PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suga Diabeetus (ranked 4894 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Carl Courtright (ranked 489 p4p, 473 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Diabeetus
vs
Courtright

195 cm
18
270
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
255
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Courtright!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courtright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diabeetus circles away.
Diabeetus stuffs the takedown attempt from Courtright. Courtright gets slowly back to his feet.
Diabeetus dips to his left and cracks Courtright with an uppercut!
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Courtright tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Diabeetus counter with a right hand.
Diabeetus lands a nice hook to Courtright's body. Courtright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diabeetus 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.
Courtright moves away from the strike by Diabeetus.
A slow jab from Diabeetus misses its intended target.

Courtright pushes Diabeetus up against the cage in a clinch.
Diabeetus avoids a wild elbow strike from Courtright.
Courtright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diabeetus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Courtright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabeetus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Courtright being controlled against the cage.
Diabeetus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suga Diabeetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Courtright.
Diabeetus controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Suga Diabeetus has been cut.
Come on Diabeetus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Courtright letting Diabeetus take a breather here.
Diabeetus is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Suga Diabeetus.
Courtright ducks under a wild hook from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus lands a nice hook to Courtright's body. Courtright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courtright tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabeetus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diabeetus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diabeetus counters with a nice uppercut.
Courtright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Courtright shoots and misses
and Diabeetus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diabeetus scores with a jab.
Diabeetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diabeetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Courtright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diabeetus avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtright is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Diabeetus.
Courtright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus leaves Courtright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtright moves to clinch but Diabeetus breaks away
and Diabeetus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diabeetus lands a body shot.
Diabeetus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diabeetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diabeetus throws a shot from downtown. Courtright moves away and avoids it.
Diabeetus takes a swing at Courtright's ribcage but misses.
Diabeetus jabs at Courtright's body.
Diabeetus cracks Courtright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Courtright tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabeetus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suga Diabeetus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diabeetus throws a hook but Courtright avoids it easily.
Diabeetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Diabeetus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus stuffs the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Diabeetus as he connects with a hook.
Diabeetus misses with a wild body shot.
Courtright is looking to clinch.
Diabeetus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtright.
Diabeetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diabeetus connects with a nice looking jab.
Diabeetus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Courtright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Courtright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diabeetus circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Diabeetus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diabeetus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Courtright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Courtright staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Courtright.
Diabeetus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtright takes one on the button.
Diabeetus connects with a looping right hand.
Diabeetus misses with a hook. Courtright ducked under it nicely.
Courtright is looking to clinch but Diabeetus is avoiding it.
Courtright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diabeetus counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Diabeetus coming out on top.
Courtright closes the distance and clinches up with Diabeetus, looking for a takedown. Courtright pushes Diabeetus against the cage but Diabeetus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diabeetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diabeetus works Courtright's body with a nice hook.
Diabeetus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diabeetus misses with a head kick.
Diabeetus lands with a shot to the body.
Diabeetus connects with a right hand. Courtright shakes it off.
Courtright tries to clinch
and Diabeetus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diabeetus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Courtright.
Courtright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diabeetus with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Suga Diabeetus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suga Diabeetus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diabeetus lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Diabeetus. That snapped Courtright's head back.
Diabeetus throws a shot to the body.
Courtright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Courtright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Diabeetus.
Courtright avoids the body shot from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diabeetus.
Courtright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diabeetus jabs Courtright right on the nose. Courtright blinks but takes it well.
Courtright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Courtright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diabeetus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Courtright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Diabeetus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Courtright.
Courtright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus lands the left hand.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diabeetus as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabeetus lands a slapping body shot.
Courtright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus connects with a single shot there.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suga Diabeetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Courtright.
Courtright has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diabeetus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Horrible takedown attempt by Courtright or perhaps it was just good defense by Diabeetus, which made it look bad.
Courtright walks into a straight right hand from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Courtright walks into a jab.
Diabeetus just misses with a punch to the body.
Diabeetus scores with a body shot.
Courtright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diabeetus counters with a straight right hand.
Diabeetus connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Diabeetus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diabeetus sprawls well. Diabeetus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Courtright gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus throws the left hand but Courtright avoids the punch easily.
Diabeetus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Courtright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Courtright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Courtright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Courtright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diabeetus lands the left hand.
Diabeetus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diabeetus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtright fails with the takedown
and Courtright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Courtright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diabeetus circles away.
Diabeetus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Courtright slips under a jab from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Courtright can do to turn this around?
Courtright fails with a takedown attempt.
Suga Diabeetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Diabeetus as he connects with a hook.
Courtright fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Courtright is defended easily by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diabeetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diabeetus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diabeetus scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Diabeetus lands.
Diabeetus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suga Diabeetus is winning the standup battle so far.
Courtright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diabeetus sprawls well. Diabeetus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Courtright gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus looks to land a right hand but Courtright moved out of range.
Diabeetus connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Diabeetus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diabeetus.
Diabeetus throws the left hand but Courtright avoids the punch easily.
Courtright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Courtright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut.
Courtright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diabeetus connects with a crisp jab.
Courtright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Diabeetus throws a looping overhand right but Courtright ducks down to avoid it.
Diabeetus 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.
Diabeetus lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diabeetus connects with a crisp jab.
Diabeetus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Diabeetus misses.
Diabeetus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Courtright was well out of range. Poor timing from Diabeetus.
Courtright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Suga Diabeetus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suga Diabeetus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diabeetus misses with a hook. Courtright ducked under it nicely.
Courtright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diabeetus tries to avoid it but Courtright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diabeetus to the ground. Diabeetus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diabeetus throws a body shot but no joy.
Diabeetus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diabeetus jabs Courtright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Courtright walks into a straight right hand from Diabeetus.
A swing and a miss from Diabeetus.
A jab from Diabeetus misses.
Good shot there by Diabeetus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Courtright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Courtright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diabeetus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Courtright somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diabeetus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabeetus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diabeetus enables Courtright to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diabeetus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabeetus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diabeetus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diabeetus tries to get out of the position.
Diabeetus wants to stand but Courtright is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Courtright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Courtright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diabeetus's head.

Courtright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Courtright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Courtright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Courtright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Courtright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Courtright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Courtright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diabeetus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Diabeetus looking for a guillotine here but Courtright defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diabeetus pulls Courtright in close to his closed guard and prevents Courtright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suga Diabeetus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Diabeetus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Diabeetus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courtright's head.
Diabeetus slaps away a takedown attempt from Courtright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suga Diabeetus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Courtright.
No luck for Courtright with that takedown attempt.
Diabeetus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Courtright moves away.
Courtright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diabeetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courtright takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Courtright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Courtright fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diabeetus pinned against the cage. Diabeetus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carl Courtright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Courtright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diabeetus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diabeetus as he jumps to the side.
Diabeetus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Courtright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Courtright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Courtright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Courtright slips a straight right by Diabeetus.
Courtright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Courtright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Courtright moves out of range of the strikes.
Courtright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diabeetus is fending him off so far but Courtright persists. Nope, Diabeetus circles away and we're back to standing.
Diabeetus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus lands with a hook. Courtright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diabeetus catches Courtright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diabeetus lands an overhand right.
Diabeetus lands a head shot.
Courtright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diabeetus as he avoids it easily.
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus is having none of it.
Diabeetus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diabeetus lands a jab to the nose.
Courtright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diabeetus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Courtright scrambles back to his feet.
Courtright tries to clinch but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Courtright tries to clinch
and Diabeetus counters with a nice uppercut.
Diabeetus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Diabeetus.
Courtright tries to clinch up.
Courtright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diabeetus digs a good body shot into Courtright's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suga Diabeetus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diabeetus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suga Diabeetus!
During a confident post fight interview, Suga Diabeetus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.