PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 3144 p4p, 3987 weight class) and Tyler Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Atsushi
vs
Diamond

150 cm
29
136
8 - 9 - 1

170 cm
19
145
1 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tycoon Nutrition!

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 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Atsushi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diamond manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Atsushi controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diamond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Atsushi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diamond wants to stand and escape but Atsushi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diamond is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Atsushi has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Diamond taps out instantly and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kuroda Atsushi!
A victorious Kuroda Atsushi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.