PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 20 p4p, 4 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HARDAWAY. Orlando Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diggs
vs
Sanada

184 cm
33
180 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

180 cm
28
174 lbs
19 - 3 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Sanada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs with a jab.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanada throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada misses with an uppercut
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada lands a jab to the head.
Sanada slips under a jab.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada misses with an uppercut
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggs cracks the inside of Sanada's front leg.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanada.
Sanada blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Sanada backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanada momentarily.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanada on the side of the head.
Diggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanada at a distance.
Diggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Sanada was not able to check.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs connects with a looping right hand.
Sanada tests Diggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses the body punch
enabling Sanada to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada misses with a hook to the body
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada misses with a looping left.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanada thinking.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Sanada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanada lands with a nice body punch.
Sanada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanada misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diggs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Orlando Diggs's cut is getting worse.
Diggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Diggs tries to clinch
and Sanada counters with a straight right hand.
Sanada misses with a right hand
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Sanada scores with a hook.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanada! But no joy.
Sanada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanada misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanada. Sanada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Sanada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanada throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada connects with a single shot there.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Sanada slips under a jab from Diggs.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Sanada moved out of range nicely.
Sanada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Diggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Sanada throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs lands a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sanada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diggs has got the better of the exchanges.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Sanada.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice body kick.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Diggs with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanada walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Sanada throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs scores with a shot to the body.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanada lands with a good body shot.
Sanada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs'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.

Diggs swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada lands a body shot.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Sanada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanada 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.
Diggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
A lazy left from Sanada finds it's target.
Sanada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Sanada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs walks into a straight right hand from Sanada.
Sanada throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Sanada 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Sanada counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Diggs lands.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanada takes one to the side of the head.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanada throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Sanada misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Diggs misses.
Sanada swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Sanada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Sanada off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Sanada misses
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Sanada checks it.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Sanada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanada's calf.
Sanada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Sanada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Sanada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs slips a straight right by Sanada.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanada cracks Diggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanada's sensitive parts.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanada misses with a straight left.
Sanada takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Sanada.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Sanada 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada with a nice cross.

Orlando Diggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanada. That did some damage!
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanada misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Diggs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Sanada misses the target.
Diggs slips under a jab from Sanada.
A jab lands there for Diggs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanada in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diggs tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diggs momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs connects with a single shot there.
Diggs misses with a jab to the body
and Sanada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanada throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
Diggs tries to counter by clinching up but Sanada breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanada misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Masa Sanada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sanada misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanada misses with a body punch
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanada's sensitive parts.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Sanada misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Sanada digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Sanada throws a sloppy body shot
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
Sanada misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanada connects with a crisp jab.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanada misses with a hook to the body
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggs. Diggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Diggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masa Sanada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs lands the left hand.
Sanada misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Diggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanada doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanada 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.
Sanada misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Orlando Diggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.