PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground and (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond has chosen "Cowbell's Makin' A Comeback" by Memphis May Fire as his entrance music. Elroy Diamond will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

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Diamond

178 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground and!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond thows a body shot but no joy.
Diamond looks to throw the jab but and is out of range.
A nice combination there by Diamond.
Diamond lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by and.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diamond is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
and in side control, throwing shots but Diamond defends.
and lands a decent elbow from side control.
and misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
and looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diamond is avoiding damage well.
Diamond taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
and in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
and works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diamond wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
and lands some shots froms side control.
and in side control, throwing shots but Diamond defends.
Diamond avoids any damage from the ground and pound of and.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet.
and landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diamond regains half guard, as and was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
and lands strikes from half guard.
and throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
and is breathing heavily.
Diamond is looking to escape.
and lands with a punch from half guard.
and missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
and is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diamond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diamond is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diamond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
and misses with a head shot. Diamond uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diamond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
and postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but and sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but and was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination. and tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
and blocks a jab.
and avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diamond misses.
Diamond throws out a powerful jab.
and takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
and ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Diamond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diamond.
Diamond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elroy Diamond will probably get the nod.
That's time! and's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diamond misses with a double jab.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but and is just out of range.
Diamond throws a hook but and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but and was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Diamond takes a swing at and's ribcage but misses.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
and dodges the punch combination from Diamond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
and is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diamond.
A swing and a miss from Diamond.
Elroy Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
and shoots in but Diamond avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Diamond misses the target.
Diamond swinging wilding here.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by and.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. and saw that one coming.
Diamond throws a series of punches but and moves out of range.
Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
and misses with a body kick.
and showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.

and shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diamond's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond wants to stand but and is controlling the position.
and with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from and.
and working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
and throws and elbow that misses. Diamond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in and's guard. Nice move by Diamond!

and is working an open guard so Diamond takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
and slips a jab from Diamond.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but and manages to avoid it.

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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by and.

and drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
and prevents Diamond from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as and accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diamond wants to stand up but and is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ground and will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

and misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. and saw that one coming.
Diamond is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by and.
and slips a straight right by Diamond.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but and manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

and throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diamond was covering up waiting for the punch and and finishes the takedown easily into guard.
and throws and elbow that misses. Diamond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in and's guard. Nice move by Diamond!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
and wants to stand but Diamond is controlling the position.

Diamond gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
and slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diamond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by and.
Diamond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
and uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but and was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Ground and is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diamond tries to bum rush and with a series of wild strikes but and uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
and ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diamond.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. and was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. and moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
and steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by and.
Diamond misses with a looping left.
and moves out of range as Diamond strikes.

and looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diamond!
Diamond is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
and has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
and postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diamond looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
and cracks Diamond with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diamond holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as and tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Diamond manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Diamond, under a barage of strikes from and.
Diamond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from and.
and misses with a head shot. Diamond uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diamond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elroy Diamond.
I think Diamond 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30

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