PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond comes into the arena with "Cowbell's Makin' A Comeback" by Memphis May Fire blaring out of the sound system. Gabriel Santos looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Diamond
vs
Santos

193 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Diamond connects with a looping right hand.
Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.

Diamond drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diamond is looking for the KO!

Santos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Diamond finish him?
Santos throws a right and a left that Diamond avoids nicely.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos looks gassed!
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diamond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Diamond.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diamond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips a straight right by Diamond.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination

and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamond's guard now.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santos prevents Diamond from getting back to his feet.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Diamond blocks nicely.
Santos throws and elbow that misses. Diamond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santos's guard. Nice move by Diamond!
Diamond wants to stand but Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand but Diamond is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Diamond tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Elroy Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diamond misses with a double jab

so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Diamond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diamond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos postures up in Diamond's guard and throws a big left but Diamond blocks it.
Santos stops Diamond from standing up.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Diamond blocks nicely.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
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 Elroy Diamond will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diamond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diamond throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Diamond lands.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Santos tries to move into range but Diamond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Diamond misses with a combination

and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos postures up in Diamond's guard and throws a big left but Diamond blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos prevents Diamond from getting back to his feet.
Santos is fighting to break Diamond's control of his arms but Diamond is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diamond throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Elroy Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamond throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Diamond defends it.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos looks to land a strike but Diamond avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamond is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diamond defends it nicely.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Diamond misses.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Diamond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Diamond does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Diamond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Diamond misses.
Diamond swinging wilding here.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elroy Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss

and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamond's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Diamond blocks nicely.
Santos wants to stand but Diamond is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santos throws and elbow that misses. Diamond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santos's guard. Nice move by Diamond!

Santos has his feet on Diamond's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diamond looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diamond throws out the jab.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Diamond lands a with a good body shot.
Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Diamond throws a combination that misses

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Diamond fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos tries to stand but Diamond is controlling from the bottom.
Diamond wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diamond uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elroy Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond misses with a combination

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diamond is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Santos!