PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dollar
vs
Flannery

190 cm
30
276 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

192 cm
35
270 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diamond Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dollar closes the distance and clinches.
Flannery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dollar lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Desmond Flannery has been cut.
Dollar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flannery tries to break free but Dollar pushes him back against the cage.
Flannery wants to break free but Dollar has control.
Dollar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flannery is trying to break free.
Dollar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flannery is trying to push Dollar away but Dollar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dollar prevents Flannery from breaking the clinch.
Dollar stalling the fight.

Flannery breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Flannery misses.
Flannery fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dollar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flannery.

Dollar instigates a clinch.
Dollar lands an elbow just above Flannery 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flannery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dollar lands a damaging elbow.
Flannery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flannery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flannery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dollar prevents Flannery from breaking the clinch.
Dollar is struggling to control the position.
Flannery is trying to break the clinch but Dollar has him pressed against the cage.
Flannery is trying to break free.
Flannery is trying to force a seperation but Dollar has the dominant position.
Flannery tries to circle away but Dollar has him pinned against the cage.
Dollar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Flannery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dollar has him pressed against the cage.
Dollar lands an elbow inside that Flannery shrugs off.

That has opened up Desmond Flannery's cut even more.
Dollar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Flannery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dollar has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dollar.
Flannery letting Dollar take a breather here.
Flannery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flannery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dollar throws an elbow but it misses.
Flannery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dollar just leaning against Flannery, taking a breather.
Flannery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flannery is trying to force a seperation but Dollar has the dominant position.
Flannery tries to circle away but Dollar has him pinned against the cage.
Flannery is trying to break the clinch but Dollar is controlling him.
Dollar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flannery lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flannery looks winded!
Flannery is trying to force a seperation but Dollar has the dominant position.
Dollar slows down the pace here.
Dollar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dollar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flannery's defenses.

The cut above Desmond Flannery's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar lands a damaging elbow.
Dollar lands a damaging elbow.

Desmond Flannery's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Desmond Flannery's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diamond Dollar!
Diamond Dollar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.