PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruff Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond has chosen Toyota Mode by Irv Da Phenom as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fair
vs
Diamond

177 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ruff Diamond!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond 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.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fair.
Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond throws a shot to the body.
Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diamond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fair counters with a left to the body.
Fair tries for a takedown but Diamond circles away easily
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fair misses with a jab to the body
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diamond is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Diamond finds it's target.
Fair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fair back to the cage. Diamond follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruff Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fair thows a leg kick but Diamond checks it
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diamond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
Diamond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruff Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Fair is predictable there
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from Diamond both land. Nice combination.
Fair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Fair is breathing heavily.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diamond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diamond lands a nice looking body shot.
Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a nice looking body shot.
Diamond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diamond lands with a nice body punch.
Diamond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diamond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fair in his tracks.
Diamond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diamond lands a head shot.
Fair takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fair with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond jabs Fair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fair throws a head kick that misses
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fair throws a combination that misses
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diamond with a jab.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diamond digs a good hook to Fair's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruff Diamond dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diamond lands a glancing blow to the side of Fair's head.
Diamond throws out a powerful jab.
Diamond lands a body shot.
Fair tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diamond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fair's head backwards.
Fair throws a head kick that misses
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Fair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fair circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond lands a nice hook to Fair's body. Fair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruff Diamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fair shoots and misses
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Fair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fair.
Diamond lands a right hook to the body.
Diamond connects with a crisp jab.
Fair moves to clinch but Diamond breaks away
and Diamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a combination. Fair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diamond takes a swing at Fair's ribcage but misses.
Diamond works Fair's body with a nice hook.
Diamond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fair backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diamond duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Fair.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fair counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diamond counters with a three punch combo that has Fair backing up. Fair nods at Diamond to acknowledge the strikes.
Diamond misses the body punch
and Fair counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fair at a distance.
Fair throws a head kick that misses
and Diamond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fair misses with a hook.
Fair tries for a takedown but Diamond circles away easily
and Diamond counters with a series of strikes. Fair will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Diamond. Beautiful body shot.
Fair misses with a jab to the body
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fair. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Diamond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fair.
Fair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diamond jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diamond is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fair rather than just go for the knockout.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond cracks Fair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fair on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruff Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diamond swings for the body but Fair moves out of range.
Diamond scores with a punch to the head.
Diamond's corner calls for a 1-2. Diamond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fair throws a sloppy head kick
and Diamond counters with a two punch combo.
Diamond cracks a nice hook into Fair's ribs.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fair.
Fair needs to keep his hands up - Diamond had a free shot at his head there.
Diamond lands with a hook. Fair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diamond connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond cracks a nice hook into Fair's ribs.
Diamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
Diamond lands with a good body shot.
Fair walks into a jab.
Diamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dwayne Fair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fair misses with a double jab
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a series of wild punches.
Diamond lands a head shot.
Diamond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Diamond. That snapped Fair's head back.
Fair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination that misses

and Fair counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamond's guard now.
Dwayne Fair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diamond is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diamond holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond keeping moving, preventing Fair from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fair is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diamond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Diamond is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fair is staying active underneath Diamond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diamond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Diamond decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Diamond lands a jab to Fair's midsection.
Diamond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fair has time to react.
Fair is looking to clinch but Diamond is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Fair throws a leg kick
and Diamond counters with a three punch combo that has Fair backing up. Fair nods at Diamond to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruff Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diamond winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruff Diamond!