PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dimagiba
vs
Evans

202 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Evans!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Dimagiba's head and hops out.

Evans closes the distance and pushes Dimagiba back into the cage.

Evans jumps guard.
Dimagiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dimagiba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Dimagiba postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans being controlled here, momentarily.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dimagiba trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dimagiba is on top in guard.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba content to stall in guard here.
Dimagiba cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimagiba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evans's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dimagiba working some strikes from top position.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Dimagiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dimagiba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dimagiba working some strikes from top position.
Dimagiba throwing strikes but missing.
Dimagiba throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba content to stall in guard here.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dimagiba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that 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.

Evans is looking to clinch.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juan Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily

and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.

Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Dimagiba.
Dimagiba tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily

and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dimagiba's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans stands and throws Dimagiba's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dimagiba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Evans is trying to ground and pound but Dimagiba uses the momentary lack of control by Evans to regain half guard.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juan Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dimagiba manages to get to full guard.
Dimagiba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dimagiba pushes Evans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dimagiba clinches with his opponent.

Dimagiba turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dimagiba manages to end up in side control.
Dimagiba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba cracks Evans with a big right hand but Evans just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Evans sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound.
Dimagiba tries to score with some ground and pound. Evans controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dimagiba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans is not content to let Dimagiba control the position.
Evans takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba staying calm.
The ground and pound from Dimagiba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Dimagiba crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dimagiba with a poor takedown

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dimagiba trying to control here.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dimagiba throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Evans is thwarting Dimagiba's attempts to control the position.
Evans looks to land a strike but Dimagiba avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dimagiba kicks Evans off and gets to his feet.
Dimagiba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dimagiba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
Dimagiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans throws a strike but Dimagiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dimagiba cracks Evans with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba works over Evans with some ground and pound from guard.
Dimagiba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dimagiba postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Dimagiba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juan Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dimagiba trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Juan Dimagiba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Dimagiba.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimagiba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Dimagiba!
Juan Dimagiba is the new welterweight champion!
Juan Dimagiba decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.