PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Siver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Siver
vs
Diamond

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Dragon

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 London, Denis Siver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siver is looking to clinch but Diamond is avoiding it.
Diamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Siver moves out of range easily.
Diamond tries to clinch but Siver moves out of range.
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.

Diamond pushes Siver up against the cage in a clinch.

Siver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Siver pushes Diamond up against the cage in a clinch.

Siver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diamond is looking to clinch.
Siver tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Siver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siver moves away.
Siver blocks a head kick by Diamond.
Siver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Siver doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.

Diamond rushes Siver and presses him up against the cage.
Diamond tries to pull guard but Siver won't allow it.

Siver breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diamond moves in looking to clinch but Siver pushes him off.

Diamond drives through and clinches with Siver against the cage.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.

Siver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Siver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Siver has taken the fight to the clinch.

Diamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Siver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Siver clinches up with Diamond and pushes him back against the cage.

Siver manages to break the clinch.

Siver darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.

Siver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Siver clinches up with Diamond and pushes him back against the cage.

Siver breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siver tries to clinch up.
Siver tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Siver tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
Diamond tries to clinch up.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Siver moved out of range.
Diamond throws a head kick but Siver moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Siver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diamond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siver paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Diamond throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Siver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diamond is in Siver's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diamond advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond just content to control the position.
Diamond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Diamond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Siver is breathing heavily.
Diamond controls the position from side control.
Diamond cracks Siver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Diamond dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Siver circles away.
Diamond tries to clinch up.
Siver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siver swats away the attempt to clinch by Diamond.
Siver tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Siver wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
Siver is looking to clinch.
Siver tries to clinch there but Diamond circles away.
Diamond shoots for a double leg takedown but Siver sprawls well. He's pushed Diamond's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Siver clinches with his opponent.

Diamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siver tries to clinch there but Diamond circles away.

Siver rushes Diamond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Siver breaks from the clinch.
Diamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diamond clinches.
Siver dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.

Siver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denis Siver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Siver clinches.
Siver blocks an elbow strike from Diamond.
Diamond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Siver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siver tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Diamond tries to clinch up.
Denis Siver is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diamond.

Siver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diamond trying to stall but Siver improves his position.
Diamond throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws an elbow but it misses.
Diamond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Diamond misses with an elbow over the top.

Siver breaks from the clinch.

Diamond closes the distance and pushes Siver back into the cage.

Siver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Siver clinches up against the cage.
Siver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diamond changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Siver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denis Siver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Diamond.
Diamond shoots in but no luck this time.
Diamond tries to clinch but Siver moves out of range.

Siver has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diamond tries to stall but Siver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Siver dodges an elbow strike from Diamond.
A nice left hand lands by Siver.

Siver manages to break the clinch.
Siver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Siver.
Diamond tries for a takedown but Siver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Siver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siver wants to clinch

and Diamond counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diamond won't allow Siver to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Diamond works over Siver with some ground and pound from guard.
Siver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diamond controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julian Diamond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diamond dives in and grabs Siver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siver pushes down on Diamond's head and hops out.
Siver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diamond paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Siver gets a clinch.
Diamond looking to throw knees to the head but Siver is blocking nicely.

Siver breaks from the clinch.
Siver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siver wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
Diamond tries to clinch but Siver moves out of range.
Siver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siver tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
Siver wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Siver avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siver moves to clinch but Diamond breaks away

and Diamond counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Siver.

Siver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siver wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siver keeps the fight on the outside.
Siver tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Denis Siver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siver tries to clinch up.
Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Siver moves out of range easily.
Siver scores with the left hand. Diamond knows he should have avoided that one.
Siver tries to clinch up but Diamond circles away and keeps his distance.
Siver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siver doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Diamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Diamond tries to keep at a distance but Siver has taken the fight into the clinch.

Siver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siver is looking to clinch.
Diamond closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siver circles away.
Diamond is looking to clinch but Siver is avoiding it.
Siver avoids the head kick by Diamond.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siver closes the distance looking to clinch

and Diamond counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diamond.
Diamond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diamond passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siver is being controlled here.
Let's hope that Diamond has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julian Diamond wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick from Diamond lands but Siver takes it in his stride.

Diamond clinches up against the cage.

Siver breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Siver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diamond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Siver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diamond controls the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diamond winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Diamond!