PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lassana Diarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Rice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Diarra
vs
Rice

180 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

173 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Los Diablos Rojos FightGear//$10 Apparel on Sale\\
Los Diablos Rojos FightGear//$10 Apparel on Sale\\

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lassana Diarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Rice!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Diarra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rice did well to prevent Diarra getting side control.
Diarra throws a strike but Rice avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Diarra throws and elbow that misses. Rice uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diarra's guard. Nice move by Rice!
Diarra throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diarra is striking off his back. Rice thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Diarra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rice blocks the strikes from Diarra.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diarra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diarra manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diarra is on top in guard.
Diarra throwing strikes from guard but Rice blocks nicely.
Diarra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diarra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diarra thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diarra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diarra throws a strike but Rice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diarra throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diarra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diarra tries to get out of the position.
Rice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diarra wants to sweep but no luck.
Diarra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Diarra striking off his back but it's not causing Rice any problems.
Diarra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diarra is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rice is looking to clinch but Diarra is avoiding it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diarra manages to avoid it.
Diarra slips a jab from Rice.
Rice throws a head kick but Diarra moves out of range.
Diarra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rice looks gassed!
Rice fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rice looks to score with a jab to the body but Diarra is just out of range.
Rice tries to clinch there but Diarra circles away.
Rice feints and then cracks Diarra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diarra down.
Rice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diarra circles away quickly and effectively.
Rice wants to clinch up but Diarra keeps it at a distance.

Rice gets caught flat footed, as Diarra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diarra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diarra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diarra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diarra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rice's head.
Diarra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diarra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rice keeping full guard, as Diarra tries to pass.
Diarra throwing strikes from guard but Rice blocks nicely.
Rice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diarra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diarra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diarra cracks Rice with a big elbow.
Diarra in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diarra landing a few strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diarra works to advance to full mount. Rice defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diarra landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diarra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rice looks a forlorn figure.
Diarra working Rice over with strikes here.
Diarra punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diarra lands a big shot there that rocks Rice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rice is in a horrible position here. Diarra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diarra raining down shots from the mount!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diarra landing punches.
Diarra landing strikes from the mount.
Diarra landing strikes from the mount and Rice is in trouble!
Diarra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diarra raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Diarra.
Diarra looking to finish Rice with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rice!
The referee warns Rice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diarra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diarra scoring with strikes but Rice is staying in there.
Diarra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diarra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diarra breaks from Rice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Diarra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diarra unloading with bombs!
Diarra unloading with bombs!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diarra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diarra landing strikes from the mount and Rice is in trouble!
Diarra breaks from Rice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diarra scoring with strikes but Rice is staying in there.

Rice is rocked!
Diarra with a couple of short strikes.
Rice is still in real trouble! Can Diarra finish him?
Diarra lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diarra loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rice scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Diarra land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Diarra stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lassana Diarra!