PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZipZap Tinkelbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ZipZap Tinkelbery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diao
vs
Tinkelbery

173 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ZipZap Tinkelbery!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tinkelbery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tinkelbery displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diao.
Tinkelbery swats away the attempt to clinch by Diao.
Diao tries to clinch but Tinkelbery is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Diao does no damage.
Diao misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkelbery closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diao tries to clinch up.
Kai Diao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinkelbery works over Diao's head and body with a nice combination.
Tinkelbery misses with a combination

and Diao counters with a single leg into guard. Tinkelbery didn't expect that.
Tinkelbery wants to get back to his feet but Diao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diao sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkelbery wants to stand up but Diao is controlling him.
Diao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diao controlling from the top position.
Tinkelbery wants to stand up but Diao is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tinkelbery leaves Diao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tinkelbery throws a combination that misses
and Diao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tinkelbery misses with a combination
and Diao counters with a straight right hand.
Tinkelbery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tinkelbery wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Diao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tinkelbery throws a series of punches but Diao avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tinkelbery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diao circles away quickly and effectively.
Diao is looking to clinch but Tinkelbery is avoiding it.
Diao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diao throws a sloppy head kick and Tinkelbery moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diao tries to clinch there but Tinkelbery circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Diao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tinkelbery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diao shoots in for a takedown but Tinkelbery shows good takedown defense.
Diao is looking to clinch.
Tinkelbery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tinkelbery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diao counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkelbery keeps the fight on the outside.
Diao fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tinkelbery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tinkelbery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Diao scores with a takedown into Tinkelbery's guard.
Tinkelbery is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tinkelbery swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinkelbery is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tinkelbery is wriggling around but Diao manages to pass to half guard.
Tinkelbery tries to kick Diao off but Diao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diao stalling.
Tinkelbery is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tinkelbery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diao looks for a takedown but Tinkelbery sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Diao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diao wants to clinch.
Diao shoots in looking for a takedown. Tinkelbery tries to sprawl out of it but Diao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tinkelbery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tinkelbery keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinkelbery falls off balance throwing a combination

so Diao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Diao dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tinkelbery throws a combination that misses

and Diao decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tinkelbery's guard.
Tinkelbery wants to stand but Diao is controlling the position.

Tinkelbery manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diao tries to close the distance and clinch but Tinkelbery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kai Diao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Diao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinkelbery is trying to stand back up but Diao is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkelbery is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tinkelbery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tinkelbery is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tinkelbery tries to kick Diao off but Diao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diao fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tinkelbery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Diao decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tinkelbery's guard.
Diao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaois looking to pass into half guard but Tinkelbery pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tinkelbery is in guard.
Tinkelbery trying to control the position from guard on top but Diao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tinkelbery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkelbery won't allow Diao to sweep him here.
Tinkelbery trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diao's guard.
Tinkelbery's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kai Diao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diao keeping moving, preventing Tinkelbery from controlling successfully.
Kai Diao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tinkelbery circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diao is looking to clinch but Tinkelbery is avoiding it.
Tinkelbery avoids a kick to the body.
Tinkelbery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diao.
ZipZap Tinkelbery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tinkelbery falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Diao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diao, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Diao!