PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 2010 p4p, 228 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 2192 p4p, 247 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diamond
vs
Shelby

167 cm
35
165 lbs
20 - 21 - 1

176 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shelby connects with the punch.
Diamond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
It seemed like Shelby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diamond misses with a series of wild punches.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diamond throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond misses with a straight right.
As Diamond backs off Shelby throws a huge counter combo but Diamond manages to avoid it all.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby connects with a right hand. Diamond shakes it off.
Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shelby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shelby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shelby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diamond's head.
Shelby defending well as Diamond loads up on a big left hand.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Shelby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diamond with a body shot.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shelby's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shelby scores with a jab to the head.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby clobbers Diamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shelby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body. Diamond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Diamond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Shelby as he checks the leg kick.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby slips a straight right by Diamond.
Diamond tests Shelby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelby connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Diamond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Diamond saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Diamond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diamond lands with a nice combination. Shelby backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Diamond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Diamond misses.
Diamond throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Shelby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Nice body punch from Shelby.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Shelby has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shelby digs a good body shot into Diamond's ribs.
Shelby lands a jab.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelby moves away.
Shelby catches Diamond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shelby connects with a looping right hand.
Diamond looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body. Diamond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diamond throws a right hand that Shelby ducks under and follows up with a left that Shelby also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a hook.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby scores with a body shot.
Diamond is looking to land body kicks.
Shelby defending well as Diamond loads up on a big left hand.
Diamond throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Shelby scores with a jab.
Shelby moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Diamond misses with a straight left.
Shelby scores with a one two! Diamond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby lands with a shot to the body.
Shelby slips under a jab from Diamond.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shelby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diamond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the liver by Shelby. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Diamond.
Shelby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diamond under the eye.
Diamond scores with a leg kick.
Shelby cracks Diamond with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
Shelby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shelby scores with a jab.
Shelby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Shelby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Diamond is rocked!
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Diamond misses the target.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Shelby throws a jab when Diamond was well out of range.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shelby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shelby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shelby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diamond's hands.
Diamond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diamond dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diamond throws a low kick, looking for Shelby's leg but Shelby calmly moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a hook. Diamond ducked under it nicely.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Shelby thuds his right hand into Diamond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby lands a nice shot that snaps Diamond's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diamond might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Shelby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diamond throws a low kick but Shelby avoids it.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
Shelby needs to keep his hands up - Diamond had a free shot at his head there.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diamond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diamond tries to move into range but Shelby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby slips under a jab from Diamond.
Shelby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diamond.
Diamond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diamond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shelby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Diamond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Diamond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelby jabs Diamond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diamond seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Shelby.
Diamond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shelby lands with a straight right. Diamond didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby scores with a decent looking hook.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelby is just out of range.
Diamond walks into a jab.
Diamond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diamond on the side of the head.
A cross from Diamond lands.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diamond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diamond on the side of the head.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diamond.
Shelby cracks Diamond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shelby lands a right hook to the body.
Shelby slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Shelby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shelby moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Diamond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shelby checks it well.
Shelby lands with a cross.
Shelby jabs Diamond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shelby 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.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond looks up at the clock. Bad move! Shelby lands a right hand from hell, dropping Diamond. Shelby pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Shelby!
The defeated King Diamond had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.