PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Diadante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Diadante is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Diadante

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 Sydney, Dean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Diadante!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith clinches up with Diadante and pushes him back against the cage.
Diadante tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Diadante misses with a knee strike.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diadante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diadante with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diadante landing knees to the head.

It looks like Dean Smith has been cut.
Diadante throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Diadante landing knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diadante working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Diadante throws knees to the body.
Diadante connects with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diadante unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diadante after a bit of a struggle.
Diadante connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Diadante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diadante lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith tries to stall but Diadante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diadante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith letting Diadante take a breather here.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diadante connects with a knee to the head.
Diadante using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diadante to keep the fight standing.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Diadante connects with a knee to the head.
Diadante leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Diadante's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Diadante scores with a knee to the head.
Diadante landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diadante lands a body punch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Diadante won't allow 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!
Diadante putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Diadante.
Diadante with a knee to the head.
Diadante unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diadante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Diadante is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Diadante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diadante lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diadante walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diadante.
Diadante tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diadante sprawls well. Diadante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Diadante throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juan Diadante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diadante throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diadante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diadante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diadante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Diadante tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diadante throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Diadante clinches with his opponent.
Diadante landing knees to the head.
Diadante landing knees to the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diadante landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diadante with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Diadante.
Diadante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diadante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Smith shoots in but Diadante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That kick from Diadante tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Diadante counters with a solid body kick.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Juan Diadante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diadante - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diadante stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Diadante landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diadante with a knee to the head.
Diadante lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diadante lands a nice knee to the body.
Diadante utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Diadante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diadante with a knee to the head.
Diadante utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diadante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diadante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diadante unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diadante with a knee to the head.
Diadante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Diadante turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diadante landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diadante is struggling to control the position.
Diadante lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diadante with a knee to the head.
Diadante with a knee to the head.
Diadante holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Diadante has control.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to stall.
Diadante has Smith pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diadante landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diadante takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diadante breaks the clinch.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Diadante saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diadante throws a nice head kick!
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Diadante tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diadante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diadante lands with a slapping head kick.
Diadante lands with a slapping head kick.
Diadante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diadante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diadante connects with a solid leg kick.
Diadante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diadante scores with a nice body kick.
Diadante plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diadante is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Diadante circles away and we're back to standing.
Diadante throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Diadante scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diadante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Diadante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diadante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Diadante sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diadante tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.

Smith closes the distance and pushes Diadante back into the cage.
Diadante utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diadante lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diadante presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Come on Diadante - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diadante presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diadante effectively controlling the action here.
Diadante scores with a knee to the head.
Diadante dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Diadante.
Diadante scores with a knee to the head.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diadante.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Diadante.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diadante instigates a clinch.
Diadante using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diadante landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diadante using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diadante is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Diadante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diadante moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diadante is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Smith drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith working a defensive guard but Diadante manages to pass into side control anyway.
Smith trying to remain calm as Diadante controls from the top position.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Diadante is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Diadante is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diadante controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Diadante controlling the positon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Diadante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diadante has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Diadante!