PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last minute - Great day to choke you out. Gary Day could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Diamond's chin.

Day
vs
Diamond

178 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

167 cm
27
165 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands a nice hook to Diamond's body. Diamond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond works over Day's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Gary Day has been cut.
Diamond misses with a left hand
and Day counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Day scores with a hook.
Diamond lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Diamond has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day jabs at Diamond's body.
Diamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diamond lunges at Day with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Day's hand.
Day moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Day throws a nice outside leg kick.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
Day looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diamond misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Day looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Diamond.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Day sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Day throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Day tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diamond manages to circle out of the way.
Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Day changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Diamond off balance momentarily.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Diamond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Diamond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Day walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Day slips under a jab.
Day fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diamond just manages to avoid it.
Day bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
Day blocks a jab.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Day thuds a left hand into Diamond's body.
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diamond's calf.
Diamond scores with a one two! Day had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Day misses with an uppercut. Diamond saw that one coming.
Day throws a front kick that sends Diamond stumbling back into the cage.
Diamond lands with a good body shot.
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Day is looking to wear down Diamond with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Day fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diamond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Diamond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Diamond throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Day.
Diamond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Diamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diamond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Day lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diamond.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Day slips a jab from Diamond.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Day dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diamond. That did some damage!
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Diamond tries to bum rush Day with a series of wild strikes but Day uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Day stuns Diamond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diamond sprawls and moves away.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Day throws out the jab.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diamond throws a sloppy body shot
letting Day counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gary Day will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Day's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping body kick lands there for Day.
Gary Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diamond.
Day is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diamond connects with a crisp jab.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
Diamond misses with a looping left.
Day lands with a right hand.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond lands with a hook. Day tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Day throws a series of strikes that have Diamond backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Diamond. Beautiful body shot.
Day plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diamond blocks a head kick by Day.
Day 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 cracks Day with a good jab.
Diamond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Diamond - just one landing.
Diamond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Diamond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Day can pounce on him.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Diamond shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Diamond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Day misses with a head kick.
Day misses with a hook.
Diamond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diamond lands with a shot to the body.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Day tries to counter by clinching up but Diamond breaks away and moves out of range.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diamond scores with a nice head shot.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Diamond thuds a left hand into Day's body.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Day.
Day throws a right and a left that Diamond avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Diamond.
Diamond throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Day appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day lands a nice shot that snaps Diamond's head back.
Day dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Diamond takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Day checks a leg kick.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
King Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diamond throws out the jab.

Day rushes Diamond and presses him up against the cage.

Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Day tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Day.
Day looks to land a combination. Diamond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Day - just one landing.
Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diamond.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diamond throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Diamond scores with a jab to the head.
Diamond misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Diamond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Day scores with a head kick. Diamond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Day lands a high kick!
Diamond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Day is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Day throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
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 Gary Day will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Day dodges the punch combination from Diamond.
Day half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Day.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Day throws a leg kick which misses Diamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Diamond tries to avoid it.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
Diamond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
Day scores with a head kick. Diamond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diamond throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Day slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Day.
Diamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diamond takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond misses with a double jab

and Day decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diamond's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond has Day pulled in close to control his posture.
Diamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.
Day scoring with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diamond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diamond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Day landing some decent shots from guard.
Day content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Diamond looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Day wants to control from the top but Diamond keeps moving.
King Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Day.
Diamond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Day. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Day postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diamond managing to control the position.
Day working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Day trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Day landing with the ground and pound.
Day slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Diamond.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Day is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diamond has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diamond has hold of Day's hands but Day slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gary Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Day lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Day.
Day will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Day thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diamond's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diamond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diamond is looking to control Day's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diamond avoid being mounted?
Day not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Day is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diamond defends it well.
Still in half guard, Day seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Diamond looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Day scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Day showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Day 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gary Day!
A relieved looking Gary Day thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated King Diamond had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.