PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Diddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jacques Diddles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jacques Diddles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Diddles
vs
Dilaxo

180 cm
28
167 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Diddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dilaxo circles away.
Dilaxo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Dilaxo. No joy for Diddles on that attempt.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.

Diddles closes the distance and clinches.
Diddles tries to pull guard but Dilaxo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dilaxo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diddles won't allow it.
Dilaxo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilaxo is trying to break the clinch but Diddles is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Dilaxo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles has Dilaxo pressed against the cage, preventing Dilaxo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diddles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dilaxo avoids it.
Diddles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dilaxo walks away with a smile on his face. Diddles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Diddles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a right hand that Diddles ducks under and follows up with a left that Diddles also avoids with ease.

Diddles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dilaxo's guard.
Diddles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dilaxo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diddles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddles'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.
Diddles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dilaxo for as long as he can get away with.
Diddles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles moves in looking to clinch but Dilaxo pushes him off.
Diddles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilaxo defends well and Diddles ends up having to push Dilaxo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dilaxo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dilaxo leaves Diddles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dilaxo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilaxo stalks Diddles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diddles's face. Diddles staggers backwards, shaken.
Diddles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diddles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilaxo throws a right hand that Diddles ducks under and follows up with a left that Diddles also avoids with ease.
Diddles closes the distance and clinches up with Dilaxo, looking for a takedown. Diddles pushes Dilaxo against the cage but Dilaxo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diddles shoots for a double leg takedown but Dilaxo sprawls well. He's pushed Diddles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diddles throws an overhand right that lands on Dilaxo's shoulder, as Dilaxo tries to avoid the shot.
Dilaxo stuffs the takedown attempt from Diddles. Diddles gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddles shoots in but no luck this time.
Diddles is breathing heavily.
Diddles shoots and misses
and Dilaxo counters with a left and a right that stings Diddles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddles just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilaxo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dilaxo darts in and clinches Diddles up against the cage.
Dilaxo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diddles.

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

Dilaxo closes the distance and clinches.
Diddles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dilaxo's efforts to push away.
Dilaxo has Diddles pressed against the cage, preventing Diddles 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.

Jake Dilaxo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diddles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.

Dilaxo rushes Diddles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diddles tries to pull guard but Dilaxo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dilaxo gets underhooks to prevent Diddles's takedown attempt.
Diddles is trying to drag Dilaxo to the mat but Dilaxo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diddles is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dilaxo breaks from the clinch.
Dilaxo misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Diddles moves out of range.
Diddles is looking to clinch but Dilaxo is avoiding it.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Diddles avoids them all with ease.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diddles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diddles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Diddles avoids nicely.
Dilaxo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diddles misses with the combination.
Dilaxo is looking to clinch.
Diddles misses with a double jab.
Dilaxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dilaxo tries to sprawl but Diddles drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diddles in particular looking to stall.

Diddles is looking for a kimura but Dilaxo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diddles to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diddles with the ground and pound but Dilaxo uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Diddles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dilaxo, up you get!
Diddles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilaxo.
Dilaxo tries to bum rush Diddles with a series of wild strikes but Diddles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diddles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dilaxo. Those never looked like landing.
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacques Diddles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diddles closes the distance and clinches up with Dilaxo, looking for a takedown. Diddles pushes Dilaxo against the cage but Dilaxo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diddles wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles fails to land the takedown.
Dilaxo misses with a few strikes there.
Diddles attempts a counter takedown but Dilaxo avoids it well and moves away.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilaxo misses with a wild combination.
Dilaxo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilaxo throws a nice looking combination but Diddles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diddles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diddles darts in looking for a takedown but Dilaxo gets double underhooks and turns Diddles into the cage.
Dilaxo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dilaxo wants it to stay on the feet.
Dilaxo throws a counter combo.

Dilaxo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dilaxo is trying to force a seperation but Diddles has the dominant position.
Dilaxo is trying to break the clinch but Diddles is controlling him.
Dilaxo is trying to break free.
Diddles is looking to control Dilaxo's arms but Dilaxo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diddles has his back to the cage.
Dilaxo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diddles wants to get back to striking at distance but Dilaxo won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diddles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dilaxo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Diddles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Diddles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dilaxo is trying to defend but Diddles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dilaxo wants to control but Diddles is keeping busy.
Dilaxo is holding on to half guard well.
Diddles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Diddles is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo has his hands clasped together around Diddles's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diddles works his way into side control.
Diddles misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dilaxo wants to control but Diddles postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Dilaxo being controlled for a moment.
Diddles is looking to take a break and control but Dilaxo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dilaxo looking for a sweep but Diddles has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dilaxo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dilaxo wants to hold on but Diddles pushes him away.
Dilaxo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diddles content just to control the position here.
Jacques Diddles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Dilaxo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dilaxo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diddles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Diddles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dilaxo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dilaxo!