PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samy Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Diabate
vs
Masters

210 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

190 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samy Diabate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diabate drives through and clinches with Masters against the cage.
Diabate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masters can't break the clinch.
Masters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masters tries to break the clinch but Diabate is controlling the position.
Diabate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masters's efforts to push away.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diabate taking a breather.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diabate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Masters up against the cage.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Diabate is controlling him.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masters tries to break free but Diabate pushes him back against the cage.
Diabate wants to get back to striking at distance but Masters won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Diabate.
Masters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diabate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masters wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Masters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diabate controlling the action here for a moment.

Diabate breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate misses with a wild combination.
Diabate scores with a one two! Masters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Ken Masters has been cut.
Masters looks gassed!
Diabate tries to clinch there but Masters circles away.
Masters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diabate lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diabate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabate scores with a three punch combo!
Diabate lands a jab-cross combination.
Diabate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diabate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diabate throws a one two combo.
Diabate lands with a cross.
Diabate throws a combination. Masters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diabate lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diabate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diabate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masters has him pressed against the cage.
Diabate is struggling to control the position.
Masters is trying to force a seperation but Diabate has the dominant position.

Diabate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diabate scores with a one two! Masters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Diabate clinches.
Diabate stalling in the clinch.
Diabate tries to land knees in the clinch but Masters avoids the damage to the body.
Masters tries to break the clinch but Diabate is controlling the position.
Diabate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diabate tries to break free but Masters pushes him back against the cage.
Diabate has Masters pressed against the cage, preventing Masters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Diabate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate tries a knee to the head but Masters blocks it.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Diabate has him pressed against the cage.

Diabate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diabate scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Diabate.
Diabate lands with a good body shot.
Diabate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diabate.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diabate fails to land with a series of punches.
Diabate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diabate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Diabate misses.
Masters tries a head kick but it misses.
Masters misses with an uppercut. Diabate saw that one coming.
Diabate scores with a nice right hand.

That's four 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.
Diabate lands a nice shot that snaps Masters's head back.
Diabate tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diabate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diabate tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.

Diabate moves into the clinch.
Diabate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Masters has had enough of the clinch but Diabate keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters tries to break the clinch but Diabate is controlling the position.
Masters avoiding damage as Diabate throws knees to the body.
Diabate missing with knees to the body.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samy Diabate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Masters's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diabate wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
Masters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diabate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diabate misses with a series of wild punches.
Diabate throws a head kick that misses
and Masters counters with a solid body kick.
Diabate throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
Diabate tries to clinch there but Masters circles away.
Diabate thows a body shot but no joy.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diabate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick by Masters misses
and Diabate counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Diabate.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Samy Diabate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diabate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Diabate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diabate lands a jab.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabate lands with a nice body punch.
Diabate throws a head kick but Masters moves out of range.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Diabate moves out of range easily.
Diabate works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from Diabate both land. Nice combination.
Masters lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabate scores with a one two! Masters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masters throws a head kick but Diabate moves out of range.
Diabate tries to clinch there but Masters circles away.
Diabate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diabate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters tries a head kick but it misses.
Diabate clinches but Masters breaks the clinch
and Masters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diabate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters lands with a nice body kick.
Diabate tries to clinch there but Masters circles away.
Samy Diabate is winning the standup battle so far.
Diabate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Masters counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diabate stuns Masters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diabate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diabate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diabate throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it.
Diabate tries to clinch
and Masters counters with a body kick.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Diabate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diabate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masters counters with a head kick.
Diabate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diabate tries to clinch but Masters is having none of it.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Diabate misses.
Diabate avoids the head kick by Masters.
Diabate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diabate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diabate throws a sloppy body shot
and Masters counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diabate moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Diabate misses with a series of wild punches.
Diabate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diabate is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diabate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masters tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ken Masters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ken Masters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Masters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diabate.
Diabate misses with a kick to the body
and Masters counters with a good, hard body kick but Diabate shrugs it off.
Diabate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masters circles away quickly and effectively.
Diabate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diabate misses with a double jab.
Masters misses with an uppercut. Diabate saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diabate!
A jab from Masters misses.
Diabate blocks a head kick by Masters.
Diabate with a jab.
Diabate will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diabate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Diabate scores with a hook to the body. Masters takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diabate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masters doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate swinging wildly here.
Diabate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diabate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masters counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Diabate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diabate blocks a head kick by Masters.
Diabate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diabate avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diabate.
Samy Diabate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diabate scores with a hook.
Diabate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diabate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masters counters with a body kick.

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.
Diabate avoids the head kick by Masters.
Diabate throws a lazy head kick
and Masters counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diabate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diabate avoids a kick to the body.
Diabate throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Diabate looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
Masters looks for the body kick but Diabate saw that one coming.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Diabate.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diabate throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.
Diabate wants to clinch.
Diabate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Diabate.
Masters throws a looping overhand right but Diabate ducks down to avoid it.
Diabate misses with a few strikes there.
Diabate stalks Masters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masters's face. Masters staggers backwards, shaken.
Masters tries to bum rush Diabate with a series of wild strikes but Diabate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diabate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Diabate scores with a one two! Masters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Diabate scores with a one two! Masters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diabate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four 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.
Masters avoids the body shot from Diabate.
Masters blocks a jab.
Diabate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masters keeps Diabate at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diabate to score with a decent uppercut.
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diabate tries to bum rush Masters with a series of wild strikes but Masters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diabate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masters counters with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diabate wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
Diabate fails to land with a series of punches.
Diabate swinging wildly here.
Masters scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diabate in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samy Diabate.
Well Diabate 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samy Diabate!