PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camilo Cienfuegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cienfuegos has chosen Dreamlands as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diamond
vs
Cienfuegos

193 cm
20
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Camilo Cienfuegos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diamond rushes Cienfuegos and presses him up against the cage.
Diamond displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cienfuegos up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diamond.

It looks like Camilo Cienfuegos has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Diamond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diamond with a knee to the head.
Diamond lands a good knee to the midsection. Cienfuegos won't want to take too many of those.
Cienfuegos takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Camilo Cienfuegos's cut even more.

Cienfuegos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diamond regains guard immediately.
Diamond wants to stand up but Cienfuegos is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cienfuegos trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cienfuegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cienfuegos is controlling him.
Diamond can't keep his opponent in guard - Cienfuegos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diamond looks like he's trying to stand up.

Cienfuegos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diamond doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cienfuegos.
Cienfuegos stops Diamond from getting back to his feet.

Cienfuegos is looking for a kimura here.
Diamond is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cienfuegos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diamond doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cienfuegos.
Cienfuegos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diamond keeps working.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cienfuegos is looking for a kimura but Diamond is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cienfuegos to get the leverage.

Diamond kicks off Cienfuegos and gets to his feet.
Diamond misses with a double jab.

Cienfuegos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond won't allow Cienfuegos to pass to mount.
Cienfuegos stalling away here and it's allowed Diamond to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cienfuegos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diamond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cienfuegos is pushing down on Diamond's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diamond is fighting to maintain full guard but Cienfuegos has managed to sneak the leg through.

Diamond pushes Cienfuegos off and gets back to his feet.

Diamond has closed the distance and engaged Cienfuegos in a clinch.
Diamond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Cienfuegos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diamond can't fight it off and eventually Cienfuegos manages to take the fight to the floor. Diamond looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Diamond manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cienfuegos looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diamond gets caught napping as Cienfuegos dives in and scores a takedown. Diamond manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cienfuegos trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Diamond wants to stand up but Cienfuegos is controlling him.

Diamond wriggles free and stands up.

Cienfuegos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diamond sprawls well initially but Cienfuegos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diamond is trying to stand back up but Cienfuegos is controlling him

Cienfuegos is looking for a kimura here.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cienfuegos on the ground.
Cienfuegos prevents Diamond from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Camilo Cienfuegos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Camilo Cienfuegos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diamond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cienfuegos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diamond clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Cienfuegos looking to break Diamond's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Diamond remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cienfuegos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Diamond is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Cienfuegos has his opponent's back but Diamond is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Cienfuegos.

Cienfuegos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cienfuegos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cienfuegos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diamond because Cienfuegos loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond is trying to stand.
Diamond is squirming around, avoiding Cienfuegos's attempts to control the action.
Diamond tries to buck Cienfuegos off but he can't manage it.
Cienfuegos tries to control but Diamond wriggling away.
Diamond is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Cienfuegos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diamond has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Diamond wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cienfuegos.
Camilo Cienfuegos has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cienfuegos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Diamond to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Diamond shrugs it off.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diamond bucks Cienfuegos off and manages to get back to his feet!
Diamond throws a right hand that Cienfuegos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cienfuegos also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cienfuegos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cienfuegos lands in his opponent's guard.
Cienfuegos trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cienfuegos looking to pass the guard.
Cienfuegos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cienfuegos stops Diamond from getting back to his feet.

Cienfuegos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond pushes Cienfuegos off looking to stand but Cienfuegos dives back in and keeps control.
Cienfuegos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diamond is trying to stand up here but Cienfuegos is controlling him well.

Diamond is defending against the submission attempts here by Cienfuegos.

Diamond makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Cienfuegos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diamond to the ground. Cienfuegos is now in Diamond's guard.
Cienfuegos trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Cienfuegos throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet but Cienfuegos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cienfuegos passes Diamond's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond is trying to stand up here but Cienfuegos is controlling him well.

Cienfuegos is working for a kimura but Diamond is defending it quite comfortably.
Diamond is not content to let Cienfuegos control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond is trying to stand up here but Cienfuegos is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camilo Cienfuegos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Camilo Cienfuegos's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cienfuegos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cienfuegos is looking to take a break and control but Diamond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Diamond bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Cienfuegos gets tackled into the cage by Diamond. Diamond maintains the clinch.

Cienfuegos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diamond regains guard immediately.

Diamond uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cienfuegos shoots in and gets a takedown into Diamond's guard.
Cienfuegos stops Diamond from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cienfuegos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cienfuegos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cienfuegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cienfuegos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cienfuegos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diamond is keeping the position for now.
Cienfuegos prevents Diamond from getting back to his feet.
Cienfuegos passes into half guard.

Diamond manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Cienfuegos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Cienfuegos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diamond is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diamond pushes Cienfuegos off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cienfuegos gets tackled into the cage by Diamond. Diamond maintains the clinch.
Diamond digs a right hand into Cienfuegos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cienfuegos's gas tank.
Diamond lands a knee to the head.
Diamond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cienfuegos's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Cienfuegos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Diamond manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Diamond darts in and clinches Cienfuegos up against the cage.
Diamond controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond working Cienfuegos over with knees to the body.

Cienfuegos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diamond tries to escape but Cienfuegos is in control.
Cienfuegos misses with the ground and pound.

Diamond throws Cienfuegos to one side and escapes!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diamond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Cienfuegos pulls guard.
Diamond wants to pass the guard but Cienfuegos is keeping the position.
Diamond slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cienfuegos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cienfuegos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diamond's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Ramon Diamond wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cienfuegos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Camilo Cienfuegos.
I've got Cienfuegos 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camilo Cienfuegos!