PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicos Diassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicos Diassen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ip Leung 's chin.

Leung
vs
Diassen

174 cm
25
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

163 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Bad Ideas, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicos Diassen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leung closes the distance and pushes Diassen back into the cage.
Diassen fails to pull guard.
Leung stalling in the clinch.
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leung lands a damaging elbow.
Diassen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leung to keep the fight standing.
Leung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leung lands a good knee to the midsection. Diassen won't want to take too many of those.
Leung with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diassen has had enough of the clinch but Leung keeps him there for the moment.
Leung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diassens head.
Leung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diassen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diassen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diassen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leung walks away with a smile on his face. Diassen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicos Diassen.

Leung clinches.
Leung stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ip Leung .

Leung closes the distance and clinches.
Diassen is trying to force a seperation but Leung has the dominant position.
Leung digs a right hand underneath Diassen's ribcage. Diassen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diassen can't break the clinch.
Leung stalling in the clinch.
Leung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Nicos Diassen has been cut.
Diassen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leung has him pressed against the cage.
Diassen jumps guard but Leung stands there with Diassen around his waist. Diassen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leung scores with a shoulder strike.
Leung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diassen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diassen is trying to push Leung away but Leung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diassen is trying to push Leung away but Leung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diassen up against the cage.
Leung seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
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!
Diassen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leung to keep the fight standing.
Leung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diassen up against the cage.
Leung looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leung connects with a knee to the head.
Leung scores with a shoulder strike.
Leung stalling against the cage.
Leung prevents Diassen from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Leung .
Leung stalling the fight.
Diassen tries to pull guard but Leung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Leung .
Diassen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leung controlling the action here for a moment.
Diassen takes a shot to the head.
Diassen is trying to break free.
Leung lands an uppercut.
Leung lands an elbow inside that Diassen shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leung takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Diassen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diassen's defenses.
Leung keeps control of Diassen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diassen is trying to force a seperation but Leung has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leung .
Diassen is trying to pull guard but Leung has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diassen is trying to break free.
Leung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Leung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Diassen is rocked!
Leung stalling the fight.
Diassen is still on wobbly legs! Can Leung finish him?
Diassen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leung has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diassen seems to have recovered his senses.
Leung lands a hook that snaps the head of Diassen backwards.
Leung jerks Diassen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Diassen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leung goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leung because Diassen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ip Leung !
After winning the bout, Ip Leung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.