PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zac Diamandi (ranked 3431 p4p, 412 weight class) and Teiji Uno (ranked 2996 p4p, 369 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Diamandi
vs
Uno

188 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zac Diamandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uno clinches up against the cage.
Uno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uno works on Diamandi's body with a couple of short punches.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.
Diamandi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diamandi is breathing heavily.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamandi.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Diamandi blocks it.
Uno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Zac Diamandi has been cut.
Diamandi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uno lands an elbow inside.
Uno lands a good knee to the midsection. Diamandi won't want to take too many of those.
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Diamandi's ribcage.
We've been hearing reports that Diamandi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diamandi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamandi blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Uno.
Diamandi takes an elbow to the temple.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Diamandi's ribcage.
Uno lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Uno.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uno lands a nice knee to the body.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Diamandi blocks it.
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!
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but Diamandi blocks with his arms.
Diamandi is trying to force a seperation but Uno has the dominant position.
Diamandi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Diamandi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamandi managing to block the knees to the body from Uno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uno lands with a short shot to the head.
Uno tries to work over Diamandi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diamandi.
Diamandi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamandi.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diamandi's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uno obliges.
A hook to the body from Uno.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Uno on the inside.
Diamandi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diamandi blocks the elbow strike.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamandi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Uno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diamandi's face.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diamandi avoiding damage as Uno throws knees to the body.
Uno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uno landing knees to the head.

Zac Diamandi's cut is getting worse.
Uno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Uno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diamandi blocks an elbow strike from Uno.
Diamandi avoiding damage as Uno throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Uno.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamandi blocks it with crossed arms.
Uno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uno.
Diamandi avoiding damage as Uno throws knees to the body.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Diamandi's ribcage.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diamandi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diamandi tries for a takedown but Uno manages to get underhooks.
Uno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diamandi's defenses.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamandi.
Diamandi can't get the takedown.
Uno lands a body shot.
Uno connects with a knee to the head.
Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Diamandi is blocking nicely.
Uno with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamandi.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Diamandi is blocking nicely.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Diamandi is blocking nicely.
Diamandi managing to block the knees to the body from Uno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teiji Uno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zac Diamandi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Uno forces Diamandi back against the cage and clinches.
Diamandi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Uno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamandi blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamandi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diamandi avoiding damage as Uno throws knees to the body.
Uno lands an elbow that stopped Diamandi in his tracks for a moment.
Diamandi fails to pull guard.
Uno lands a damaging elbow.
Uno connects with a knee to the head.
Uno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Zac Diamandi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diamandi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uno misses with a body punch.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Uno misses with a body punch.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diamandi's defenses.
Diamandi avoids the elbow strike from Uno, against the cage.
Diamandi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Uno walks away with a smile on his face. Diamandi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zac Diamandi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Uno moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Uno.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamandi avoids the damage to the body.
Diamandi takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, Zac Diamandi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Uno.
Uno trying to land knees to the body.
Uno scores with a knee to the head.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Diamandi is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uno.
Uno missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Uno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uno obliges.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diamandi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamandi avoids the damage to the body.
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Uno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diamandi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Diamandi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uno throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamandi.
Uno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Uno is fighting off a takedown attempt but Diamandi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Uno to the mat. Uno regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diamandi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uno wants to sweep here but Diamandi controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diamandi is controlling him.
Uno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uno is looking to stand up but Diamandi isn't so interested in that idea.
Diamandi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Uno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diamandi, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Uno.
Uno tries to throw a body punch but Diamandi avoids it by throwing Uno back against the cage.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno can't find room to land a body shot as Diamandi controls the action.
Teiji Uno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diamandi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diamandi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uno landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zac Diamandi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teiji Uno!