PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by IM ALL IN. Moses Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diggs
vs
Rotberg

181 cm
22
221 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

183 cm
28
217 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs swinging wildly here.
Rotberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diggs lands a right hook to the body.
Rotberg misses with a double jab
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rotberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rotberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diggs counters with a head kick.
Diggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Ilan Rotberg has been cut.
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!
Rotberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rotberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diggs swivels and escapes.
Rotberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rotberg looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rotberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Rotberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs clobbers Rotberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rotberg's hands.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rotberg's calf.
Diggs cracks Rotberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rotberg's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Rotberg. That snapped Diggs's head back.
Rotberg scores with a body shot.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rotberg is just out of range.
Diggs lands an overhand right.
Diggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rotberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
A good leg kick by Diggs.
Rotberg scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rotberg.
Rotberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diggs scores with a nice right hand.
Diggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rotberg.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs scores with a jab.
Rotberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rotberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rotberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rotberg looks gassed!
Diggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rotberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diggs digs a good body shot into Rotberg's ribs.
Rotberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moses Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diggs cracks Rotberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rotberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diggs - the referee stops the clock and Rotberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diggs. Rotberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diggs scores with a body shot.
Diggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rotberg's sensitive parts.
Diggs connects with a body shot that sends Rotberg's belly button to the back.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diggs duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rotberg has time to react.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rotbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. Rotberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rotberg. That did some damage!
Diggs lands a jab to the nose.
Diggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rotberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rotberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.
Diggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rotberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Diggs thumps Rotberg with a low kick.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rotberg.
Diggs works the jab nicely.

That has opened up Ilan Rotberg's cut even more.
Rotberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rotberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ilan Rotberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rotberg misses with a hook to the body
and Diggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Diggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rotberg backs up against the cage.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rotberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilan Rotberg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rotberg can do to turn this around?
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rotberg is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Rotberg.
Diggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rotberg misses with a hook to the body
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs connects with the punch.
Rotberg takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Rotberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rotberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs scores with a body shot.
Moses Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs lands with an overhand left.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Rotberg is breathing heavily.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Rotberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Rotberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. Rotberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid body kick from Diggs.
Diggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rotbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diggs connects with a looping right hand.
Diggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rotberg walks into a left hand.
Diggs slips under a jab from Rotberg.
Diggs catches Rotberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rotberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Diggs lunges at Rotberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rotberg's hand.
Diggs scores with a nice right hand.
Diggs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rotberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a one two combo.

Rotberg is rocked!

The cut above Ilan Rotberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rotberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rotberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Diggs! Rotberg is out on his feet! Diggs rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rotberg is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rotberg is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Diggs!