PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodger Wreckard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dodger Wreckard enters the cage!

Dimagiba
vs
Wreckard

202 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dodger Wreckard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wreckard wants to clinch.
Dimagiba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Wreckard moves into the clinch.
Wreckard is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimagiba has double underhooks.
Wreckard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimagiba has him pressed against the cage.
Dimagiba tries to score a body lock takedown but Wreckard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wreckard is trying to break the clinch but Dimagiba has him pressed against the cage.

Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wreckard as he avoids it easily.
Wreckard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wreckard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dimagiba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wreckard to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Wreckard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dimagiba.
Dimagiba is breathing heavily.
Dimagiba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wreckard is fending him off so far but Dimagiba persists. Nope, Wreckard circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimagiba swats away the attempt to clinch by Wreckard.
Wreckard lands with a nice combination. Dimagiba backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wreckard wants to clinch up but Dimagiba keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Wreckard lands but Dimagiba takes it in his stride.
Wreckard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimagiba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wreckard connects with a solid leg kick.
Wreckard throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wreckard.
Wreckard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimagiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Wreckard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wreckard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dimagiba's sensitive parts.
Dodger Wreckard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wreckard tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimagiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wreckard is looking to clinch.
Wreckard throws a head kick that Dimagiba semi-blocks.
Wreckard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Dimagiba is rocked!
Wreckard fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wreckard darts in trying to clinch

and Dimagiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wreckard's guard.
Dimagiba trying to control but Wreckard is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Wreckard blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Dimagiba just wasn't active enough.
Wreckard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wreckard tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wreckard. That's going to slow Dimagiba down.
Wreckard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wreckard tries to clinch there but Dimagiba circles away.
Wreckard lunges at Dimagiba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dimagiba's hand.
Wreckard scores with a nice body kick.
Wreckard scores with a kick to the body.
Wreckard throws a sloppy head kick and Dimagiba moves out of range easily.
Wreckard fakes the leg kick and cracks Dimagiba in the body.
Wreckard 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wreckard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wreckard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dimagiba.
Wreckard scores with a one two! Dimagiba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wreckard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dimagiba gets a takedown into half guard.
Dimagiba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dimagiba stands up and beckons Wreckard to join him on the feet.

Dimagiba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dimagiba showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dodger Wreckard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wreckard lands a head kick. Dimagiba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dimagiba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wreckard tries to avoid it but Dimagiba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wreckard to the ground. Wreckard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Dimagiba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wreckard to the ground. Dimagiba is now in Wreckard's guard.
Wreckard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba stops Wreckard from standing up.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Wreckard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dimagiba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dimagiba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dimagiba trying to control but Wreckard is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Juan Dimagiba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wreckard wants to clinch but Dimagiba slips to the side

and Dimagiba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wreckard's guard now.
Dimagiba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dimagiba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dimagiba postures up in Wreckard's guard and throws a big left but Wreckard blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba landing some decent shots from guard.
Dimagiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wreckard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dimagiba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Wreckard blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimagiba is looking to work some ground and pound but Wreckard has wrist control.
Dimagiba stops Wreckard from standing up.
Dimagiba controlling from the top position.
Dimagiba postures up in Wreckard's guard and throws a big left but Wreckard blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wreckard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juan Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dimagiba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wreckard's head.
Dimagiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dimagiba throws a big right hand that misses.
Dimagiba thows a big elbow that misses.
Dimagiba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dimagiba drives through with a takedown into Wreckard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wreckard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wreckard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba is looking to work some ground and pound but Wreckard has wrist control.
Wreckard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dimagiba stands up over Wreckard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Dimagiba decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dimagiba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wreckard is fending him off so far but Dimagiba persists. Nope, Wreckard circles away and we're back to standing.

Dimagiba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dimagiba escapes and gets back to his feet.

Dimagiba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wreckard sprawls well initially but Dimagiba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dimagiba wants to pass the guard but Wreckard is defending well.
Dimagiba thows a huge punch but Wreckard dodges it nicely.
Dimagiba lands with a punch from half guard.
Dimagiba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wreckard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dimagiba in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dimagiba lands with a punch from half guard.
Dimagiba controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Dimagiba just wasn't active enough.

Dimagiba scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Dimagiba.
Wreckard wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dimagiba controlling his opponent.
Wreckard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wreckard?
Dimagiba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dimagiba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dimagiba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba lands a big elbow.
Wreckard is in a horrible position here. Dimagiba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Dimagiba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dimagiba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

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