PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Parker Sweley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diablo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil. Dick Diablo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sweley
vs
Diablo

180 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
176 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Parker Sweley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Diablo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diablo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sweley missing with a left hand there. Diablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diablo throws out a leg kick but Sweley moves out of range and Diablo only half commits.
Sweley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sweley missing with a left hand there. Diablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sweley swats away the attempt to clinch by Diablo.
Diablo wants to clinch up but Sweley keeps it at a distance.
Sweley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Diablo moves into the clinch.
Diablo stalling against the cage.
Sweley lands a shoulder strike.
Sweley misses with a body punch.
Sweley has a couple of punches blocked by Diablo.
Sweley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sweley misses with a punch to the body.
Sweley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
Diablo blocks a body shot from Sweley.
Sweley throws a punch but it's blocked by Diablo.
Sweley has Diablo pressed against the cage, preventing Diablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diablo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Diablo - that landed with a thud.
Diablo blocks a body shot from Sweley.
Diablo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diablo missing with knees to the body.
Diablo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sweley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Sweley as the two fighters clinch.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
Sweley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diablo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sweley can't find room to land a body shot as Diablo controls the action.
Diablo lands an uppercut.
Sweley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diablo's elbow.
Diablo digs a right hand into Sweley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sweley's gas tank.
Diablo tries a knee to the head but Sweley blocks it.
Sweley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sweley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diablo's elbow.
A short uppercut from Sweley.
Diablo scores a nice knee to the body.
Diablo lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sweley.
Sweley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diablo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sweley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sweley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diablo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sweley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweley.
Diablo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweley controls his hands.
Sweley tries to throw a body punch but Diablo avoids it by throwing Sweley back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweley is keeping busy.
Sweley misses with a punch to the body.
Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diablo blocks a body shot from Sweley.
Sweley swings wildly with an uppercut but Diablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diablo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sweley's brow.
Sweley misses with a body punch.
Diablo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sweley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sweley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Diablo.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
Sweley misses with a punch to the body.
Diablo tries a body shot but Sweley blocks it.
Diablo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diablo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sweley.
Nice body punch from Diablo - that landed with a thud.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
Diablo looking to throw knees to the head but Sweley is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Diablo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
Diablo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sweley avoids it.
Diablo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sweley blocks it with crossed arms.
Diablo looks gassed!
Sweley can't find room to land a body shot as Diablo controls the action.
Diablo tries to break free but Sweley pushes him back against the cage.
Sweley lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diablo prevents a body shot from Sweley.
Diablo prevents a body shot from Sweley.
Sweley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diablo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sweley avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diablo.
Sweley lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Diablo.
Sweley lands a nice uppercut.
Sweley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sweley avoiding damage as Diablo throws knees to the body.
Sweley wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Diablo.
Sweley presses Diablo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diablo prevents Sweley from breaking the clinch.

Diablo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweley throws out a loose jab but Diablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diablo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweley. Diablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweley tries to bum rush Diablo with a series of wild strikes but Diablo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sweley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diablo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweley.
Diablo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sweley momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sweley.
Sweley throws a hook but Diablo avoids it easily.
Diablo moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Sweley as he connects with a hook.
Diablo throws out a loose jab but Sweley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweley connects with a looping right hand.
Diablo misses with a straight right.
Diablo dodges the punch combination from Sweley.

Diablo rushes Sweley and presses him up against the cage.
Sweley lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diablo.
Diablo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweley.
Sweley dodges an elbow strike from Diablo.
Sweley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweley swings wildly with an uppercut but Diablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweley lands a nice shot to the body.
Diablo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sweley tries to work over Diablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweley misses with a body punch.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Diablo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sweley throws a big shot that misses.
Diablo lands a two punch combo.

Diablo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sweley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diablo misses with some punches.
Sweley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diablo's elbow.
A body shot lands from Diablo.
Nice body punch from Sweley.
Diablo tries to work over Sweley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Diablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diablo is looking to clinch but Sweley is avoiding it.
Diablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diablo misses with an uppercut.
Sweley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diablo's head.
Dick Diablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweley throws a lazy right hand but Diablo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sweley lands with a straight right. Diablo didn't see that one coming.
Sweley keeps the fight on the outside.
Sweley digs a good body shot into Diablo's ribs.
Sweley slips a jab and a cross from Diablo.
Diablo throws a sloppy head kick and Sweley moves out of range easily.
Sweley throws a jab when Diablo was well out of range.
Sweley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diablo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diablo misses with a few strikes there.
Sweley scores with a nice right hand.
Sweley misses with a hook.
Sweley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diablo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sweley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sweley throws the left hand but Diablo avoids the punch easily.
Diablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweley circles away.
Sweley takes a swing at Diablo's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Diablo misses.
Diablo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweley misses the target.
Sweley connects with a body shot.
Sweley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diablo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sweley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sweley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sweley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diablo.
Diablo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sweley lands a jab to the nose.
Parker Sweley is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Sweley misses its intended target.
Sweley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diablo.
Sweley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diablo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sweley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Sweley.
Sweley missing with a left hand there. Diablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diablo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweley.
Sweley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Diablo.
Sweley scores with a sloppy right hand. Diablo should have avoided that one.
Sweley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sweley scores with a one two! Diablo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sweley throws a series of punches but Diablo moves out of range.
Diablo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sweley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diablo momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sweley.
Sweley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sweley moves out of range as Diablo strikes.
Diablo tries to clinch but Sweley is having none of it.
Sweley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sweley 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.
Sweley misses the jab.
Sweley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diablo.
Diablo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sweley walks into a stiff left hand from Diablo.
Diablo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diablo moves forwards but Sweley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sweley tries to move into range but Diablo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sweley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sweley misses with a hook. Diablo ducked under it nicely.
Diablo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sweley throws a shot from downtown. Diablo moves away and avoids it.
Diablo misses with a straight right.
Diablo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweley digs a good hook to Diablo's body.
Sweley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diablo tries to move into range but Sweley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sweley tries to clinch but Diablo moves out of range.
Sweley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sweley throws a one two combo.
Sweley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diablo.
Some wild striking there from Diablo.
Diablo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dick Diablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diablo connects with a right hand. Sweley shakes it off.
Sweley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diablo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sweley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diablo backs up against the cage.
Sweley stalks Diablo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diablo's face. Diablo staggers backwards, shaken.
Diablo throws a right and a left that Sweley avoids nicely.
Diablo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sweley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parker Sweley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Diablo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Diablo takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweley.
Sweley misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diablo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sweley's brow.
Diablo blocking some punches.
Sweley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweley tries a body shot but Diablo blocks it.
Sweley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sweley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sweley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diablo or not.

Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diablo takes one to the side of the head.
Diablo tries to clinch up but Sweley circles away and keeps his distance.
Sweley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sweley connects with a right hand. Diablo shakes it off.
A slow jab from Sweley misses its intended target.
Sweley throws a jab but it's blocked by Diablo.
Diablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diablo throws a hook but Sweley blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sweley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sweley throws a series of punches but Diablo moves out of range.
Sweley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sweley is looking to clinch.
Sweley throws a hook to the side of Diablo's head but Diablo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sweley lands with an uppercut that bounces Diablo off the cage and back into rage.
Diablo lands with an uppercut that bounces Sweley off the cage and back into rage.
Diablo ducks under a wild hook from Sweley.
Diablo tries to clinch up.
Sweley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diablo lands a jab-cross combination.
Sweley throws a hook but Diablo blocks it.
Diablo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sweley works the jab nicely.
Diablo misses with a looping left.
Sweley throws a hook but Diablo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sweley finds it's way round the side to connect with Diablo's head.
Diablo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sweley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diablo on the side of the head.
Sweley throws a shot from downtown. Diablo moves away and avoids it.
Diablo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sweley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diablo throws a jab when Sweley was well out of range.
Sweley avoids the body shot from Diablo.
Diablo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diablo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sweley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diablo counters with a left and a right that stings Sweley.
Sweley loads up on a big right hand but Diablo slips the punch.
Sweley slips under a jab from Diablo.
Sweley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diablo slips under a jab from Sweley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diablo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sweley avoiding damage as Diablo throws knees to the body.
Sweley looking to slow down the pace here.
Sweley lands a nice uppercut.
Diablo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diablo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sweley working aggressively here.
Diablo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sweley avoids the damage to the body.
Sweley lands a body shot.
Sweley pushes Diablo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sweley misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Sweley on the inside.
Sweley throws a head punch that misses.
Sweley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sweley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sweley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Sweley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diablo blocks an uppercut.
Sweley struggles to land a body shot inside as Diablo controls his hands.
Sweley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Diablo fails to land.
Diablo blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sweley lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diablo backwards.
Sweley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sweley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diablo.
Diablo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sweley tries to work over Diablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweley pushes Diablo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sweley presses Diablo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Sweley.
Sweley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diablo backwards.
Diablo blocks a body shot from Sweley.
Sweley looking to slow down the pace here.
Sweley blocking some punches.
Sweley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diablo or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Sweley fails to land.
Diablo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sweley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sweley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sweley lands a shot to the body.
Sweley misses with a body punch.
Sweley can't find room to land a body shot as Diablo controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parker Sweley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sweley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parker Sweley!