PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diamond
vs
Calderon

185 cm
21
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Diamond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diamond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diamond misses with a double jab
letting Calderon counter with a right hand.
Calderon throws a right hand that Diamond ducks under and follows up with a left that Diamond also avoids with ease.
Diamond misses with a head kick.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calderon throws the left hand but Diamond avoids the punch easily.
Calderon scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Calderon misses the target.
Diamond misses with a leg kick
and Calderon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calderon catches Diamond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diamond!
Calderon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calderon looks to land a combination but Diamond avoids it well.
Calderon throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Diamond pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Calderon back to the cage. Diamond follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diamond wants to clinch but Calderon slips to the side
and Calderon counters with a low kick, right behind Diamond 's knee.
The crowd cheers as Calderon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diamond doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Diamond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diamond.
Diamond connects with a high kick.
Calderon moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Nice body kick from Diamond.
Diamond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diamond connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Diamond misses
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon throws a nice looking combination but Diamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calderon throws a hook to the side of Diamond's head but Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond throws a front kick aimed at Calderon's knee but Calderon avoids it well.
Diamond misses with a leg kick
and Calderon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calderon misses with a low kick.
Calderon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calderon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diamond tries to land a front kick but Calderon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diamond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Calderon counters with a nice body shot.
Calderon defending well as Diamond loads up on a big left hand.
Diamond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Calderon.
Calderon moves out of range of the leg kick from Diamond.
Diamond tries to clinch there but Calderon circles away.
Calderon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calderon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calderon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Calderon throws a low kick but Diamond moves out of range easily.
Calderon throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Calderon misses with a leg kick
and Diamond counters with a leg kick.
Calderon thuds his right hand into Diamond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calderon throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diamond is looking to clinch.
Diamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Diamond blocks the leg kick.
Diamond scores with a kick to the midsection.

Diamond moves into the clinch successfully.
Diamond is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calderon is keeping busy.
Calderon tries to break free but Diamond pushes him back against the cage.
Calderon misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Diamond as the two fighters clinch.
Diamond swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderon uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Jason Diamond will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Calderon lands a jab to the head.
Felipe Calderon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calderon lands a body shot.
Calderon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diamond moves out of range as Calderon strikes.
Diamond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calderon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calderon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diamond misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Calderon does no damage.
Diamond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Calderon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calderon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jason Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diamond throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Diamond.
Diamond looks to clinch
and Calderon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calderon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Calderon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Calderon throws a solid leg kick but Diamond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Calderon.
Calderon looks to land a right hand but Diamond moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diamond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calderon looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
Diamond lets loose with a powerful body kick. Calderon will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from Diamond misses the target.
Diamond misses with a straight right.
Calderon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Calderon throws a series of punches but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Calderon moves out of range easily.
Calderon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diamond.
Diamond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Calderon throws a series of punches but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Calderon misses with a body punch
and Diamond counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond tries to clinch but Calderon moves out of range.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diamond is looking to score with low kicks.
Calderon moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Calderon fails to land with a series of punches.
Calderon scores with a jab.
Diamond moves away from the strike by Calderon.
Calderon throws out a leg kick but Diamond moves out of range and Calderon only half commits.
Diamond throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Calderon counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calderon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Calderon cracks Diamond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calderon misses with an uppercut.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calderon was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Diamond looks for the body kick but Calderon saw that one coming.
Calderon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Diamond rushes Calderon and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diamond.
A shot in the inside from Diamond.
Diamond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diamond lands a shot to the body.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Diamond dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Calderon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calderon thinking.
Calderon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calderon throws out a loose jab but Diamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calderon lands a really nice looking cross but Diamond seems unphased.
Diamond lands with a nice body kick.
Calderon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calderon, as that shot connected.
Diamond misses with a head kick.
Calderon scores with a leg kick.
Calderon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calderon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diamond in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Calderon 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Calderon is just out of range.
Calderon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calderon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calderon.
Diamond tries to clinch there but Calderon circles away.
Diamond throws a push kick but Calderon slaps the foot to one side.
Diamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Calderon.
Calderon clobbers Diamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calderon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Diamond as he checks the leg kick.
Diamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diamond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diamond moves out of range as Calderon strikes.
Calderon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond manages to avoid it.
Diamond throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calderon.
Diamond looks to clinch
and Calderon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Calderon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calderon blocks the body kick.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
Diamond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diamond throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Calderon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jason Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond tries to work over Calderon's front leg with a kick but Calderon checks it.
Diamond connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calderon. Calderon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A right-left combo lands from Calderon.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Calderon.
Diamond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diamond throws a leg kick
enabling Calderon to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond tries to clinch up.
Diamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calderon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diamond.
Calderon throws a jab when Diamond was well out of range.
Diamond connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond jabs Calderon right on the nose. Calderon blinks but takes it well.
Diamond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calderon throws a leg kick
and Diamond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Calderon slips a jab from Diamond.
Calderon ducks right into an uppercut from Diamond.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
Diamond moves away from the strike by Calderon.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Calderon moves away and avoids it.
Diamond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calderon. That did some damage!
Calderon throws a one two combo.
Calderon looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Calderon both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Felipe Calderon just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diamond misses with a hook to the body
and Calderon counters with a nice uppercut.
Calderon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Calderon misses with a body punch
and Diamond counters with a good, hard body kick but Calderon shrugs it off.
Diamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calderon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
Diamond misses with a jab to the body
enabling Calderon to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Calderon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diamond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diamond tries to clinch up but Calderon circles away and keeps his distance.
Calderon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond counters with an outside leg kick.
Calderon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calderon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calderon moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Calderon throws a right and a left that Diamond avoids nicely.
Calderon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diamond throws a lazy body kick
and Calderon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calderon throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Calderon throws a combination that misses
and Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diamond tries a low kick but Calderon avoids it.
Diamond wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diamond looks to throw a body kick
and Calderon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diamond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calderon works the jab nicely.
Calderon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calderon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diamond thumps Calderon with a low kick.
Diamond throws a low kick but Calderon avoids it.
Calderon misses with a combination
and Diamond counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick from Diamond misses.
Calderon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diamond's head.
Calderon works Diamond's body with a nice hook.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Calderon sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calderon.
Calderon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond tries to clinch but Calderon is having none of it.
Calderon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calderon really felt that one!
Diamond scores with a decent looking hook.
Calderon lands with a hook. Diamond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calderon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diamond. Diamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Calderon throws a shot from downtown. Diamond moves away and avoids it.
Diamond slips a jab and a cross from Calderon.
Calderon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diamond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calderon.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Calderon.
Calderon throws a looping overhand right but Diamond ducks down to avoid it.
Calderon clobbers Diamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Diamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calderon, pushing him back against the cage.
Diamond is trying to stall.
Diamond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diamond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calderon's elbow.
Diamond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diamond is looking to break free of the clinch but Calderon has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diamond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calderon is trying to break the clinch but Diamond has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Felipe Calderon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Diamond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Calderon misses.
Calderon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diamond scores with a head kick. Calderon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diamond lands a nice hook to Calderon's body. Calderon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diamond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calderon throws a hook but Diamond blocks it.
Diamond throws a front kick aimed at Calderon's knee but Calderon avoids it well.
Diamond stuns Calderon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diamond avoids the body shot from Calderon.
Calderon scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Diamond misses.
Calderon misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Diamond is predictable there
enabling Calderon to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diamond blocks a jab.
Diamond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Calderon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diamond wants to clinch
and Calderon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calderon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calderon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diamond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon walks into a jab.
Diamond walks into a left hand.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Calderon checks it.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calderon swings for the body but Diamond moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diamond.
Diamond misses with a body shot
and Calderon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Calderon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diamond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Calderon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Calderon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Calderon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond lands a head kick. Calderon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Calderon throws a combination that misses
and Diamond counters with a one-two to the body.
Diamond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calderon. That did some damage!

Diamond moves into the clinch.
Diamond throws a punch but it's blocked by Calderon.
Diamond trying to control the position but instead, Calderon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diamond into the cage.
Calderon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diamond is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calderon misses with a looping right.
Calderon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diamonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diamond closes the distance looking to clinch
and Calderon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Calderon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond throws a leg kick which misses Calderon's front leg but catches the back leg as Calderon tries to avoid it.
Calderon misses with a straight right.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diamond gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Calderon counters with a series of strikes. Diamond will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Diamond!
Jason Diamond retains his featherweight title!