PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 5322 p4p, 5221 weight class) and Makke Sku (ranked 516 p4p, 511 weight class). King Diamond could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Makke Sku's chin.

Diamond
vs
Sku

152 cm
18
163
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
167
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makke Sku!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sku.
Sku drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diamond defends it well.
Diamond thuds a left hand into Sku's body.
Diamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sku at a distance.
Sku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Diamond scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Diamond misses.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sku manages to avoid it.
Sku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diamond is looking to wear down Sku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Diamond throws a body punch but Sku moves out of range.
Diamond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sku misses the jab.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sku counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sku throwing strikes but missing.
Sku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sku stands up over Diamond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sku controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sku throwing strikes from guard but Diamond blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diamond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sku sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diamond is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sku works over Diamond with some ground and pound from guard.
Sku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sku passes into half guard.
Sku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sku thows a huge punch but Diamond dodges it nicely.
Sku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diamond's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sku connects with a nice short shot to Diamond's temple.
Sku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diamond really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Diamond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sku.
Sku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diamond does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diamond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sku controlling the pace.
Sku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Makke Sku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
More stalling from Sku.
Sku scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diamond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sku trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makke Sku has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond has momentary wrist control but Sku slips an elbow through the middle.
Sku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sku throws an elbow that misses. Diamond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sku's guard. Nice move by Diamond!

Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sku tries to strike from the bottom.
Sku managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sku doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sku trying to control the position.
Sku looking for a sweep. Not yet Sku, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sku takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sku misses.
Sku avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Diamond tries to sprawl but Sku drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sku connects with a nice short shot to Diamond's temple.
Sku working over Diamond with some ground and pound. Diamond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diamond is refusing to be controlled, as Sku sits in half guard.
Sku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Sku is trying to work for a kimura but Diamond is defending well.
Sku lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four 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.
Sku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sku stalling.
Sku winds up and cracks Diamond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sku in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Makke Sku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Diamond throws a big shot that misses.
Sku lands a jab to the nose.
Sku throws the left hand but Diamond avoids the punch easily.
Diamond misses with a body shot

and Sku counters with a shoot takedown. Diamond fights it but they end up in guard.
Diamond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sku.

Sku drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diamond dives on top into guard.

Sku is striking but Diamond is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sku wants to control but Diamond is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sku wants to improve his position but Diamond is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sku controlling the position for now.
Let's hope that Sku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sku.
Sku looking for a sweep. Not yet Sku, not yet.
Sku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sku pulls Diamond in close to prevent any damage.
Sku is striking from the bottom but Diamond uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sku wants to improve his position but Diamond is controlling well.
Sku is trying to control but can't.
Sku tries to roll over but Diamond keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sku missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sku throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
King Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
Diamond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sku was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Sku misses the shot to the body.
Sku avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Sku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diamond defending well though.
Sku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sku winds up and cracks Diamond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sku.
Sku seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makke Sku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Makke Sku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makke Sku!