PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Dignam (ranked 6014 p4p, 583 weight class) and Vincento Vega (ranked 4676 p4p, 487 weight class). Dignam comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dignam
vs
Vega

184 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
199 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergeant Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincento Vega!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega tries to clinch but Dignam moves out of range.
Vega walks into a jab.
Dignam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Vega misses.
No joy there for Dignam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dignam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dignam scores with the left hand. Vega knows he should have avoided that one.
Dignam avoids the head kick by Vega.
An attempted straight right counter from Dignam misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dignam misses with a few strikes there.
Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Vega.
Vega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dignam counters with a three punch combo that has Vega backing up. Vega nods at Dignam to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dignam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega.
Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dignam manages to avoid it.
Dignam seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dignam misses with an uppercut.
Vega tries to bum rush Dignam with a series of wild strikes but Dignam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Dignam misses the target.
Dignam tries to bum rush Vega with a series of wild strikes but Vega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vega pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dignam back to the cage. Vega follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega is looking to clinch but Dignam is avoiding it.
Vincento Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Dignam.
Dignam lands with a nice combination. Vega backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dignam misses the shot to the body.
Dignam throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
Vega tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.
Dignam keeps the fight on the outside.
Dignam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Dignam.
Dignam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vega moves to clinch but Dignam breaks away
and Dignam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega tries to clinch up
and Dignam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vega throws a series of punches but Dignam moves out of range.
Dignam throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a low kick as Dignam jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Dignam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vega lands a body shot.
Dignam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Vega does no damage.
Vega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dignam looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vega misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Dignam counters by clinching up.
Dignam slows down the pace here.

Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega moves in looking to clinch but Dignam pushes him off.
Dignam is looking to counter punch.
Vega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Vega closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dignam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dignam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Vega wants to stall.
Vega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dignam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vega throws a series of strikes that have Dignam backpedaling.
Dignam swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
It looked like Dignam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dignam connects with a body shot.
Dignam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vega under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vega closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dignam avoids it.
Vega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dignam's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergeant Dignam will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Dignam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vincento Vega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vega lands with a nice body punch.
Dignam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dignam looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Dignam scores with a four punch combination!
Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dignam was well out of range. Poor timing from Vega.
Dignam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega is looking to clinch but Dignam is avoiding it.
Vega tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dignam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dignam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dignam lands a body shot.
Vega misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vega moves into the clinch.
Vega can't get the takedown.

Vega jumps guard and drags Dignam to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dignam wants to get up but he can't break Vega's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vega is looking to stand up but Dignam isn't so interested in that idea.
Dignam wants to stand but Vega is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega is looking to stand up but Dignam isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega controlling the position.
Dignam preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Dignam gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dignam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dignam's corner calls for a 1-2. Dignam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dignam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega throws a head kick but Dignam moves out of range.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vega looks to clinch
and Dignam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Vega closes the distance and clinches.
Dignam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Dignam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vega fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vega is trying to push Dignam away but Dignam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dignam lands with a right to the head.
Vega is looking for a takedown.
Sergeant Dignam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincento Vega.
Dignam can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dignam breaks from the clinch.
Vega closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dignam counters with a nice uppercut.
Dignam misses the shot to the body.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Dignam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Dignam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.

Vega gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dignam is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.

Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vega misses with a double jab

and Dignam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dignam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergeant Dignam 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!

The fight stays on the outside here - Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dignam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Vega darts in and clinches Dignam up against the cage.
Dignam lands a nice shot to the body.

Vega breaks from the clinch.
Dignam lands the left hand.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dignam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dignam counters by moving into the clinch.
Vega blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dignam scores with a hook to the body.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dignam lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Dignam.
Dignam can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dignam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vega is trying to stall.
Dignam blocking some punches.

Dignam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
Dignam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Dignam circles away.
Dignam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vega tries to clinch up but Dignam circles away and keeps his distance.

Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
Vega tries to pull guard but Dignam won't allow it.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dignam.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dignam is pressed up against the cage. Vega has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dignam down to the mat. Dignam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Vega.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dignam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vega slips under a jab from Dignam.
Dignam's corner calls for a 1-2. Dignam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vega takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega misses with a series of wild punches.
Dignam misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch but Dignam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vega misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dignam defending well as Vega loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Dignam misses the target.
Vega tries to clinch but Dignam moves away
and Dignam counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega misses with the body kick
and Dignam counters with a straight right hand.
Vega misses with a series of wild punches.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Dignam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vega tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dignam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dignam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sergeant Dignam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vega looks for the body kick but Dignam saw that one coming.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Dignam misses.

Vega moves into the clinch.
Dignam swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergeant Dignam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dignam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dignam has Vega pressed against the cage, preventing Vega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vincento Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dignam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergeant Dignam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dignam, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergeant Dignam!
Sergeant Dignam tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.