PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Deigos (ranked 2804 p4p, 2685 weight class) and Buster White (ranked 367 p4p, 354 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: Whiskey Myers - Stone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deigos
vs
White

196 cm
21
217
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
210
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buster White!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deigos scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Deigos.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Deigos misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deigos.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deigos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deigos.
Deigos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Deigos.
Deigos is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deigos has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Deigos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deigos throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Deigos misses with some punches.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deigos blocking some punches.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos misses with the head strike.
Deigos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Deigos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White misses with the head strike.
Deigos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deigos.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Deigos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deigos lands a shoulder strike.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
White lands a right hand.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Deigos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deigos tries a body shot but White blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deigos blocking some punches.
White blocks an uppercut.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
White trying to stall but Deigos improves his position.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deigos as White tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
Deigos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Deigos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deigos blocks a body shot from White.
Deigos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Deigos - that landed with a thud.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Deigos scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
Deigos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deigos.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Deigos struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Deigos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Deigos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with the head strike.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Deigos.
Deigos misses with a body punch.
White digs a right hand underneath Deigos's ribcage. Deigos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
White digs a right hand into Deigos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deigos's gas tank.
Deigos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deigos misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Deigos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White tries to work over Deigos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Deigos fails to land.
Deigos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deigos tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Deigos back against the cage.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
White lands a shot to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
Deigos misses with a hook to the ribs.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Deigos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deigos backwards.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex Deigos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Deigos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deigos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from White misses.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a leg kick but Deigos sees it coming and moves out of range.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deigos in his tracks.

White moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Deigos lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deigos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deigos has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Deigos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deigos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Deigos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deigos misses with a short punch on the inside.
White trying to stall but Deigos improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deigos.
Deigos scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deigos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deigos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
White working aggressively here.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
Deigos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Deigos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Nice body punch from Deigos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deigos misses with a punch to the body.
Deigos blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Deigos.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deigos blocking some punches.
Deigos misses with the head strike.
Deigos lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Deigos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deigos.
Deigos misses with a punch to the body.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deigos lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Deigos.
A short right from Deigos.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Deigos.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Deigos lands a left hand.
Deigos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos blocks an uppercut.
White working aggressively here.
Deigos misses with a punch on the inside.
Deigos lands with a right to the head.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deigos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White cracks Deigos with a nice body shot.
Deigos misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deigos takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deigos.
Deigos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Deigos digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deigos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Deigos controls his hands.
Deigos throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deigos lands a shot to the body.
Deigos cracks White with a nice body shot.
White is breathing heavily.
White blocks an uppercut.
Deigos scores with a hook to the body.
Deigos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deigos misses with some punches.
Deigos digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deigos lands a right hand.
Deigos throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos misses with the head strike.
Deigos lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deigos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deigos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deigos lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Deigos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Deigos drops White with a naaaaasty hook - White is in real trouble here! Deigos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Deigos!
An out of breath Alex Deigos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.