PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 4436 p4p, 457 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 7466 p4p, 552 weight class). Perez has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Diamond
vs
Perez

167 cm
37
165 lbs
21 - 23 - 1

184 cm
37
180 lbs
19 - 33 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 33 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez 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.
Perez slips a jab from Diamond.

Perez has closed the distance and engaged Diamond in a clinch.
Perez lands with a short shot to the head.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
Diamond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diamond leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Perez.
Perez stalling against the cage.
Perez presses Diamond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diamond misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Perez.

Diamond breaks from the clinch.
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!
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diamond backs up against the cage.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
A bit of stalling here from Diamond.

Diamond breaks the clinch.

Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Diamond dodges an elbow strike from Perez.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Perez.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Perez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perez slips a straight right by Diamond.
Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Perez backpedaling.

It looks like Pascual Perez has been cut.
Diamond takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Perez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez slips under a jab from Diamond.

Perez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diamond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diamond is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to control. Diamond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perez misses with a head shot. Diamond uses the momentum to regain guard.
Perez works over Diamond with some ground and pound from guard.
Diamond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diamond throwing strikes but missing.
Diamond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
Perez is trying to control the position but Diamond postures up.
Diamond trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Diamond throwing strikes but missing.

Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diamond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diamond postures up in Perez's guard and throws a big left but Perez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascual Perez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Perez.
Nice shot lands for Diamond.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Diamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diamond throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diamond.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Diamond is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Perez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Diamond misses.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diamond is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Diamond circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Diamond moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pascual Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diamond tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diamond to the ground. Diamond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diamond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez tries to clinch
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Perez.
Perez misses with the combination.
Diamond throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Diamond throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Diamond swinging wildly here.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Diamond misses with an uppercut.
King Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Diamond misses the jab.
Diamond lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diamond half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Diamond throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Diamond.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Perez moves into the clinch.
Diamond tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.

Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond is stalling here.
Perez tries to pull guard but Diamond won't allow it.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascual Perez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with some punches.

Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Diamond misses.
Diamond looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Good exchange - Diamond coming out on top.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Diamond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Diamond lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Diamond thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Perez is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamond throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Diamond dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Diamond tries to land a front kick but Perez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Perez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diamond.
Perez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diamond finish him?
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamond cracks Perez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Perez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Diamond pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Perez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Diamond!
During a confident post fight interview, King Diamond thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.