PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Porco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samy Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samy Diabate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Porco
vs
Diabate

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Porco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samy Diabate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porco throws a right hand that Diabate ducks under and follows up with a left that Diabate also avoids with ease.
Diabate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Porco wants to clinch.
Porco tries to clinch but Diabate moves out of range.
Porco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diabate was well out of range. Poor timing from Porco.
Diabate misses with the combination.
Porco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diabate circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Porco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Porco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porco is looking to clinch but Diabate is avoiding it.
Porco misses with a double jab
and Diabate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porco throws a one two combo.
Porco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diabate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diabate.

It looks like Harry Porco has been cut.
Diabate throws a wild body kick that Porco sees coming a mile off.
Porco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diabate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diabate tries to close the distance and clinch but Porco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Porco does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Porco.
Porco scores with the left hand. Diabate knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diabate!
Porco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Porco.
Porco keeps the fight on the outside.
Diabate avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Diabate.
Diabate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Porco scores with a sloppy right hand. Diabate should have avoided that one.
Diabate misses with a body kick.
Porco tries to clinch there but Diabate circles away.
Porco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Porco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diabate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diabate clobbers Porco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Porco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A left and a right from Diabate both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diabate swats away the attempt to clinch by Porco.
Diabate is looking to clinch but Porco is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Porco there.
Nice defenses there by Diabate.
Diabate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Porco's calf.
Porco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diabate.
Porco throws a series of punches but Diabate avoids them all with ease.
Diabate throws a series of strikes that have Porco backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Diabate.
Porco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diabate throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diabate looks gassed!
Diabate looks to score with a jab to the body but Porco is just out of range.
Porco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diabate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diabate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Porco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diabate drops his hands momentarily and Porco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Porco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Porco.
Porco works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by Porco.
Porco scores with the left hand. Diabate knows he should have avoided that one.
Porco connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Porco misses.
Diabate throws a one two combo.
Porco tries to clinch but Diabate moves out of range.
A left and a right from Porco both land. Nice combination.
Porco swinging wildly here.
Diabate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porco scores with a three punch combo!
Porco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diabate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porco tries to clinch up but Diabate circles away and keeps his distance.
Porco sizes up Diabate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Porco scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porco tries to clinch up but Diabate circles away and keeps his distance.
Diabate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Porco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Porco.
Diabate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porco is looking to clinch but Diabate is avoiding it.
Porco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Porco tries to clinch but Diabate is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Porco scores with a four punch combination!
Diabate slips a jab and a cross from Porco.
Diabate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porco misses with a wild combination.
Porco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diabate is looking to clinch but Porco is avoiding it.
Porco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diabate was well out of range. Poor timing from Porco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Porco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Porco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Porco looks to throw the jab but Diabate is out of range.
Diabate throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Porco counter with a right hand.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diabate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harry Porco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Porco connects with the punch.
Diabate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diabate connects with a body shot.
Diabate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diabate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diabate throws a body punch but Porco moves out of range.
Diabate keeps the fight on the outside.
Porco misses with a two punch combination.
Porco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Porco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diabate.
Diabate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porco.
Diabate looks to land a combination but Porco avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Porco.
Diabate needs to keep his hands up - Porco had a free shot at his head there.
Samy Diabate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diabate is breathing heavily.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diabate circles away quickly and effectively.
Diabate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porco was well out of range. Poor timing from Diabate.
Harry Porco is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porco, as that shot connected.
A shot to de liver by Porco. Beautiful body shot.
Porco throws a series of punches but Diabate avoids them all with ease.
Porco lands a lovely overhand right.
Porco tries to clinch up but Diabate circles away and keeps his distance.
Diabate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porco works Diabate's body with a nice hook.
Porco misses with a wild combination.
Diabate misses with a hook. Porco ducked under it nicely.
Diabate dodges the punch combination from Porco.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diabate in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diabate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Porco connects with the punch.
Porco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porco throws a good cross that connects.
Porco tries to clinch up but Diabate circles away and keeps his distance.
Porco misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate misses with a series of wild punches.
Diabate slips a jab and a cross from Porco.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diabate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diabate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porco tries to clinch but Diabate moves out of range.
Porco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diabate circles away quickly and effectively.
Porco swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Porco coming out on top.
Diabate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Porco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Porco lands a lovely overhand right.
Diabate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diabate wants to clinch up but Porco keeps it at a distance.
Diabate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diabate tries to clinch up.
Diabate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate tries to move into range but Porco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Porco thuds a left hand into Diabate's body.
Porco misses with a series of wild punches.
Porco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Porco slips under a jab from Diabate.
Porco catches Diabate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Porco.
Diabate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diabate.
Diabate tries to bum rush Porco with a series of wild strikes but Porco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Porco moves into range and clinches up with Diabate.
Diabate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diabate takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Samy Diabate has been cut.
Diabate is trying to force a seperation but Porco has the dominant position.
Porco scores with a shot to the side of Diabate's head.
Porco has Diabate pressed against the cage, preventing Diabate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diabate blocking some punches.
Porco looking to slow down the pace here.
Porco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diabate's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Porco.
Diabate wants to get back to striking at distance but Porco won't allow it.
Porco struggles to land a body shot inside as Diabate controls his hands.
Porco blocks an elbow strike from Diabate.
Diabate is struggling to control the position.
Porco misses with a punch on the inside.
Porco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diabate.
Porco stalling in the clinch but Diabate improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Porco dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Porco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diabate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diabate tries to clinch but Porco moves out of range.
Porco tries to clinch but Diabate moves out of range.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diabate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porco tests Diabate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porco doesn't manage to clinch there - Diabate circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diabate. Porco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porco is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diabate lands a nice shot to the body.
Diabate looks to land a combination but Porco avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Porco - just one landing.
Diabate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diabate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porco throws a right hand that Diabate ducks under and follows up with a left that Diabate also avoids with ease.
Diabate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porco swinging wildly here.
Porco tries to clinch but Diabate moves out of range.
Diabate wants to clinch.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch but Diabate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diabate looks to land a combination but Porco avoids it well.
Diabate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diabate misses with a wild body shot.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diabate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diabate has time to react.
Diabate moves forwards but Porco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Porco throws a combination. Diabate tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diabate misses with a double jab.
Porco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diabate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diabate dodges the punch combination from Porco.
Porco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Porco fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diabate.
Porco wants to clinch up but Diabate keeps it at a distance.
Porco fails to land with a series of punches.
Porco throws the left hand but Diabate avoids the punch easily.
Diabate takes one to the side of the head.
Porco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diabate misses with a two punch combination.
Diabate loads up on a big right hand but Porco slips the punch.
Diabate lands a right hook to the body.
Diabate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diabate throws a lazy right hand but Porco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diabate keeps the fight on the outside.
Porco sizes up Diabate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diabate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diabate there as he acknowledges the shot.
Porco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diabate looks to land a left hand but Porco moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porco misses with a wild combination.
Porco staying out of range there.
Diabate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porco cracks Diabate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diabate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porco moves away.
Diabate takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diabate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Porco.
Porco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Porco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diabate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Porco clinches up against the cage.
Porco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Porco trying to control the position but instead, Diabate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Porco into the cage.
Porco throws a punch but it's blocked by Diabate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porco misses with a punch to the body.
Samy Diabate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diabate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Porco looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Porco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diabate.
Diabate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Porco is keeping busy.
Porco throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Porco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Porco 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Porco!