PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Karate
vs
Diamond

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate circles away from the clinch attempt.

Karate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but Karate blocks it.
Diamond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diamond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karate avoids the elbow strike from Diamond, against the cage.
Diamond is struggling to control the position.

Diamond drags the fight down to the ground.

Karate drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Karate seems to have locked his on tight now - Diamond screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Karate, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joey Karate!