PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - In Da Wind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diggs
vs
Keskisarja

177 cm
30
186 lbs
18 - 7 - 2

187 cm
32
201 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alonzo Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a hook but Keskisarja avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a body punch but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Keskisarja lands with a kick to the temple. Diggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Alonzo Diggs has been cut.
Diggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diggs throws a hook but Keskisarja blocks it.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keskisarja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggs at a distance.
Diggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diggs takes a swing at Keskisarja's ribcage but misses.
Diggs moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKeskisarja.
Nice straight punches there by Keskisarja. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keskisarja.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Keskisarja. That snapped Diggs's head back.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keskisarja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskisarja tries to move into range but Diggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Keskisarja clinches with his opponent.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but Keskisarja is controlling him.
Keskisarja gets through Diggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keskisarja prevents Diggs from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Diggs.

It looks like Kari Keskisarja has been cut.
Keskisarja tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggs avoids the damage to the body.
Keskisarja told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Keskisarja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Keskisarja misses with the head strike.
Diggs blocks an elbow strike.
Keskisarja is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggs is defending well for now.
Keskisarja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Keskisarja struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskisarja.
Diggs misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keskisarja tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Keskisarja back against the cage.
Keskisarja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diggs's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskisarja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keskisarja's sensitive parts.

Keskisarja gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Keskisarja lands a nice elbow.
Keskisarja misses with a body punch.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Keskisarja tries to land knees in the clinch but Diggs avoids the damage to the body.
Diggs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Keskisarja.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keskisarja backwards.
Keskisarja misses with the head strike.
Keskisarja scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskisarja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keskisarja tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Keskisarja back against the cage.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskisarja uses good head movement to avoid it.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keskisarja checks a leg kick.

Keskisarja has Diggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Keskisarja blocking some punches.
Keskisarja throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Diggs.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keskisarja lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keskisarja has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs lands with a light punch inside.
Keskisarja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Keskisarja lands a nice elbow.

Alonzo Diggs's cut is getting worse.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Keskisarja lands a shoulder strike.
Diggs just leaning against Keskisarja, taking a breather.
Diggs pressing his opponent against the cage.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Diggs misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Keskisarja dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Keskisarja on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diggs lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Keskisarja finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keskisarja checks a leg kick.
Keskisarja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Keskisarja blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskisarja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Diggs drops his hands momentarily and Keskisarja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Keskisarja. That snapped Diggs's head back.
Keskisarja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keskisarja scrambles back to his feet.
Keskisarja throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keskisarja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diggs slips a jab from Keskisarja.
Alonzo Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws a body punch but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Keskisarja throws a nice looking combination but Diggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keskisarja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Keskisarja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diggs scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
Keskisarja fakes the leg kick and cracks Diggs in the body.
Diggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Keskisarja off the cage and back into range.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keskisarja throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Keskisarja off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja throws a series of punches but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keskisarja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diggs as he jumps to the side.
Keskisarja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Keskisarja manages to avoid it.
Keskisarja tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keskisarja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diggs works the jab nicely.
Keskisarja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keskisarja lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggs swings for the body but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Keskisarja throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick from Keskisarja.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Keskisarja saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keskisarja, as that shot connected.
Diggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keskisarja blocks a leg kick.
Keskisarja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keskisarja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keskisarja closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs moves forwards but Keskisarja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keskisarja checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Diggs lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs swings for the body but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Alonzo Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keskisarja throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskisarja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Nice defenses there by Keskisarja.
Good shot there by Diggs.
Alonzo Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws out a leg kick but Diggs moves out of range and Keskisarja only half commits.
Keskisarja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Diggs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Keskisarja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
and Keskisarja counters with an inside leg kick.
Keskisarja scores with a nice body kick.
Diggs thumps Keskisarja with a low kick.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs sets himself, and Keskisarja steps forward looking for the clinch! Diggs avoids it this time.
Keskisarja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a left to the body.
Diggs connects with a right hand. Keskisarja shakes it off.
Good work by Diggs as he checks the leg kick.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keskisarja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keskisarja throws a big shot that misses.
Keskisarja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keskisarja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskisarja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggs.
Keskisarja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggs.
Diggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggs scores with a leg kick.
Keskisarja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
It seemed like Keskisarja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Keskisarja's leg but Keskisarja calmly moves out of range.
Keskisarja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
and Keskisarja counters with a series of strikes. Diggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diggs throws a hook but Keskisarja blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Keskisarja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Keskisarja tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Diggs.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Keskisarja slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keskisarja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keskisarja on the side of the head.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Keskisarja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keskisarja can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Keskisarja wants to clinch up but Diggs keeps it at a distance.
Keskisarja dives in and grabs Diggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diggs pushes down on Keskisarja's head and hops out.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Keskisarja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keskisarja works Diggs's body with a nice hook.
Keskisarja dives in for a single leg takedown but Diggs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alonzo Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Keskisarja.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Keskisarja is just out of range.
Keskisarja slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Keskisarja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keskisarja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Keskisarja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keskisarja tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Keskisarja has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Keskisarja's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Keskisarja misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskisarja slips under a jab from Diggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keskisarja staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diggs, as that shot connected.
Keskisarja shoots in and drives through. Diggs sprawls well.
Donk. Diggs catches Keskisarja right on the button with a cross.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keskisarja moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Keskisarja looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Diggs!
A relieved looking Alonzo Diggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.