PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lightning Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Storm
vs
Diamond

170 cm
26
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lightning Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a jab when Diamond was well out of range.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diamond misses with a body kick.
Diamond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Diamond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Storm.
Storm throws a front kick aimed at Diamond's knee but Diamond avoids it well.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm with a nice cross.
Storm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Diamond checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Storm forces Diamond back against the cage and clinches.
Diamond lands with a right to the head.
Diamond tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Storm digs a right hand underneath Diamond's ribcage. Diamond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Storm.
Diamond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
Diamond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm cracks Diamond with a nice body shot.
Storm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
Still in the clinch, Storm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diamond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Storm, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Storm throws a wild body kick that Diamond sees coming a mile off.
A nice combination there by Diamond.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Storm counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Storm tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.

Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diamond takes a shot to the head.
Diamond tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm misses with a body punch.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Diamond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
A short uppercut from Storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm looks to land a combination but Diamond avoids it well.
Diamond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diamond swings widly with a right hand
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Diamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Diamond throws a head punch that misses.
Storm lands a body punch.
Diamond looks gassed!
Storm pushes Diamond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Storm.

Storm breaks from the clinch.
Diamond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
Storm feints and then cracks Diamond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diamond down.
Storm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diamond is able to avoid easily.

Storm gets tackled into the cage by Diamond. Diamond maintains the clinch.
Diamond misses with the head strike.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm cracks Diamond with a nice body shot.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Storm manages to break the clinch.
Diamond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diamond looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Diamond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
Diamond misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lightning Storm dominated that round.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Storm misses with a leg kick.
Storm connects with a leg kick. Diamond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Diamond misses with a head kick.
Diamond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lightning Storm is winning the standup battle so far.

Diamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diamond stalling.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Diamond controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diamond takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Diamond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diamond throws an elbow that misses.
Diamond blocks a body shot from Storm.
Storm misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Diamond scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Diamond misses with some punches.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Storm has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diamond.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Diamond controls the action.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Diamond avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Diamond tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Diamond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm prevents a body shot from Diamond.
A short body shot lands from Storm as the two fighters clinch.
Diamond tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Storm smiles and moves away.
Storm checks the leg kick.
Storm lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diamond momentarily.
Diamond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Diamond slips the punch.

Storm moves into range and clinches up with Diamond.
Diamond tries to pull guard but Storm won't allow it.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Diamond lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from Diamond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Storm.

Storm has closed the distance and engaged Diamond in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diamond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diamond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Diamond has closed the distance and engaged Storm in a clinch.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diamond - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Diamond.
Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Diamond has Storm pushed against the cage.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Diamond is looking to control Storm's arms but Storm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diamond has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diamond.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diamond dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diamond can't break the clinch.
Storm lands with a right to the head.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Diamond controls the action.
Diamond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diamond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diamond working aggressively here.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jason Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm tries to work over Diamond's front leg with a kick but Diamond checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lightning Storm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Storm wants to land a leg kick but Diamond is out of range.
Diamond checks a leg kick.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Storm cracks Diamond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diamond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm scores with a sloppy right hand. Diamond should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diamond.
Storm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.

Diamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Diamond.
Storm lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightning Storm has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Diamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diamond tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Diamond with an uppercut!
Diamond throws out a leg kick but Storm moves out of range and Diamond only half commits.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
Storm is looking to slow Diamond down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Diamond's head but Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm misses the body punch
and Diamond makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Storm really felt that one!
Diamond is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Storm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diamond.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diamond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Storm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diamond swings widly with a right hand
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a front kick aimed at Storm's knee but Storm avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Diamond.
Storm scores with a jab.
Diamond misses with a low kick.
Storm scores with a nice strike.
Diamond moves out of range of the leg kick from Storm.
Diamond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jason Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diamond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diamond throws a leg kick that is checked

and Storm counters by clinching up.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diamond's elbow.

Diamond breaks from the clinch.
Storm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diamond throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with an outside leg kick.
Diamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Diamond uses good head movement to avoid 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!
Storm lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Good body shot from Storm.
Storm scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Storm.
Diamond prevents a body shot from Storm.

Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diamond's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm cracks Diamond with a good jab.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Storm.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diamond. That did some damage!
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diamond's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lightning Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lightning Storm!