PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Gun - AC/DC . Karlsson has chosen Loyal to no one - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Diamond
vs
Karlsson

190 cm
18
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diamond to score with a decent uppercut.
Karlsson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Diamond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlsson backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Karlsson moves out of range.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Karlsson thumps Diamond with a low kick.
Diamond connects with a jab.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Karlsson avoids nicely.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson swinging wilding here.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Diamond.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Diamond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diamond down.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
Karlsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Diamond misses
and Karlsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diamond really felt that one!
Karlsson lands a head kick. Diamond smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Diamond's body.
Diamond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a cross.

Karlsson has Diamond up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond can't break the clinch.

Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlsson.
Jack Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Diamond throws a shot to the body.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Diamond misses with a hook to the body

and Karlsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karlsson wants to get up but he can't break Diamond's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karlsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karlsson wants to stand but Diamond has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diamond is looking to stand back up but Karlsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diamond.
Karlsson prevents Diamond from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stefan Karlsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Karlsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Karlsson lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diamond throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a left and a right that stings Diamond.
Karlsson scores with a punch to the head.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Karlsson.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Diamond misses with a double jab

and Karlsson counters by clinching up.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss

and Karlsson moves into the clinch.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diamond at a distance.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with an outside leg kick.

Karlsson clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Karlsson won't allow it.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stefan Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Karlsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.

Karlsson gets a clinch.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karlsson.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karlsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diamond's head.
Diamond misses with a double jab

and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karlsson has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Karlsson jumps into guard, dragging Diamond to the mat.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Diamond passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.

Karlsson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Diamond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsson's hands.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diamond scores with a nice right hand.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsson has time to react.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diamond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice combination there by Diamond.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karlsson scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.

Karlsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamond's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Karlsson has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diamond duly obliges.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss

and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Diamond won't allow it.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diamond stalks Karlsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karlsson's face. Karlsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Diamond takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Karlsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
Karlsson scores with a push kick.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Diamond.
Karlsson lands a head kick!
Stefan Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond lands an overhand right.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson counters with a big head kick but Diamond shrugs it off.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Karlsson.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Karlsson moves into the clinch.

Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Karlsson counters by clinching up.

Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination

and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Karlsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diamond misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diamond thinking.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diamond's knee momentarily.
Karlsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson counters with a head kick.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Karlsson!