PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Batton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batton comes to the cage accompanied by Boga Boga. Jack Diamond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Batton
vs
Diamond

157 cm
19
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Batton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Diamond!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batton throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Batton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batton tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batton blocks a head kick by Diamond.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batton circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diamond!
Batton wants to clinch.
Batton moves out of range of the body kick.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batton doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
Diamond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Batton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diamond is looking to stand up but Batton isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diamond's guard.
Batton won't allow Diamond to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Batton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Diamond has his feet on Batton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diamond looks to land a combination. Batton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batton tries to bum rush Diamond with a series of wild strikes but Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Diamond. That snapped Batton's head back.

Batton pushes Diamond up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Batton as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batton.
Batton misses with a body punch.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Batton has him pressed against the cage.

Batton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diamond with a jab.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Batton avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batton blocks a low kick nicely.
Diamond throws a combination that misses

and Batton counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Batton gets to his feet. Diamond looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diamond looks gassed!
Batton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Batton gets a clinch.
Batton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diamond up against the cage.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batton throws an elbow but misses.
Diamond is looking to break free of the clinch but Batton has double underhooks.
Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Batton keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batton jumps guard but Diamond stands there with Batton around his waist. Batton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Batton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Batton presses Diamond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diamond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batton slowing the pace effectively.

Batton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diamond is fending him off so far but Batton persists. Nope, Diamond circles away and we're back to standing.

Batton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Batton misses with a short punch on the inside.

Batton breaks the clinch.
Batton tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Batton lands a body shot.
Batton tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Batton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diamond misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Batton avoids them all with ease.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Batton.

Batton drives through and clinches with Diamond against the cage.

Batton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack Batton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batton closes the distance but Diamond moves to the side
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diamond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond throws a one two combo.
Diamond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diamond cracks Batton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Batton counters with a three punch combo that has Diamond backing up. Diamond nods at Batton to acknowledge the strikes.
Diamond looks to land a combination. Batton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Batton clinches but Diamond breaks the clinch
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batton was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
A head kick by Diamond misses

and Batton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamond's guard now.
Diamond is pulling down on Batton's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batton wanted to stand there but Diamond had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batton gets to his feet - Diamond follows without any prompting.
Batton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Batton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Batton breaks the clinch.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batton.
Diamond is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Batton moves into the clinch.
Batton misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Batton.

Batton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batton throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diamond!

Batton closes the distance and clinches.

Batton tightens his grip and picks Diamond up, before dumping him to the ground. Diamond manages to land in guard.
Batton looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Batton wants to stand and escape but Diamond is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diamond decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Batton, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Batton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Diamond moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Batton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diamond throws a right hand that Batton ducks under and follows up with a left that Batton also avoids with ease.
Batton throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Batton avoids them all with ease.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Batton clinches with his opponent.
Batton keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Batton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diamond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Batton checks it well.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batton tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batton.
Diamond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Batton counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a combination

and Batton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batton.
Batton keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Batton.
A short body shot lands from Batton as the two fighters clinch.

Batton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batton moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.

Batton moves into range and clinches up with Diamond.

Batton breaks from the clinch.

Batton clinches up against the cage.

Batton manages to break the clinch.
Batton throws a shot to the body.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Batton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batton tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Batton tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.

Batton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Batton has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Batton.

Batton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Batton counters by moving into the clinch.
Diamond being controlled against the cage.
Batton lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batton misses with a punch on the inside.
Batton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diamond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Batton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses

and Batton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batton tries to pull guard but Diamond holds him up against the cage and eventually Batton drops back down to his feet.

Batton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination

and Batton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamond's guard now.
Batton works over Diamond with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batton is in close to Diamond's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Diamond pushes Batton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Batton throws a nice head kick!

Batton drives through and clinches with Diamond against the cage.

Batton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batton misses with the combination.

Batton has managed to clinch.
Jack Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Batton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batton presses Diamond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Batton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batton 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Batton!