PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 5249 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Gord Ryan (ranked 613 p4p, 541 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diggs
vs
Ryan

184 cm
19
184
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
193
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diggs clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggs lands a left hand.
Ryan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Diggs blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Diggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryan's efforts to push away.
Ryan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryan in his tracks.

It looks like Gord Ryan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Ryan's body. Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diggs lands a body shot.

Diggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Diggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryan.
Diggs lands with a right to the head.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Diggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Diggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses.
Ryan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diggs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ryan can turn it around.
Diggs digs a right hand into Ryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ryan's gas tank.
A short right from Diggs.
Ryan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Ryan looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Diggs.
Diggs lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
Nice body punch from Diggs - that landed with a thud.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diggs presses Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diggs.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Diggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Diggs.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryan.
Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ryan is rocked!
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryans head.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs lands a big right hand that drops Ryan! The killer instinct kicks in and Diggs finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Diggs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.