PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bonaparte
vs
Diamond

170 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
24
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonaparte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonaparte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
Bonaparte throws a head kick but Diamond moves out of range.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diamond.

Diamond thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diamond throws an elbow but Bonaparte slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bonaparte wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diamond trying to control the action but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Bonaparte is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte regains half guard.

Bonaparte looking for submissions off his back.
Diamond winds up and cracks Bonaparte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bonaparte wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Diamond there.
Bonaparte is refusing to be controlled, as Diamond sits in half guard.
Diamond stops Bonaparte from getting back to his feet.
Diamond tries to pass to full mount but Bonaparte defends it.
Diamond controlling the action here.

Diamond is working for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diamond throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diamond passes to full mount!
Diamond wants to control the pace but Bonaparte is squirming around nicely.
Bonaparte is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diamond with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonaparte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonaparte is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte taking shots to the head.
Bonaparte is trying to escape the mount.
Diamond content just to control the position here.
Diamond connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Diamond with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bonaparte regains half guard.
Diamond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonaparte keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Bonaparte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bonaparte gets full guard.
Diamond trying to control but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Diamond is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diamond passes into half guard.
Bonaparte gets back to full guard.

Diamond drops back looking for a leg! Bonaparte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bonaparte manages to kick Diamond off! Diamond jumps back into Bonaparte's guard.
Diamond looks gassed!
Diamond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Diamond dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonaparte swats away the attempt to clinch by Diamond.
Diamond shoots for a takedown but Bonaparte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonaparte tries to land a front kick but Diamond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Diamond shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diamond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diamond sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diamond is thwarting Bonaparte's attempts to control the position.

Diamond is trying to work for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonaparte actively working from the bottom here.
Diamond prevents Bonaparte from improving his position.

Diamond is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bonaparte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diamond with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Bonaparte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diamond wants to control from the top but Bonaparte keeps moving.

That's two 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.
Bonaparte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diamond.
Diamond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diamond trying to control but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Diamond looking to pass the guard.
Bonaparte trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diamond wants to control from the top but Bonaparte keeps moving.
Diamond passes Bonaparte's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Diamond is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bonaparte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diamond is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bonaparte defends it well.

Diamond looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bonaparte wants to improve his position but Diamond is controlling well.

Bonaparte actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diamond is looking to take a break and control but Bonaparte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Diamond is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.

Diamond fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bonaparte sprawls well initially but Diamond persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bonaparte tries to kick Diamond off but Diamond keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Diamond is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Diamond 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Diamond changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonaparte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diamond scoring with punches from side control.

Diamond is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bonaparte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diamond's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Bonaparte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diamond slips a nice elbow through Bonaparte's hands, connecting with Bonaparte's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Diamond seems to be working for a kimura but Bonaparte defends the submission attempt.
Bonaparte trying to control but Diamond postures up.
Diamond is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bonaparte wants to control but Diamond is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Diamond is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bonaparte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diamond.

Bonaparte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diamond pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bonaparte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diamond pulls his head out easily.
Diamond seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bonaparte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diamond lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Diamond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bonaparte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diamond not doing much here.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands strikes from half guard.
Diamond passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bonaparte is squirming around, avoiding Diamond's attempts to control the action.
Bonaparte is looking to get to half guard.

Diamond looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rick Diamond has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is squirming around, avoiding Diamond's attempts to control the action.
Bonaparte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diamond.
Bonaparte is trying to escape the mount.

Diamond working for a guillotine from mount but Bonaparte is in no mood to give up.
Bonaparte regains half guard.
Rick Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond is keen to just control but Bonaparte is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diamond winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Diamond!