PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ledoux (ranked 2033 p4p, 5253 weight class) and James Diamond (ranked 225 p4p, 457 weight class). Pierre Ledoux is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ledoux
vs
Diamond

180 cm
30
182
12 - 16 - 0

183 cm
31
170
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

FUClothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ledoux moves into the clinch.

Ledoux lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ledoux wants to pass the guard but Diamond is defending well.
Ledoux working Diamond over with strikes.
Ledoux wants to pass the guard but Diamond is defending well.
Ledoux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ledoux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ledoux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ledoux is trying to control. Diamond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ledoux seems to be working for a kimura but Diamond defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux controlling the action here.
Diamond has hold of Ledoux's hands but Ledoux slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ledoux is nestled in close to Diamond, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ledoux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diamond keeps working.
Ledoux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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 is staying active underneath Ledoux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ledoux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ledoux wants to pass to mount but Diamond is defending the position.
Ledoux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux controlling the pace.
Ledoux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ledoux wants to work for an arm triangle but Diamond is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ledoux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diamond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ledoux.
Ledoux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ledoux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diamond is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Ledoux.
Diamond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ledoux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ledoux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ledoux wants to pass to mount but Diamond is defending the position.
Ledoux trying to control from half guard but Diamond is working away.
Ledoux throwing shots but Diamond is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ledoux wants to free his trapped foot but Diamond is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Ledoux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diamond tries to clinch up.
Diamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Ledoux circles away.
Ledoux is looking to counter punch.

Ledoux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ledoux is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ledoux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diamond can do to turn this around?
Ledoux trying to control the action but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Diamond is looking for a sweep. Ledoux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ledoux winds up and cracks Diamond with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ledoux stalling.
We've been hearing good reports from Ledoux's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diamond defending well though.
Ledoux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ledoux content to control rather than advance.
Ledoux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ledoux trying to advance position but Diamond counters by regaining guard.
Ledoux stands and throws Diamond's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux trying to control the position but Diamond is working away.
Check out the look on Ledoux's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ledoux is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diamond's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ledoux lands an elbow.
Ledoux just content to control the position.
Diamond is not content to let Ledoux control the position.
Diamond is breathing heavily.
Ledoux landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ledoux asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diamond takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ledoux has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diamond!
Pierre Ledoux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Ledoux connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ledoux dominating with strikes here.
Ledoux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Diamond is rocked!

It looks like James Diamond has been cut.
Ledoux landing strikes from the mount.
Diamond is still in real trouble! Can Ledoux finish him?
Ledoux with good strikes from the mount here!
Ledoux postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Diamond out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Ledoux goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Ledoux!
After the fight, Pierre Ledoux was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
James Diamond spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit I’m going to get my ass back to the gym but don’t worry I’ll be back with some big knock outs '.