PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Diddy (ranked 4347 p4p, 4194 weight class) and Small Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diddy
vs
Dude

187 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Patrick Diddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dude!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy tried to score with a low kick but Dude checks it.
Dude shoots in but Diddy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dude shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diddy pinned against the cage. Diddy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diddy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dude.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diddy throws out the jab.
Diddy throws a low kick, looking for Dude's leg but Dude calmly moves out of range.
Diddy wants to land a leg kick but Dude is out of range.
Diddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Diddy misses.
Diddy wants to slow Dude down by chopping away at his legs.
Patrick Diddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dude gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diddy.
Diddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Dude as he checks the leg kick.
Diddy wants to land a leg kick but Dude is out of range.
Dude moves out of range as Diddy strikes.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Diddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diddy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diddy looks to throw the jab but Dude is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude missing with a left hand there. Diddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diddy scores with a hook.
Dude fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Patrick Diddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Dude.
Diddy throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diddy misses with a low kick as Dude jumps back.
Dude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diddy's waist but Diddy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dude off to one side.
Dude swings for the body but Diddy moves out of range.
Diddy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dude throws a lazy right hand but Diddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diddy throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diddy staying out of range there.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
A big left from Diddy misses.
Diddy looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Good work by Dude as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Diddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Diddy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dude scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dude looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dude working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diddy's head.
Dude distracts Diddy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dude has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dude lands a couple of elbows.
Dude wants to control from the top but Diddy keeps moving.
Diddy wants to sweep but no luck.
Diddy working a defensive guard here.
Dude is pushing down on Diddy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diddy is fighting to maintain full guard but Dude has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude tries to pass to full mount but Diddy defends it.
Dude not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diddy is looking for a sweep. Dude is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diddy trying to control but Dude postures up.
Dude lands strikes from half guard.
Dude thows a huge punch but Diddy dodges it nicely.
Dude throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diddy is trying to control but can't.
Dude drops an elbow to the side of Diddy's head.
Diddy tries to roll over but Dude keeps him under control.
Dude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dude throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude is trying to control. Diddy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diddy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dude on the ground.
Dude not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dude throwing shots but Diddy is blocking nicely.
Diddy is controlling Dude's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Diddy wants to control but Dude is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dude slips a straight right by Diddy.
Dude tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diddy defends well and Dude ends up having to push Diddy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diddy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dude has time to react.
Diddy misses with a leg kick.
Dude tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diddy misses with a looping right.
Dude throws a shot from downtown. Diddy moves away and avoids it.
Diddy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good work by Dude as he checks the leg kick.
Diddy misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Diddy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Diddy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diddy.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Diddy.
Diddy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dude blocks a jab.
Dude throws an overhand right that lands on Diddy's shoulder, as Diddy tries to avoid the shot.
Diddy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Diddy.
A jab from Diddy misses.
Dude checks a leg kick nicely.
Dude takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dude slips under a jab from Diddy.
Diddy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dude is out of range and Diddy settles back down.
Diddy scores with a sloppy right hand. Dude should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dude.
Diddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dude tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diddy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dude somewhat.
Diddy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diddy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dude is out of range and Diddy settles back down.
Patrick Diddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diddy keeps the fight on the outside.
Dude throws a hook but Diddy blocks it.
Dude is breathing heavily.
Diddy throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diddy ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
A slow jab from Diddy misses its intended target.
Dude moves out of range of the leg kick from Diddy.
A telegraphed right hand from Diddy misses the target.
Diddy misses with a looping left.
Dude tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dude is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diddy misses with a low kick.

Dude drives through and clinches with Diddy against the cage.
Diddy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Diddy breaks from the clinch.
Diddy looks to throw the jab but Dude is out of range.
Diddy misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Dude dives in for a single leg takedown but Diddy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Patrick Diddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Dude.
Diddy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diddy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dude blocks the leg kick.
Dude takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Diddy.
Diddy misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Diddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dude can do to turn this around?
Dude defending well as Diddy loads up on a big left hand.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diddy avoids the body shot from Dude.
Diddy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddy throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Dude is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dude checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dude should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Diddy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Dude as he checks the leg kick.
Diddy misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Diddy looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Diddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dude might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diddy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diddy wants it to stay on the feet.
Dude will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diddy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diddy misses the jab.
Dude blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diddy misses its intended target.
Diddy misses with a hook.
Diddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diddy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dude checks it well.
No luck for Dude with that takedown attempt.
Diddy misses with a low kick.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diddy misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Dude.
Diddy misses with a leg kick.
Dude tries to counter with a clinch but Diddy shakes him off and moves away.
Dude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diddy.
Diddy misses with a low kick.
Dude looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dude throws an overhand right that lands on Diddy's shoulder, as Diddy tries to avoid the shot.
Diddy throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Dude walks into a left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Dude blocks the leg kick.
Diddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dude blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Diddy misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Diddy misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Dude blocks the low kick.
Dude feints the counter takedown.
Dude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diddy throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diddy tried to score with a low kick but Dude checks it.
Diddy throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.
Diddy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Diddy misses the target.
Dude throws a jab but it's blocked by Diddy.
Diddy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diddy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diddy.
Diddy tried to score with a low kick but Dude checks it.
Diddy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diddy misses with a straight right.
Dude throws out a counter right but Diddy avoids it with no problem.
Diddy missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diddy throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Diddy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude takes one to the side of the head.
Diddy throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.
Dude misses with a looping right.
Diddy tries to counter with a takedown but Dude is quick to defend against it.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch but Diddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dude dives in and grabs Diddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diddy pushes down on Dude's head and hops out.
A jab from Diddy misses.
Patrick Diddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dude shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diddy as he avoids it easily.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Diddy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Dude tries to counter it with a takedown but Diddy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Diddy misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy throws the left hand but Dude avoids the punch easily.
Dude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diddy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dude.
Dude is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diddy's waist but Diddy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dude off to one side.
Patrick Diddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Dude.
Dude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diddy throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy misses with a low kick as Dude jumps back.
Dude takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diddy missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dude blocks a low kick nicely.
Dude defending well as Diddy loads up on a big left hand.
Diddy wants to slow Dude down by chopping away at his legs.
Diddy loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
Diddy is looking to chop away at Dude's legs.
Diddy throws a leg kick but Dude checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dude! But no joy.
Diddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
Diddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
Diddy misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Dude blocks a jab.
Diddy tries a low kick but Dude avoids it.
Dude drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diddy defends it well.
Dude avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diddy misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Dude was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good work by Dude as he checks the leg kick.
Diddy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dude is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude moves out of range as Diddy strikes.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch but Diddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diddy misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Diddy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dude is out of range and Diddy settles back down.
Dude blocks a leg kick.
Dude slips under a jab.
Diddy tries to work over Dude's front leg with a kick but Dude checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Diddy. That snapped Dude's head back.
Diddy wants to slow Dude down by chopping away at his legs.
Diddy misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Dude changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diddy manages to avoid it.
Diddy throws a jab when Dude was well out of range.
Diddy misses with a low kick.
Diddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Diddy misses the target.
Diddy missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diddy misses the jab.
Diddy ducks under a wild hook from Dude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude shoots in looking for a takedown. Diddy tries to sprawl out of it but Dude keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diddy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diddy misses the jab.
Diddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diddy keeps the fight on the outside.
Diddy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dude tries to clinch there but Diddy circles away.
Diddy throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.
Dude checks the leg kick.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Dude staying out of range there.
Dude drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diddy defends it well.
Diddy throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dude tries to counter by closing the distance.
Patrick Diddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diddy misses with a low kick.
A jab from Diddy misses.
Diddy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dude swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Diddy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Diddy finds it's target.
Dude shoots for a takedown but Diddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diddy throws a low kick but Dude moves out of range easily.
Diddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dude looks to land a right hand but Diddy moved out of range.
Diddy looks to throw the jab but Dude is out of range.
Dude drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diddy defends it well.
Dude takes one on the button.
Small Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dude checks a leg kick.
Diddy looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Diddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dude tries to counter with a clinch but Diddy shakes him off and moves away.
Diddy is looking to score with low kicks.
Dude checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diddy throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dude.
Diddy looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Diddy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dude is out of range and Diddy settles back down.
Diddy staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Diddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diddy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Diddy!