PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samy Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pulido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Diabate
vs
Pulido

210 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

200 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samy Diabate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Pulido!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabate lands a two punch combo.
Pulido takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diabate stuffs the takedown.
Diabate stalks Pulido and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pulido's face. Pulido staggers backwards, shaken.
Diabate throws a head kick but Pulido moves out of range.
Pulido looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diabate swinging wildly here.
Diabate slaps away a takedown attempt from Pulido, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samy Diabate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Pulido.
Diabate swinging wildly here.
Diabate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabate scores with a shot to the body.
Diabate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diabate fails to land with a series of punches.
Diabate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulido takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diabate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulido looks gassed!
Diabate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulido takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulido takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Pulido shoots in and bounces Diabate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diabate is adopting a defensive guard.
Diabate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pulido is controlling him.
Diabate trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diabate wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulido keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diabate's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulido stopping the sweep attempt from Diabate.
Pulido is standing up over Diabate. Diabate looks to escape but Pulido dives into side control.
Diabate defending against the ground and pound.
Diabate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pulido missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diabate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pulido.
Diabate is holding on to half guard well.
Diabate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pulido.
Diabate moves into full guard.
Pulido has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diabate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diabate working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pulido doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pulido manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diabate pushes Pulido off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Diabate throws a nice looking combination but Pulido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Diabate gets caught flat footed, as Pulido shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pulido trying to control but Diabate is working from the bottom.
Pulido throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Diabate has his foot on Pulido's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pulido works his way back into a safe position though.
Diabate is trying to keep Pulido in close.
Pulido scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pulido wants to control from the top but Diabate keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabate wants to get back to his feet but Pulido is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pulido working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diabate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pulido is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diabate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pulido fails with a takedown attempt.
Diabate digs a good hook to Pulido's body.

Diabate has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diabate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pulido is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diabate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diabate wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samy Diabate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diabate drives through and clinches with Pulido against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pulido is trying to stall.
Diabate trying to control the position but instead, Pulido has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diabate into the cage.
Diabate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diabate prevents the takedown attempt.
Pulido drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diabate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pulido prevents Diabate from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pulido as Diabate tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diabate missing with knees to the body.
Pulido is breathing heavily.
Pulido drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diabate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Samy Diabate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Pulido.
Pulido stalling in the clinch but Diabate improves position.
Diabate is trying to break the clinch but Pulido is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulido misses with some punches.
Pulido tries for a takedown. No joy.

Diabate breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Diabate scores with a four punch combination!
Diabate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diabate lands with a shot to the body.
Diabate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diabate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diabate scores with a jab.
Pulido needs to keep his hands up - Diabate had a free shot at his head there.
Pulido keeps the fight on the outside.
Diabate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diabate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Pulido rushes Diabate and presses him up against the cage.
Pulido changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diabate fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pulido takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pulido fails with a takedown attempt.
Diabate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulido moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulido fails with a takedown attempt.
Diabate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diabate jabs at Pulido's body.
Diabate throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate missing with a left hand there. Pulido was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diabate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulido fails to land the takedown.
Diabate throws a push kick but Pulido slaps the foot to one side.
Diabate just misses with a punch to the body.
Diabate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Pulido shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pulido showed some decent athleticism there.
Diabate wants to get back to his feet.
Diabate trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nice strikes from Pulido there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulido working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diabate is looking to improve his position.
Diabate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Diabate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pulido perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diabate scores with a jab to the jaw.

Diabate pushes Pulido up against the cage in a clinch.
Diabate taking a breather.
Pulido tries to score a body lock takedown but Diabate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diabate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pulido tries to pull guard but Diabate holds him up against the cage and eventually Pulido drops back down to his feet.
Pulido is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samy Diabate dominated that second round.
That's time! Diabate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diabate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diabate looks to land a combination but Pulido avoids it well.
Pulido shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diabate as he avoids it easily.
Diabate closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pulido decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diabate's guard.
Pulido throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diabate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Diabate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pulido defends well.
Pulido trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pulido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pulido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pulido is looking to stand up but Diabate won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diabate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulido with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diabate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diabate throws a one two combo.
Diabate throws a right hand that Pulido ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulido also avoids with ease.

Diabate gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pulido to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Pulido got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diabate has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pulido has managed to get both his arms back between Diabate's legs - danger averted.

Pulido avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pulido accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diabate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pulido in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabate looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pulido is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diabate working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diabate wants to clinch

and Pulido counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pulido.
Pulido with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diabate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pulido's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulido working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diabate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulido is keeping the position for now.
Diabate is working hard here to advance position.

Pulido is looking for a triangle but Diabate pushes his legs off easily.
Diabate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pulido is proving hard to escape from.
Pulido looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulido, not yet.

Diabate drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pulido looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pulido looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pulido!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diabate is looking to regain half guard here but Pulido keeps moving and retains 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.
Pulido scoring with punches and elbows.
Pulido postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samy Diabate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diabate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Pulido is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diabate defends it well.
Diabate is looking for a sweep. Pulido is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pulido not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paul Pulido has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulido not landing any meaningful shots this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pulido.
Diabate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Pulido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diabate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samy Diabate!