PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam comes to the cage accompanied by The Ruler's Back. York is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: British Grenadiers Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dignam
vs
York

195 cm
32
289 lbs
38 - 13 - 4

192 cm
27
285 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dignam.
Dignam misses with a low kick.
York tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dignam was well out of range. Poor timing from York.
York lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dignam circles away quickly and effectively.
York moves out of range of the leg kick from Dignam.
Dignam misses with a low kick.
York tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dignam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dignam throws a wild body kick that York sees coming a mile off.
Dignam thuds his right hand into York's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
York pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dignam back to the cage. York follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Tyler Dignam has been cut.
York takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dignam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
York throws a leg kick which misses Dignam's front leg but catches the back leg as Dignam tries to avoid it.
York scores with a jab to the body.
York connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
York tries to work over Dignam's front leg with a kick but Dignam checks it.
Dignam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
York slips a jab and a cross from Dignam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York scores with a shot to the body.
Dignam is breathing heavily.
Dignam slips a jab from York.
York thows a body shot but no joy.
Dignam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. York checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dignam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
York takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
York scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
York throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
York's corner calls for a 1-2. York obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
York tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dignam was well out of range. Poor timing from York.
York comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dignam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
York scores with a decent looking hook.
York jabs Dignam to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam avoids the body shot from York.
York scores with a sloppy right hand. Dignam should have avoided that one.
York cracks Dignam with a hook to the temple - Dignam is on wobbly legs here! York swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dignam falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! York wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nigel York!
A victorious Nigel York thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.