PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Diamond has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ivanovic
vs
Diamond

192 cm
28
199 lbs
22 - 5 - 1

185 cm
28
203 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanovic.
Diamond throws a push kick but Ivanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Ivanovic lands with a straight right. Diamond didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jason Diamond has been cut.
Ivanovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diamond thuds his right hand into Ivanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Diamond misses.
Ivanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond checks a leg kick.
Diamond lunges at Ivanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ivanovic's hand.
Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Ivanovic throws a hook but Diamond blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Diamond blocks it.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.

Diamond manages to break the clinch.
Ivanovic misses with a double jab.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diamond lands a lovely overhand right.
Diamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Ivanovic off the ropes and back into range.

It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Diamond.
A low kick from Diamond misses
and Ivanovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diamond. That's going to slow Ivanovic down.
Good shot there by Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diamond.
Ivanovic moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.
Diamond avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ivanovic clinches.
Diamond scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovic's head.
Diamond avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
Ivanovic landing knees to the body.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diamond scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diamond. That's going to slow Ivanovic down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a head kick. Ivanovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanovic 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.
Ivanovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ivanovic as he connects with a hook.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Ivanovic as he connects with a hook.
Diamond misses with a low kick as Ivanovic jumps back.
Ivanovic cracks Diamond with an open hand slap.
Diamond lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanovic lands a jab.
Ivanovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanovic.
Diamond on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivanovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Ivanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ivanovic checks a leg kick.
Ivanovic misses with an uppercut
and Ivanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Diamond.
Diamond swings for the body but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Diamond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diamond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diamond looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diamond blocks the body kick.
Ivanovic scores with a nice strike.
Diamond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Diamond will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ivanovic throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
Ivanovic ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Diamond moves out of range as Ivanovic throws a body kick.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivanovic takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
Diamond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanovic's sensitive parts.

Ivanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diamond leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Diamond breaks the clinch.
Ivanovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diamond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovic throws a nice looking combination but Diamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond motions for Ivanovic to come forward. Diamond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diamond. That one must have hurt.
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Ivanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanovic manages to avoid it.
Diamond throws a leg kick which misses Ivanovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ivanovic tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Ivanovic misses
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
Ivanovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diamond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivanovic 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Diamond lands a left and a right that send Ivanovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Diamond thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ivanovic is rocked!

Boris Ivanovic's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond flashes Ivanovic a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ivanovic's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ivanovic crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Diamond punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Diamond!
Jason Diamond decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.