PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simmons Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zak
vs
Dimagiba

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simmons Zak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dimagiba.

Dimagiba tries to keep at a distance but Zak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zak jumps guard but Dimagiba stands there with Zak around his waist. Zak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zak misses with a knee strike.
Zak effectively controlling the action here.
Dimagiba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dimagiba working hard to break the clinch.
Zak avoiding damage as Dimagiba throws knees to the body.
Zak landing knees to the head.
Dimagiba misses with a punch on the inside.
Zak looking to throw knees to the head but Dimagiba is blocking nicely.

Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Zak. No joy for Dimagiba on that attempt.
Simmons Zak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dimagiba gets a takedown into half guard.
Zak wants to get back to his feet.
Zak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimagiba is trying to control. Zak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zak is trying to stand up here but Dimagiba is controlling him well.
Dimagiba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zak pushes Dimagiba off looking to stand but Dimagiba dives back in and keeps control.
Zak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dimagiba prevents Zak from improving his position.
Zak is trying to stand back up but Dimagiba is controlling him
Zak is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dimagiba lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba is keen to just control but Zak is a slippery customer.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Dimagiba there.
Dimagiba slips a nice elbow through Zak's hands, connecting with Zak's forehead.
Zak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dimagiba on the ground.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dimagiba in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zak tries to roll over but Dimagiba keeps him under control.
Dimagiba winds up and cracks Zak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zak is refusing to be controlled, as Dimagiba sits in half guard.
Dimagiba drops an elbow to the side of Zak's head.
Dimagiba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zak tries to get out of the position.
Dimagiba tries to control but Zak wriggling away.
Dimagiba is landing with some decent strikes but Zak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dimagiba prevents Zak from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zak hang on?
Dimagiba raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zak really wants to buck Dimagiba off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Zak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zak is trying desperately to improve position.
Zak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dimagiba landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a big shot there that rocks Zak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dimagiba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zak is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dimagiba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dimagiba working Zak over with strikes here.
Dimagiba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zak working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dimagiba controlling the position easily from mount.
Zak wants to control but Dimagiba is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Dimagiba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Zak as Dimagiba shoots in.
Zak tries to clinch up.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Zak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dimagiba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zak wants to clinch.

Zak moves into the clinch successfully.

Zak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dimagiba regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dimagiba holds on and takes a little breather.
Zak throws and elbow that misses. Dimagiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zak's guard. Nice move by Dimagiba!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba prevents Zak from getting back to his feet.
Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard.
Dimagiba won't allow Zak to get back to his feet.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Zak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dimagiba is controlling him.
Zak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zak keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba stands up over Zak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to control but Zak is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba lands a couple of digs.
Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound.
Dimagiba distracts Zak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
Zak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
Zak wants to stand up but Dimagiba is controlling him.
Dimagiba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound.
Dimagiba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zak looking for a sweep. Not yet Zak, not yet.
Zak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zak wants to get back to his feet but Dimagiba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Dimagiba decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
An inside leg kick lands from Zak.
Salvador Dimagiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zak tries to clinch but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Zak looks to land a body kick but Dimagiba moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dimagiba.
Simmons Zak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvador Dimagiba.
Zak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimagiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zak throws a leg kick but Dimagiba checks it.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Zak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dimagiba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zak's waist but Zak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dimagiba off to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zak.
Zak tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
Zak moves in looking to clinch but Dimagiba pushes him off.
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!
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dimagiba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zak, pushing him back against the cage.
Zak misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Salvador Dimagiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Zak tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dimagiba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dimagiba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there.
Zak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dimagiba stops Zak from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimagiba trying to control but Zak is working from the bottom.
Zak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is working Zak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
Zak wants to sweep but no luck.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Zak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dimagiba stopping the sweep attempt from Zak.

Dimagiba gets to his feet. Zak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dimagiba fails with the takedown.
Zak fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zak fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zak. That's going to slow Dimagiba down.
Zak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dimagiba.
Nice sprawl there from Zak as Dimagiba shoots in.
Dimagiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Zak.
Dimagiba fails with the takedown.
Simmons Zak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvador Dimagiba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba misses with a takedown attempt - Zak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Zak moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zak moves into range and clinches up with Dimagiba.
Zak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dimagiba can't get the takedown.
Zak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimagiba is defending well for now.
Zak misses with a knee to the head.
Zak is pushing Dimagiba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dimagiba scores with a hook to the body.
Zak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimagiba's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dimagiba blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zak leaning his opponent against the cage.

Dimagiba turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dimagiba working away.
Dimagiba working the body and head with strikes.
Dimagiba is putting a hurting on Zak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dimagiba working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zak some visible discomfort.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound.
Dimagiba trying to control the action but Zak is working from the bottom.
Simmons Zak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvador Dimagiba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zak misses with a strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Dimagiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dimagiba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Dimagiba!