PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ritter
vs
Diggs

190 cm
23
278 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritter. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ritter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ritter tries to move into range but Diggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ritter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ritter slips a straight right by Diggs.
Diggs connects with a body shot.
Ritter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
Ritter throws a series of punches but Diggs avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Diggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ritter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diggs, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritter misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ritter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ritter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Ritter misses
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left and a right from Ritter both land. Nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ritter.
Sylvester Ritter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter slips under a jab from Diggs.
Ritter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Ritter.
Ritter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robert Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ritter tests Diggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ritter as he connects with a hook.
Ritter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diggs is out of range and Ritter settles back down.
A nice side step and Diggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Ritter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Ritter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Ritter counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Ritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs lands with a shot to the body.
Ritter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
As Diggs backs away, Ritter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ritter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
Ritter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs stuns Ritter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ritter throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Ritter misses with a few strikes there.
Diggs is looking for the big counter here.
Ritter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggs.
Ritter lands with a hook. Diggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ritter throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter tries to bum rush Diggs with a series of wild strikes but Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ritter walks into a left hand.
Ritter ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Ritter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ritter looks to land a combination but Diggs avoids it well.
Diggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ritter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Ritter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diggs.
Ritter looks to clinch
and Diggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ritter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ritter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ritter's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ritter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diggs is controlling Ritter's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ritter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diggs is trying is best to control the position here.
Ritter is thwarting Diggs's attempts to control the position.
Ritter throwing shots but Diggs is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter looks to land a strike but Diggs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ritter stopping the sweep attempt from Diggs.
Ritter postures up in Diggs's guard and throws a big left but Diggs blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritter wants to pass the guard but Diggs is keeping the position.
Ritter throws an elbow that misses. Diggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ritter's guard. Nice move by Diggs!

Diggs preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Diggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Diggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice combination there by Diggs.

It looks like Sylvester Ritter has been cut.
Diggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Ritter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs jabs at Ritter's body.
Ritter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Diggs.
Ritter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritter stalks Diggs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diggs's face. Diggs staggers backwards, shaken.
Ritter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Diggs. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Ritter.
Ritter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diggs circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ritter throws a combination that misses
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ritter throws a big shot that misses.
Ritter tries to move into range but Diggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Ritter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggs drops Ritter with a huge uppercut! Ritter drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Diggs is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Diggs!
Robert Diggs is the new heavyweight champion!