PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 1216 p4p, 4198 weight class) and Benjy Button (ranked 190 p4p, 502 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by DICK TWIST. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diggs
vs
Button

184 cm
21
185
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
189
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 7 - 3 - 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 Las Vegas, Benjy Button!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Diggs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Button's leg but Button calmly moves out of range.

Diggs rushes Button and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
Button looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Button swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Button blocks an uppercut.
Button throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Button prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Button throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Button swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Button's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Button swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Button throws a head punch that misses.
Button misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
Button prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Button misses with a punch on the inside.
Button misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Button fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Button.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Diggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Button swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs pushes Button back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Button.
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Button swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs gets through Button's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Button tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Button takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.
Diggs gets through Button's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Button fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Button fails to land.
Button prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Button misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Button prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Button misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Button backwards.
Button tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Button lands a shoulder strike.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Button controls the action.
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttons head.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Button misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Button.
Button misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Button takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Button.
Diggs cracks Button with a nice body shot.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Button prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Button tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.
Button working aggressively here.
Diggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Button backwards.
Diggs works on Button's body with a couple of short punches.
Button misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs pushes Button back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Button throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Button misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.
Diggs lands with a right to the head.
Button working aggressively here.
Diggs blocking some punches.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.
Button lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Diggs.
Button misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Button backwards.
Knees to the body from Diggs.
Button looks winded!
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Button swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Button backwards.
Button fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Button's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs gets through Button's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Diggs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Diggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Diggs drops Button with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Button looks back up at him and smiles so Diggs waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Benjy Button has been cut.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Button can do to turn this around?

Diggs sends Button crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Diggs is motioning to the referee to let Button up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Button is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Button crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diggs - the referee stops the clock and Button gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diggs. Button manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Button is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Button! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs tries to clinch but Button moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Button on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Button checks a leg kick nicely.
Button looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Button.
Button looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Diggs.
Willie Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggs tests Button's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willie Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Button chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button checks a low kick from Diggs.
Button circles away from the clinch attempt.

Diggs forces Button back against the cage and clinches.
Diggs gets through Button's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Button throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Diggs.
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buttons head.
Diggs is working Button over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Button.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Button swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs pushes Button back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Button is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Button.
Diggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Button backwards.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Button swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
Diggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Button backwards.
Diggs lands with a right to the head.
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Diggs.
Diggs lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjy Button'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. This is the final round!

Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diggs cracks Button on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Button falls backwards against the cage. Diggs follows up with more strikes that drop Button to his knees. Diggs keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Button! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Diggs!
Our winner, Willie Diggs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.