PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 78 p4p, 15 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 60 p4p, 11 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by KING of the FALL. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diggs
vs
Murhaa

184 cm
28
174 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

182 cm
30
180 lbs
25 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
King of Clothes

Aspire Clothing

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Murhaa backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diggs thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Diggs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murhaa.
Diggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Diggs's head back.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs is looking to slow Murhaa down with leg kicks.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggs should have avoided that one.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diggs.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Murhaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diggs.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diggs takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Diggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Diggs misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Murhaa takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Diggs misses.
Murhaa cracks Diggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Diggs checks it.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Decent striking displayed by Diggs there.

Murhaa moves into range and clinches up with Diggs.

Diggs breaks from the clinch.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Diggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Diggs connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggs catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a head shot.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa.
Diggs cracks Murhaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murhaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Diggs jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggs's sensitive parts.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
Diggs scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Diggs checks a low kick from Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Diggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diggs is looking to slow Murhaa down with leg kicks.
Murhaa tries to bum rush Diggs with a series of wild strikes but Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggs takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Diggs throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggs's calf.
Murhaa moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Diggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diggs lands a body shot.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Diggs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Diggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Murhaa has Diggs up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice left hand lands by Diggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhaa.
Diggs tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Murhaa trying to stall but Diggs improves his position.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa stalling.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Diggs.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diggs throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Diggs blocks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diggs.
Diggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Diggs throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Diggs swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Murhaa 's knee.
Diggs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diggs scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs lands with a cross.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa connects with a high kick.
Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
A cross from Murhaa lands.

It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Diggs checks the leg kick.
Diggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
Murhaa defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diggs lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.

Murhaa drives through and clinches with Diggs against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Murhaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhaa.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
A big right from Murhaa misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diggs doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Diggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Diggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murhaa works Diggs's body with a nice hook.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggs. Diggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Diggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murhaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diggs checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Diggs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Diggs throws a lazy body kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
Diggs catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggs misses with a looping left.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phol Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Diggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs throws a chopping leg kick but Murhaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Diggs scores with a four punch combination!
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggs throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Orlando Diggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Phol Murhaa was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.