PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Diamonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diamonds
vs
Ribeiro

189 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Diamonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Javier Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamonds catches Ribeiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Javier Ribeiro has been cut.
Diamonds lands a glancing blow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Diamonds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ribeiro has time to react.
A jab lands there for Ribeiro.

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

Ribeiro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Diamonds finish him?
Ribeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
A cross from Diamonds lands.
Ribeiro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diamonds dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Ribeiro misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diamonds misses the target.
Ribeiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribeiro throws a head kick but Diamonds moves out of range.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
Diamonds misses the jab.
Ribeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diamonds finds it's way round the side to connect with Ribeiro's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diamonds will feel that in the morning.
Diamonds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Javier Ribeiro's cut even more.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Diamonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribeiro is just out of range.
Diamonds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
Diamonds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diamonds avoids a kick to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.
Diamonds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ribeiro. Diamonds shrugs it off though.
Ribeiro misses with a hook. Diamonds ducked under it nicely.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamonds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diamonds.
Good exchange - Diamonds coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diamonds slaps the foot to one side.
Diamonds moves out of range of the body kick.
Ribeiro misses with a body kick.
Ribeiro slips a straight right by Diamonds.
Diamonds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ribeiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ribeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diamonds is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Crunch! Ribeiro slams his shin into Diamonds's torso.
Ribeiro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ribeiro!
Ribeiro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ribeiro throws the kick towards the body but Diamonds avoids it.
Diamonds takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diamonds moves out of range of the body kick from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diamonds if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribeiro is looking to land body kicks.
Ribeiro lands with a nice body kick.

Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Ribeiro.
A knee to the head by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamonds avoids it.
Ribeiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Ribeiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diamonds will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ribeiro working Diamonds over with knees to the body.
Diamonds takes an elbow to the temple.
Diamonds working aggressively here.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head.
Diamonds wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribeiro won't allow it.
Diamonds is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Diamonds into the cage.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Diamonds blocks with his arms.
Ribeiro landing knees to the body.
Diamonds tries to stall but Ribeiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ribeiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diamonds's face.
A knee to the head by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro landing knees to the body.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ribeiro obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ribeiro obliges.
Ribeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diamonds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ribeiro controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diamonds's face.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Diamonds blocks with his arms.
Diamonds is trying to force a seperation but Ribeiro has the dominant position.
Ribeiro has Diamonds pressed against the cage, preventing Diamonds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Ribeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Ribeiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Diamonds moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diamonds throws a predictable looking body shot

and Ribeiro moves into the clinch.
Ribeiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ribeiro is pushing Diamonds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diamonds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Diamonds wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribeiro won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ribeiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamonds's brow.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diamonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Diamonds is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Diamonds into the cage.
Ribeiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Diamonds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ribeiro trying to land knees to the body.
Diamonds lands a body shot.
Diamonds managing to block the knees to the body from Ribeiro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamonds trying to stall but Ribeiro improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Diamonds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamonds avoids the damage to the body.
Ribeiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamonds's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamonds throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Diamonds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamonds avoids the elbow strike from Ribeiro, against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Diamonds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diamonds is keeping busy.
Diamonds tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Diamonds back against the cage.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamonds is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diamonds as Ribeiro tries to tie him up.
Diamonds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diamonds is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamonds avoids the damage to the body.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamonds avoids it.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diamonds avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
Diamonds stalls.
Diamonds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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.
Diamonds misses with the head strike.
Diamonds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Diamonds.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the body.
Diamonds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro keeps control of Diamonds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diamonds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ribeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Diamonds is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ribeiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ribeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diamonds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Ribeiro.
Diamonds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribeiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ribeiro crunches a lovely knee into Diamonds's ribcage.
Ribeiro misses with an elbow strike.
Ribeiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Diamonds has had enough of the clinch but Ribeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Ribeiro working Diamonds over with knees to the body.
Ribeiro working Diamonds over with knees to the body.
Ribeiro crunches a lovely knee into Diamonds's ribcage.
Diamonds avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ribeiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diamonds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ribeiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Diamonds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro connects with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diamonds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro prevents Diamonds from breaking the clinch.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diamonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro working Diamonds over with knees to the body.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but Diamonds blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diamonds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diamonds taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamonds blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamonds avoids the damage to the body.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ribeiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diamonds trying to stall but Ribeiro improves his position.
Diamonds tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diamonds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head.
Diamonds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamonds avoids it.
Diamonds managing to block the knees to the body from Ribeiro.
A frustrated look appears on Diamonds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diamonds misses with some punches.
Diamonds avoiding damage as Ribeiro throws knees to the body.
Diamonds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamonds.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Diamonds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamonds avoids it.
Ribeiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamonds is defending well for now.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diamonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diamonds scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamonds.
A short right from Diamonds.
Ribeiro misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Ribeiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Diamonds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diamonds.
A big left from Diamonds misses.
Diamonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diamonds slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diamonds moves out of range.
Diamonds blocks the body kick.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diamonds is having none of it.
Ribeiro looks for the body kick but Diamonds saw that one coming.
Ribeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro throws out a loose jab but Diamonds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diamonds slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diamonds slaps the foot to one side.
Diamonds moves out of range of the body kick from Ribeiro.
Diamonds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribeiro tries to land a front kick but Diamonds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diamonds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diamonds.
Diamonds swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro looks to land a body kick but Diamonds moved away.
Diamonds takes a swing at Ribeiro's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diamonds jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diamonds moves out of range.
Ribeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diamonds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro is looking to land body kicks.
Diamonds misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diamonds connects with a nice looking jab.
Willy Diamonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diamonds throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Good standup being displayed there by Diamonds as he connects with a hook.
Diamonds loads up on a big right hand but Ribeiro slips the punch.
Diamonds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diamonds lands a jab to Ribeiro's midsection.
Diamonds keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ribeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Diamonds misses.
Javier Ribeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro throws a nice head kick!
Diamonds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Javier Ribeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ribeiro.
Diamonds misses with a body shot
and Ribeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Ribeiro slams his shin into Diamonds's torso.
Ribeiro is looking to land body kicks.
Diamonds swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro lands with a nice body kick.
Ribeiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diamonds's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ribeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diamonds misses with a straight left.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diamonds slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro scores with a push kick.
Ribeiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diamonds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diamonds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches.
Diamonds pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diamonds can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Ribeiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Ribeiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diamonds looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Ribeiro.
Well Ribeiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Ribeiro!