PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slerba Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Moleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Diggler
vs
Moleman

223 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slerba Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mort Moleman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moleman leaves Diggler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Diggler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moleman wants to stand but Diggler is controlling the position.
Diggler passes Moleman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diggler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diggler trying to control the pace.
Moleman is looking for a sweep. Diggler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diggler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moleman for as long as he can get away with.
Moleman is trying to stand up here but Diggler is controlling him well.
Moleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diggler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moleman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moleman wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moleman is looking for a sweep. Diggler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moleman lands a jab-cross combination.
Moleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Diggler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moleman's waist but Moleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diggler off to one side.
Diggler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slerba Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moleman cracks a nice hook into Diggler's ribs.
A left and a right from Moleman both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggler.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown but Moleman shows good takedown defense.
Moleman throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
Diggler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moleman defends it nicely.
Diggler shoots in looking for a takedown. Moleman tries to sprawl out of it but Diggler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
Diggler shoots for a takedown but Moleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moleman scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Diggler. Diggler gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diggler.
Diggler walks into a jab.
Moleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diggler shoots in looking for a takedown. Moleman tries to sprawl out of it but Diggler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggler fails to land the takedown.
Moleman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moleman closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Moleman moves into range and clinches up with Diggler.
Diggler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moleman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moleman works over Diggler's head and body with a nice combination.
Diggler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moleman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diggler somewhat.
Diggler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moleman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Moleman.
Moleman looks to land a combination. Diggler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moleman looks to land a combination. Diggler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mort Moleman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diggler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moleman swivels and escapes.
Diggler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moleman.
Moleman scores with a nice strike.
Moleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slerba Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slerba Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moleman stalks Diggler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diggler's face. Diggler staggers backwards, shaken.
Diggler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moleman pinned against the cage. Moleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moleman tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moleman did well to prevent Diggler getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Diggler seems content to control.
Moleman is looking to escape.
Moleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diggler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diggler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moleman looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diggler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diggler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moleman keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moleman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moleman wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman scores with a nice strike.
Mort Moleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moleman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diggler somewhat.
No joy there for Moleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Moleman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diggler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diggler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diggler postures up in Moleman's guard and throws a big left but Moleman blocks it.
Moleman wants to stand up but Diggler is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Moleman keeps moving.
Moleman wants to stand and escape but Diggler is having none of it.
Diggler stays in close to Moleman's body and controls the position.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Moleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Moleman. No joy for Diggler on that attempt.
Diggler closes the distance and clinches up with Moleman, looking for a takedown. Diggler pushes Moleman against the cage but Moleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moleman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Moleman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diggler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moleman tries to avoid it but Diggler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moleman to the ground. Moleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moleman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diggler backs up against the cage.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moleman but Moleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diggler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moleman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Diggler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moleman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moleman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diggler controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slerba Diggler dominated that second round.
That's time! Diggler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moleman throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
Diggler shoots for a double leg takedown but Moleman sprawls well. He's pushed Diggler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Moleman misses.
A punch combination from Moleman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diggler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Diggler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diggler is tightening it up a little... Moleman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Moleman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Moleman taps out! nice BJJ there by Diggler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Slerba Diggler!