PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 5856 p4p, 583 weight class) and Drax Tauro (ranked 7584 p4p, 641 weight class). King Diamond had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Diamond
vs
Tauro

184 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drax Tauro !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tauro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Tauro moves into the clinch successfully.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tauro avoids it.

Tauro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tauro looks for a takedown but Diamond sprawls well.
Diamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tauro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Tauro with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diamond clinches up against the cage.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tauro avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauro tries for a takedown. No joy.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drax Tauro .
Tauro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diamond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tauro fails with a takedown attempt.
Diamond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tauro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tauro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diamond darts in trying to clinch

and Tauro counters with a shoot takedown. Diamond fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauro stopping the sweep attempt from Diamond.

Tauro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diamond looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diamond looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diamond!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tauro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diamond is controlling him well.
The referee asks Diamond politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Diamond prefers to stall for the moment though.
Diamond scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauro is letting Diamond control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tauro 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diamond slows the pace down.
Tauro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diamond landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diamond landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tauro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tauro can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Tauro 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diamond in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tauro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Diamond dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tauro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Diamond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tauro .
Diamond tries to throw a body punch but Tauro avoids it by throwing Diamond back against the cage.
Diamond lands a body shot.

Tauro breaks the clinch.
Tauro looks to land a combination. Diamond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tauro can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Tauro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tauro moves into the clinch successfully.
Diamond misses with a punch to the body.
Tauro tries to pull guard but Diamond holds him up against the cage and eventually Tauro drops back down to his feet.

Tauro breaks from the clinch.
King Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diamond defends it nicely.
Tauro tries for a takedown but Diamond circles away easily
and Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drax Tauro .
Tauro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diamond stuns Tauro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Tauro closes the distance and pushes Diamond back into the cage.
Tauro is trying to maintain a safe position but Diamond gets an underhook and turns Tauro into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diamond.
Tauro is looking to control Diamond's arms but Diamond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tauro has his back to the cage.
Diamond tries a body shot but Tauro blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tauro blocking some punches.
Tauro is trying to pull guard but Diamond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tauro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diamond to keep the fight standing.
Tauro avoiding damage as Diamond throws knees to the body.
Diamond struggles to land a body shot inside as Tauro controls his hands.
Tauro takes a shot to the head.
Diamond misses with a punch to the body.
Diamond lands with a short shot to the head.

Tauro breaks from the clinch.
Tauro circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tauro gets a clinch.
Diamond tries a body shot but Tauro blocks it.
Diamond misses with a hook to the ribs.
King Diamond has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauro tries to circle away but Diamond has him pinned against the cage.
Diamond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tauro backwards.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but Tauro blocks it.
Tauro is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Diamond.
Diamond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diamond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Tauro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tauro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Diamond gets tackled into the cage by Tauro . Tauro maintains the clinch.
Tauro is working for takedown but Diamond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diamond misses with a body punch.
Tauro working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Diamond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diamond cracks Tauro with a nice body shot.
Diamond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Diamond.
Tauro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tauro is breathing heavily.
Diamond can't find room to land a body shot as Tauro controls the action.
Tauro managing to block the knees to the body from Diamond.
Diamond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tauro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diamond smiles and moves away.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tauro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drax Tauro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tauro gets tackled into the cage by Diamond. Diamond maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamond struggles to land a body shot inside as Tauro controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Diamond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diamond tries to clinch up but Tauro circles away and keeps his distance.

Tauro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tauro managing to block the knees to the body from Diamond.

Tauro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tauro shoots and misses
and Diamond counters with a left to the body.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.

Tauro clinches up with Diamond and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diamond fails to land.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tauro tries to pull guard but Diamond won't allow it.
Tauro tries to break the clinch but Diamond is controlling the position.
Diamond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diamond has a couple of punches blocked by Tauro .
Diamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tauro blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tauro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diamond is keeping busy.

Tauro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diamond uses from the top position.
Diamond seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diamond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tauro is keeping the position for now.
Diamond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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 showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diamond cracks Tauro with a solid left hand.
Diamond not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Diamond stands up from guard. Let's bang!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diamond is pressed up against the cage. Tauro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diamond down to the mat. Diamond avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drax Tauro .
Tauro misses with a head kick.
Diamond was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tauro throws a head kick that misses.
Diamond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diamond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diamond working Tauro over with knees to the body.
Diamond prevents the takedown attempt.
Tauro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond lands a right hand.

Tauro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tauro clinches up against the cage.
King Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond tries a body shot but Tauro blocks it.

Tauro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond punishes Tauro 's body with a nice straight punch.
Tauro keeps the fight on the outside.
Tauro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diamond.

Diamond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Diamond.
Tauro can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Tauro to work.
Tauro prevents a body shot from Diamond.
Diamond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tauro taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tauro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diamond gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Diamond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diamond 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Diamond!