PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
The Diamond

188 cm
24
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason The Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. The Diamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark tries to clinch but The Diamond is having none of it.
Clark pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Diamond is out of range and Clark settles back down.
Clark digs a good body shot into The Diamond's ribs.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and The Diamond moves out of range easily.
Clark throws a jab when The Diamond was well out of range.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark swings for the body but The Diamond moves out of range.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Ryan Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from The Diamond.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark misses with a hook.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark misses with a hook to the body
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Diamond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and The Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond staying out of range there.
Clark lands an overhand right.
The Diamond misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Diamond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Diamond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark moves out of range as The Diamond strikes.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but The Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Clark closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.

Clark has closed the distance and engaged The Diamond in a clinch.
Good body shot from Clark.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to clinch up
and The Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark looks to land a combination but The Diamond avoids it well.
The Diamond avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but The Diamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Diamond blocks the body kick.
Clark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
The Diamond throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason The Diamond will probably get the nod.
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.

The Diamond takes one to the chin there.
Clark gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark scores with a kick to the body.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark looks to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Diamond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on The Diamond's shoulder, as The Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Clark clinches but The Diamond breaks the clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Diamond counters with a nice leg kick.
Clark wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and The Diamond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Clark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and The Diamond counters with an inside leg kick.
Clark closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark looks to land a right hand but The Diamond moved out of range.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
The Diamond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a body kick that stops Clark in his tracks momentarily.
The Diamond throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Diamond counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Clark misses.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Diamond counters with an inside leg kick.
Clark looks to land a right hand but The Diamond moved out of range.
Clark throws a jab when The Diamond was well out of range.
The fighters circling - The Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from The Diamond misses the target.
The Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Clark tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from The Diamond misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Diamond jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by The Diamond there.
The Diamond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Diamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark wants to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason The Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark tries to clinch but The Diamond moves away
and The Diamond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Diamond.
Nice uppercut lands for The Diamond. That snapped Clark's head back.
Clark avoids the body shot from The Diamond.
Clark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Clark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Diamond to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark misses with a body shot
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark tries to clinch but The Diamond moves away
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark misses with a body shot
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark tries to clinch but The Diamond moves away
and The Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark closes the distance but The Diamond moves to the side
and The Diamond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jason The Diamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but The Diamond slips the punch.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark avoids the body shot from The Diamond.
The Diamond cracks Clark with an open hand slap.
The Diamond missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a left to the body.
Clark tries to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a left to the body.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. The Diamond moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from The Diamond.
The Diamond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Clark tries to clinch but The Diamond moves away
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting The Diamond counter with a right hand.
Clark looks to clinch
and The Diamond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Clark wants to clinch but The Diamond slips to the side
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jason The Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Diamond moves away from the strike by Clark.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason The Diamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Diamond winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason The Diamond!