PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ricardo Awa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Awa
vs
Dimagiba

198 cm
20
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

202 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Happy Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Awa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Awa has managed to clinch.
Awa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimagiba.
Awa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Awa lands an elbow inside that Dimagiba shrugs off.

Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Awa as he jumps to the side.
Awa throws a combination. Dimagiba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Awa tries to clinch but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Awa wants to clinch.
Awa misses with a few strikes there.
Dimagiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Awa tries to sprawl out of it but Dimagiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Awa tries to clinch up

and Dimagiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Awa's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is stalling in the full guard.
Awa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Awa working for a triangle but Dimagiba defends it easily.
Awa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dimagiba is controlling him.

Awa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Awa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Awa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Awa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba content to stall in guard here.

Awa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dimagiba defends well.
Dimagiba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dimagiba is looking to work some ground and pound but Awa has wrist control.
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!

Awa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dimagiba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dimagiba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dimagiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Awa blocks nicely.

Awa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dimagiba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Awa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimagiba is working Awa 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 digs.
Awa looking for a sweep. Not yet Awa, not yet.
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Awa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Awa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awa wants to get back to his feet but Dimagiba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Awa's head.
Dimagiba won't allow Awa to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dimagiba distracts Awa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Awa looking for a guillotine here but Dimagiba defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Awa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba won't allow Awa to get back to his feet.
Awa is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Awa throws a chopping leg kick but Dimagiba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricardo Awa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Awa.

Dimagiba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Awa is looking to reverse the position.
Dimagiba connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Awa some visible discomfort.
Awa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound from side control.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.

Awa is rocked!
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 working away.
Oh Awa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Awa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Awa is not content to let Dimagiba control the position.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa looking for a sweep but Dimagiba has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dimagiba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dimagiba with a couple of short strikes.
Dimagiba cracks Awa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Dimagiba! Juan Dimagiba retains his welterweight title!
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.