PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 517 p4p, 847 weight class) and Alex Deigos (ranked 73 p4p, 115 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gregor
vs
Deigos

178 cm
41
210
33 - 34 - 1

196 cm
24
217
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Vegan Gains

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor misses with the combination.
Deigos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gregor counter with a right hand.
Deigos with a jab.

It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Alex Deigos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Alex Deigos has been cut.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Deigos.
As Deigos looks to move away, Gregor throws a big counter combo but Deigos just gets out of the way.
Deigos scores with a jab. Gregor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Deigos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Deigos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deigos scores with a sloppy right hand. Gregor should have avoided that one.
Deigos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deigos tries to move into range but Gregor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Deigos misses.
Deigos scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deigos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gregor's hands.
Deigos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregor moves away.
Deigos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregor.
Gregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deigos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Gregor misses.
Gregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deigos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gregor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Deigos misses.
Deigos misses with a hook
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deigos scores with a hook.
Gregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deigos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deigos walks into a left hand.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Deigos.
Deigos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deigos defending well as Gregor loads up on a big left hand.
Gregor defending well as Deigos loads up on a big left hand.
Deigos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deigos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregor.
Nice defenses there by Gregor.
Gregor throws a big counter combination but Deigos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Deigos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Deigos misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gregor misses the target.
It seemed like Deigos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Deigos finds it's way through Gregor's defenses.
Deigos misses with a left hand
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deigos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alex Deigos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deigos misses with a right hand

and Gregor counters with a series of strikes that sends Deigos to the canvas! Gregor follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Deigos is rocked!
Deigos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Deigos is still in real trouble! Can Gregor finish him?
Gregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deigos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deigos seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deigos wants to stand and escape but Gregor is having none of it.
Gregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gregor throwing strikes from guard but Deigos blocks nicely.
Gregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deigos keeping moving, preventing Gregor from controlling successfully.
Deigos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gregor is controlling him.

Deigos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Deigos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregor.
Deigos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregor moves away from the strike by Deigos.
Deigos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deigos misses with a straight left.
Gregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deigos misses with a straight left.
Gregor misses with a straight left.
Deigos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregor tries to bum rush Deigos with a series of wild strikes but Deigos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deigos circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deigos.
Deigos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Deigos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Deigos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gregor on the side of the head.
Gregor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gregor lands with a hook. Deigos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deigos.

James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Deigos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Deigos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deigos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deigos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deigos misses with an uppercut.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Deigos.
As Deigos looks to move away, Gregor throws a big counter combo but Deigos just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deigos throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
Donk. Deigos catches Gregor right on the button with a cross.
Deigos cracks Gregor with an open hand slap.

Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deigos circles away quickly and effectively.
Deigos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Deigos.
Deigos's corner calls for a 1-2. Deigos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Deigos!
Post fight, Alex Deigos took to the microphone: 'Im the man! the king of this zhit '.