PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 5905 p4p, 541 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 7760 p4p, 599 weight class). King Diamond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Diamond
vs
Diaz

167 cm
36
165 lbs
20 - 23 - 1

183 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that Diamond semi-blocks.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz scores with the left hand. Diamond knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diamond. Diamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diamond misses with a straight right.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diamond defends it nicely.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to bum rush Diamond with a series of wild strikes but Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Diaz.

Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diamond's guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Diamond keeps moving.
Diamond wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diamond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.

Diaz is pulling down on Diamond's head. It's preventing any offense from Diamond, at least for the moment.
Diamond engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diamond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diamond postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diamond.
Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diamond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diamond throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diamond has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diamond postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diamond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diamond manages to get himself to full guard.

Diamond is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diamond is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diamond trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diamond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diamond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diamond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diamond throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diamond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamond won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diamond postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Diamond working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.

Diaz trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diamond if he has to take too many more of those.
Diamond throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Diamond sprawls well.
Diamond misses with a hook.
Diamond misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Diamond misses.
Diamond misses with an uppercut.
Diaz tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
Diaz moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Diamond dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diamond is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamond walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diamond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diamond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diamond connects with the punch.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses
and Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination. Diamond tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Diamond.
Diamond stalls.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Diamond holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.

Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Diamond throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
King Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Diamond.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diamond misses with the combination.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond throws a big shot that misses.
Diamond throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diamond lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz feints the counter takedown.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diamond circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diamond connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Diamond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diamond throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Diamond scores with a jab.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Diamond lands a body shot.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Diamond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Diamond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz clobbers Diamond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Diamond avoids it with no problem.
Diamond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diamond lands with a right hand.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
Diamond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diamond throws out the jab.
Diamond throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
King Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diamond is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diamond is trying to stall.
Diamond lands a nice uppercut.
Diamond stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz jumps guard but Diamond stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diamond lands a shoulder strike.
Diamond misses with some punches.
Diamond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Diamond to the mat.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diamond is aware though and is defending well.
Our spies down at at Big Price MMA inform us that Diaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Diamond landing some decent shots from guard.
Diamond preventing the sweep.
Diamond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diamond pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diamond postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
King Diamond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diamond won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diamond.
Diamond chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz has Diamond pulled in close to control his posture.
Diamond throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diamond's guard. Nice move by Diaz!

Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diamond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diamond wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diamond looking for a sweep. Not yet Diamond, not yet.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diamond wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Diamond.
Well Diamond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Diamond!
King Diamond decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.