PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stigma Diabolicum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Diabolicum
vs
Tyrma

201 cm
27
221 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
225 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stigma Diabolicum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabolicum tries a low kick but Tyrma avoids it.
Tyrma checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Diabolicum misses.
Diabolicum throws a head kick but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma misses with a body shot.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Diabolicum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Tyrma blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum slips a jab from Tyrma.
Tyrma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diabolicum. That one must have hurt.
A solid body kick from Diabolicum.
Tyrma checks a low kick from Diabolicum.
Tyrma has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyrma avoids the head kick by Diabolicum.
Tyrma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diabolicum ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diabolicum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diabolicum. That's going to slow Tyrma down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick from Diabolicum misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Diabolicum.
Tyrma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diabolicum.
Tyrma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diabolicum circles away quickly and effectively.
Diabolicum tries to work over Tyrma's front leg with a kick but Tyrma checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma avoids the head kick by Diabolicum.
Tyrma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diabolicum moves away.
Tyrma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diabolicum counters with a good low kick that Tyrma was not able to check.
Diabolicum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diabolicum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrma throws out the jab.
Diabolicum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diabolicum misses with a low kick.
Tyrma lands with a shot to the body.
Diabolicum misses with a low kick as Tyrma jumps back.
Tyrma avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Tyrma. Beautiful body shot.
Tyrma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrma checks a low kick from Diabolicum.
Tyrma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diabolicum throws a front kick aimed at Tyrma's knee but Tyrma avoids it well.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Diabolicum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diabolicum tries to land a leg kick but Tyrma saw it coming and moves away.
Diabolicum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum wants to land a leg kick but Tyrma is out of range.
Tyrma connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diabolicum throws a leg kick which misses Tyrma's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrma tries to avoid it.
Tyrma lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Tyrma. Beautiful body shot.
Diabolicum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrma. Diabolicum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrma throws a nice looking combination but Diabolicum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyrma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyrma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diabolicum slips under a jab from Tyrma.
Tyrma moves out of range of the leg kick from Diabolicum.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrma. Those never looked like landing.
Diabolicum cracks the inside of Tyrma's front leg.
Good leg kick by Diabolicum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diabolicum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tyrma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diabolicum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyrma. That did some damage!
Tyrma avoids the head kick by Diabolicum.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrma. Diabolicum does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum wants to slow Tyrma down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Tyrma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Tyrma blocks the low kick.
Tyrma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diabolicum at a distance.
Diabolicum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyrma checks it well.
Diabolicum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diabolicum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyrma is able to avoid easily.
Diabolicum throws out a leg kick but Tyrma moves out of range and Diabolicum only half commits.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Diabolicum is just out of range.
Diabolicum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tyrma.
Tyrma checks a low kick from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyrma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyrma throws a jab when Diabolicum was well out of range.
Tyrma swings for the body but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Diabolicum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diabolicum connects with a leg kick. Tyrma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diabolicum avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Diabolicum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tyrma coming out on top.
Diabolicum throws a head kick but Tyrma moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrma misses with a hook. Diabolicum ducked under it nicely.
Tyrma misses with a looping left.
Tyrma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stigma Diabolicum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but Tyrma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyrma blocks a head kick by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick which misses Tyrma's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrma tries to avoid it.
Tyrma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diabolicum throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum wants to slow Tyrma down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrma checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diabolicum. Diabolicum obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrma. Diabolicum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrma scores with a hook to the body. Diabolicum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrma connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrma misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stigma Diabolicum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diabolicum throws a leg kick but Tyrma moved away.
Tyrma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diabolicum at a distance.
Diabolicum misses with a low kick.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Tyrma misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Diabolicum misses.
A swing and a miss from Tyrma.
Diabolicum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diabolicum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabolicum slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Tyrma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diabolicum's head.
Tyrma throws a nice looking combination but Diabolicum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyrma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diabolicum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tyrma throws a series of punches but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Good shot there by Tyrma.
Tyrma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diabolicum moves away.
Good leg kick by Diabolicum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma misses with a wild combination.
Tyrma checks a low kick from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum tries to work over Tyrma's front leg with a kick but Tyrma checks it.
No joy there for Tyrma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diabolicum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabolicum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Diabolicum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Diabolicum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrma 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.
A clash of legs there as Tyrma blocks the low kick.
Diabolicum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Diabolicum.
A slow jab from Tyrma misses its intended target.
Diabolicum connects with a leg kick. Tyrma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diabolicum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyrma swings for the body but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Tyrma lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Tyrma.
Diabolicum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Diabolicum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stigma Diabolicum is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrma 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.
Diabolicum tries to land a leg kick but Tyrma saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Diabolicum misses.
A head kick misses from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum throws a low kick but Tyrma avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrma. Those never looked like landing.
Diabolicum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diabolicum throws a head kick but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diabolicum misses with a head kick.
Diabolicum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma moves out of range of the leg kick from Diabolicum.
Tyrma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyrma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diabolicum motions for Tyrma to come forward. Diabolicum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diabolicum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tyrma blocks the low kick.
Tyrma misses with a straight left.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrma lands a nice hook to Diabolicum's body. Diabolicum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diabolicum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diabolicum tries a low kick but Tyrma avoids it.
Tyrma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyrma moves out of range of the leg kick from Diabolicum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Diabolicum.
Good work by Tyrma as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrma.
Diabolicum is looking to slow Tyrma down with leg kicks.
Tyrma misses the jab.
Tyrma tries to bum rush Diabolicum with a series of wild strikes but Diabolicum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diabolicum throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrma moves out of range easily.
Tyrma thuds a left hand into Diabolicum's body.
Tyrma checks the leg kick.
Diabolicum tries to score with a low kick but Tyrma moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Diabolicum tenderised Tyrma's leg. Tyrma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diabolicum throws a head kick but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but Tyrma moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diabolicum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diabolicum throws a low kick, looking for Tyrma's leg but Tyrma calmly moves out of range.
Diabolicum throws a low kick but Tyrma avoids it.
Diabolicum 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stigma Diabolicum dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyrma blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyrma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diabolicum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Diabolicum wants to land a leg kick but Tyrma is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Diabolicum.
Tyrma scores with a jab. Diabolicum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diabolicum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyrma avoids the head kick by Diabolicum.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma lands a right hook to the body.
Diabolicum slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Tyrma moves out of range as Diabolicum throws a body kick.
Diabolicum throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrma moves out of range easily.
Tyrma scores with a three punch combo!
Diabolicum connects with a solid leg kick.
Diabolicum ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diabolicum. That's going to slow Tyrma down.
Tyrma throws a series of punches but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Diabolicum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but Tyrma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diabolicum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
Tyrma misses with a hook. Diabolicum ducked under it nicely.
Tyrma checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diabolicum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrma throws a nice looking combination but Diabolicum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diabolicum tries to land a leg kick but Tyrma saw it coming and moves away.
Tyrma blocks a head kick by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyrma checks it well.
Diabolicum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Diabolicum thuds his shin into the meat of Tyrma's side.
Tyrma throws a right hand that misses
and Diabolicum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diabolicum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyrma misses with a straight left.
Diabolicum connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diabolicum slips under a jab.
Tyrma avoids a kick to the body.
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
Tyrma misses with an uppercut.
Diabolicum throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Diabolicum.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diabolicum.
Tyrma cracks a nice hook into Diabolicum's ribs.
Tyrma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diabolicum. Diabolicum obviously looking to wear him down.
Diabolicum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma throws a hook but Diabolicum avoids it easily.
Tyrma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diabolicum.
Nice defenses there by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum tries a low kick but Tyrma avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum moves out of range as Tyrma strikes.
Diabolicum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabolicum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that misses.
Diabolicum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Tyrma.
Tyrma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diabolicum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyrma is out of range and Diabolicum settles back down.
Kurko Tyrma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diabolicum misses with a low kick.
Tyrma pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diabolicum back to the cage. Tyrma follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good work by Tyrma as he checks the leg kick.
Tyrma looks to land a left hand but Diabolicum moved out of range nicely.
Tyrma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrma lands a nice shot that snaps Diabolicum's head back.
Diabolicum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diabolicum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diabolicum delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tyrma.
Diabolicum staying out of range there.
Diabolicum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tyrma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyrma misses with a hook. Diabolicum ducked under it nicely.
Tyrma moves out of range of the leg kick from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Diabolicum.
Diabolicum scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrma lands with an overhand left.
Diabolicum tries to work over Tyrma's front leg with a kick but Tyrma checks it.
Tyrma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diabolicum was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrma. Diabolicum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diabolicum.
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Diabolicum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diabolicum throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stigma Diabolicum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diabolicum 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Stigma Diabolicum!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Stigma Diabolicum!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Stigma Diabolicum!

Stigma Diabolicum wins by unanimous decision!
Stigma Diabolicum got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'