
Dimagiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulfo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dimagiba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dimagiba working some strikes from top position.
Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dimagiba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dimagiba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dimagiba is working Tulfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba works over Tulfo with some ground and pound from guard.
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
Dimagiba is working Tulfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dimagiba trying to control but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dimagiba is working Tulfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dimagiba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Tulfo keeps moving.
Dimagiba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tulfo looking to control.
Dimagiba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tulfo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dimagiba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tulfo's head.
Dimagiba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dimagiba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Tulfo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimagiba stays in close to Tulfo's body and controls the position.
Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dimagiba is working Tulfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dimagiba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dimagiba trying to control but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Dimagiba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tulfo looks for the body kick but Dimagiba saw that one coming.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Tulfo moves out of range.
Dimagiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tulfo can do to turn this around?
Dimagiba misses with a double jab.

Dimagiba looking to score a takedown here. Tulfo is defending well but Dimagiba drives through and ends up in Tulfo's guard.
Tulfo looking to control.
Salvador Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dimagiba is in close to Tulfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tulfo trying to keep a closed guard but Dimagiba is proving a slippery customer.
Dimagiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Tulfo is breathing heavily.
Dimagiba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Tulfo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dimagiba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dimagiba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tulfo wants to stand up but Dimagiba is controlling him.
Dimagiba scoring with some ground and pound.

Tulfo is rocked!
Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard.
Tulfo is still in real trouble! Can Dimagiba finish him?
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
Dimagiba arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Tulfo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salvador Dimagiba!
Salvador Dimagiba spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.