PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choco Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Diamond
vs
Martin

187 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Choco Martin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Diamond has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Diamond moves into the clinch.
Diamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Nice elbow from Martin.

It looks like Jonathan Diamond has been cut.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.
Diamond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamond's efforts to push away.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Diamond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diamond.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.

Diamond breaks from the clinch.

Diamond drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Diamond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diamond avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond blocks the elbow strike.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Diamond.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diamond's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jonathan Diamond's cut is getting worse.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diamond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diamond checks the leg kick nicely there.

Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diamond tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diamond gets tackled into the cage by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Diamond blocks the elbow strike.
Diamond lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Diamond has double underhooks.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Diamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
Diamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Diamond, against the cage.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Diamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin rushes Diamond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
Diamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Diamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike.
Diamond avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Diamond is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diamond pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
Diamond tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Diamond misses with an elbow strike.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diamond's defenses.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Diamond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin lands a nice elbow.

Jonathan Diamond's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diamond instigates a clinch.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Martin forces Diamond back against the cage and clinches.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Diamond takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jeez, Jonathan Diamond's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diamond throws an elbow but it misses.
Diamond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamond misses with an elbow strike.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
Diamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.

Diamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Diamond wants to break the clinch but can't.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diamond clinches up against the cage.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Diamond missing with knees to the body.

Diamond breaks from the clinch.

Diamond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Diamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diamond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamond.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diamond tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Diamond throws an elbow but it misses.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diamond blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Choco Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Diamond's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Martin.

Martin clinches.
Diamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Diamond pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamond.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamond avoids the damage to the body.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Diamond.
Martin keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Diamond tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Diamond takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Diamond.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin is trying to break free.
Diamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diamond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Choco Martin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Martin darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Diamond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diamond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Diamond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diamond takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Diamond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamond avoids the damage to the body.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.

Diamond breaks the clinch.

Diamond instigates a clinch.
Diamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Diamond breaks the clinch.

Diamond closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Diamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diamond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diamond's defenses.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Diamond darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Diamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diamond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin is trying to push Diamond away but Diamond has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diamond rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Diamond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diamond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Martin has closed the distance and engaged Diamond in a clinch.
Diamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diamond avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Diamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Diamond wants to break free but Martin has control.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Martin clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Diamond.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond misses with an elbow strike.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Diamond dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Diamond misses with a knee strike.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin wants to break free but Diamond has control.
Diamond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Diamond.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamond avoids the damage to the body.

Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Diamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Diamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Diamond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diamond moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
Diamond blocks the elbow strike.
Diamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Diamond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Diamond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Diamond, against the cage.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diamond throws an elbow but misses.
Diamond blocks the elbow strike.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diamond clinches with his opponent.

Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Martin closes the distance and pushes Diamond back into the cage.
Martin has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diamond darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Diamond blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Diamond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Diamond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Diamond. Diamond maintains the clinch.
Diamond pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diamond takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Diamond throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.
Diamond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diamond dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.

Diamond manages to break the clinch.

Diamond takes the fight into the clinch.

Diamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diamond avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diamond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martin manages to break the clinch.

Diamond clinches with his opponent.
Martin prevents Diamond from breaking the clinch.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Diamond breaks from the clinch.

Diamond moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Diamond tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Diamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonathan Diamond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Choco Martin!