PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Diamonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Xxplosive. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Watts
vs
Diamonds

180 cm
22
200 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Diamonds!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamonds misses with a body shot.
Diamonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diamonds throws a right hand that misses
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diamonds misses with a right hand
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Diamonds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamonds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamonds scores with a three punch combo!
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diamonds circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diamonds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamonds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diamonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts walks into a straight right hand from Diamonds.
Diamonds lands with an uppercut that bounces Watts off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Diamonds misses the target.
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diamonds slips under a jab.
Diamonds throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamonds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diamonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diamonds throws an off balance right hand
enabling Watts to counter with a crisp jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diamonds enables Watts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diamonds manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Diamonds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diamonds manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watts controlling Diamonds's posture.
Watts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diamonds manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Watts wants to control from the top but Diamonds keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diamonds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Watts instigates a clinch.
Diamonds tries to break the clinch but Watts is controlling the position.

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.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diamonds takes a shot to the head.
Diamonds wants to break free but Watts has control.
Diamonds can't break the clinch.
Diamonds blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watts has Diamonds pressed against the cage, preventing Diamonds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diamonds misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Diamonds is trying to break the clinch but Watts is controlling him.
Diamonds can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diamonds fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Watts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot by Watts.
Diamonds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamonds.
Watts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diamonds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diamonds avoids the body shot from Watts.
Diamonds just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diamonds lands a nice shot that snaps Watts's head back.
Diamonds misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Watts to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamonds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diamonds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diamonds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamonds misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamonds throws a right hand that misses

and Watts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diamonds won't be happy with that.
Watts working away.
Watts wants to take a breather but Diamonds manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Watts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts distracts Diamonds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Watts is in close to Diamonds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diamonds is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watts trying to control but Diamonds is working from the bottom.
Watts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diamonds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Diamonds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diamonds wanted to stand there but Watts had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamonds throws a strike but Watts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diamonds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Watts is pushing down on Diamonds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diamonds is fighting to maintain full guard but Watts has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diamonds tries to roll over but Watts keeps him under control.
Diamonds is refusing to be controlled, as Watts sits in half guard.
Watts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watts connects with a nice short shot to Diamonds's temple.
Watts lands strikes from half guard.
Watts wants to take a breather but Diamonds is having none of it.
Diamonds is pressing down on Watts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diamonds keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Watts dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Watts misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Watts misses.

Watts clinches with his opponent.

Diamonds breaks the clinch.
A jab from Diamonds misses.
Nice cross by Diamonds.
Diamonds cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diamonds throws a poor cross that misses

and Watts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diamonds wants to improve his position but Watts is controlling well.
Diamonds is not content to let Watts control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watts in particular looking to stall.
Watts is keen to just control but Diamonds is a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Tyrone Watts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watts avoids the body shot from Diamonds.
Diamonds throws a jab when Watts was well out of range.
Diamonds throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Watts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Watts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diamonds's head.
Watts is thwarting Diamonds's attempts to control the position.
Diamonds preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diamonds is trying to stand up here but Watts is controlling him well.
Watts trying to control from half guard but Diamonds is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Willy Diamonds was stalling too much, according to the referee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diamonds fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watts throws a right hand that Diamonds ducks under and follows up with a left that Diamonds also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds throws a right hand that misses

and Watts counters with a single leg into guard. Diamonds didn't expect that.
Watts wants to control from the top but Diamonds keeps moving.
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Diamonds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diamonds wants to stand but Watts is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watts wants to stand up but Diamonds is controlling him.
Diamonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamonds preventing the sweep.
Tyrone Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diamonds postures up in Watts's guard and throws a big left but Watts blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Watts clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Watts ducks under a wild hook from Diamonds.
Diamonds looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Diamonds misses with a left hand
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamonds fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Diamonds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamonds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamonds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamonds misses with a right hand

and Watts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diamonds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diamonds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diamonds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Watts looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts stalling in the clinch.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diamonds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watts lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diamonds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diamonds is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts has Diamonds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diamonds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diamonds fights it off and pushes away nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Diamonds throws an off balance right hand
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
Diamonds lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diamonds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamonds lands with a hook. Watts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diamonds leaves Watts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diamonds's corner calls for a 1-2. Diamonds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Watts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diamonds lands with a nice combination. Watts backs away looking to recover.
Diamonds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diamonds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts counters with a left to the body.
Diamonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diamonds looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
Watts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watts slips a jab from Diamonds.
Diamonds misses with a two punch combination.
Willy Diamonds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diamonds.
Diamonds lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Watts.
Nice shot by Diamonds.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diamonds misses with a double jab.
Watts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diamonds stalks Watts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watts's face. Watts staggers backwards, shaken.
Diamonds misses with the combination.
Diamonds throws a right hand that misses
and Watts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diamonds counters with a stiff right hand.

Watts gets the takedown into side control.
Watts looks up at the clock and then as Diamonds takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watts smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diamonds takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Diamonds gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Watts is keen to just control but Diamonds is a slippery customer.
Diamonds is looking to improve his position.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Diamonds dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diamonds misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Watts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diamonds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diamonds throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Watts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diamonds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Watts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamonds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willy Diamonds wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diamonds swings widly with a right hand

and Watts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diamonds!
Diamonds blocking the ground and pound.
Watts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Watts lands a heavy elbow.
Watts content just to control the position here.
Diamonds is desperately trying to improve his position but Watts has a good base and remains in mount.
Watts looking to finish Diamonds with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diamonds!
Watts looking to control but Diamonds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Watts dominating with strikes here.
Watts breaks from Diamonds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Willy Diamonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts looking to ground and pound but Diamonds is blocking nicely.
Watts cracks Diamonds with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diamonds sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diamonds regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watts.
Diamonds working a defensive guard but Watts manages to pass into side control anyway.
Watts postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands some shots froms side control.
Watts looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diamonds is avoiding damage well.
Diamonds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diamonds is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diamonds is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Watts is controlling him well.
Watts working the body and head with strikes.
Watts scores with punches from side control.
Watts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Diamonds is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Watts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diamonds is still in real trouble! Can Watts finish him?
Watts cracks Diamonds with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Watts immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Diamonds is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Watts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Watts!
Tyrone Watts retains his middleweight title!