PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar. Diggler has chosen YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Barreda
vs
Diggler

178 cm
32
178 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

186 cm
33
185 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler throws a head kick that half lands.
Barreda checks a leg kick nicely.
Barreda misses with a left hand
and Diggler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diggler wants to slow Barreda down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barreda misses with a wild body shot.
Barreda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggler scores with a leg kick.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
Barreda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreda ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Barreda's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 64 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Barreda does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Barreda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diggler momentarily.
Diggler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Barreda.
That kick from Diggler tenderised Barreda's leg. Barreda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggler misses with a low kick.
Diggler 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.
Barreda throws a right hand that Diggler ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggler also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Barreda scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda lands with a good body shot.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Diggler avoids nicely.
Barreda checks a low kick from Diggler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda misses with a hook. Diggler ducked under it nicely.
Barreda scores with the left hand. Diggler knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggler, right into the meat.
Barreda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diggler tries a head kick but it misses.
Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Barreda throws a big shot that misses.
Barreda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barreda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Diggler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda misses with a combination
and Diggler counters with a nice uppercut.
Barreda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggler.
Barreda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barreda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diggler connects with the punch.
Barreda misses with a looping left.
Diggler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barreda throws a right hand that Diggler ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggler also avoids with ease.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Diggler - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler tries to score with a low kick but Barreda moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggler to score with a decent uppercut.
Diggler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreda looks to land a combination but Diggler avoids it well.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Barreda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barreda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diggler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diggler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Barreda blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barreda ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
Diggler throws a lazy uppercut
and Barreda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barreda misses with an uppercut.
Barreda avoids the head kick by Diggler.
Diggler thumps Barreda with a low kick.
Diggler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barreda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggler to score with a decent uppercut.
Barreda throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barreda throws the left hand but Diggler avoids the punch easily.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler avoids the body shot from Barreda.
Diggler tries to bum rush Barreda with a series of wild strikes but Barreda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Dirk Diggler seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda throws a right hand that Diggler ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggler also avoids with ease.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diggler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barreda.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Barreda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggler counters with a low kick, right behind Barreda 's knee.
Barreda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barreda takes one to the side of the head.

Barreda is rocked!
A jab from Barreda misses.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Barreda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler staying out of range there.
Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. Barreda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barreda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barreda misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barreda misses with a looping right.
Barreda throws a jab when Diggler was well out of range.
Diggler connects with an inside leg kick.
Barreda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barreda throws a shot from downtown. Diggler moves away and avoids it.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
Barreda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diggler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Diggler does no damage.
Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Barreda moves away and avoids it.
Diggler feints and then cracks Barreda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barreda down.
Good leg kick by Diggler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Diggler tenderised Barreda's leg. Barreda is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diggler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreda moves out of range as Diggler strikes.
Barreda takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler lands with a kick to the temple. Barreda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diggler throws a head kick but Barreda moves out of range.
Barreda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barreda throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
Diggler tries to score with a low kick but Barreda moves his leg out of the way.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Barreda moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Diggler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diggler scores with a leg kick.
Barreda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggler counters with a low kick, right behind Barreda 's knee.

Diggler drops Barreda with a beautiful combination! Barreda stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diggler is looking for the KO!
Oh Barreda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barreda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggler.
Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barreda seems to have got his legs back now.
Barreda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diggler throws out a leg kick but Barreda moves out of range and Diggler only half commits.
Diggler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barreda, as that shot connected.
Diggler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Barreda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a double jab.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Diggler avoids nicely.
Diggler throws a hook but Barreda blocks it.
Diggler scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggler.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Diggler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barreda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Diggler.
A jab from Diggler misses.
Diggler slips a straight right by Barreda.
Diggler throws a chopping leg kick but Barreda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. Barreda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barreda's head backwards.
Diggler scores with a leg kick.
Diggler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barreda checks it well.
Diggler misses with a hook.
Diggler misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diggler moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barreda swinging wildly here.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barreda circles away quickly and effectively.
Diggler misses with an uppercut. Barreda saw that one coming.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Barreda sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot by Barreda.
Barreda avoids the head kick by Diggler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a double jab
and Diggler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesus Barreda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Diggler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diggler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barreda scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggler circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Diggler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diggler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.