PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yunel Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yunel Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Diaz

169 cm
20
151 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

173 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yunel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez trying to control the pace.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
Martinez passes to side control.
Martinez is staying tight to Diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez controls the position from side control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yunel Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Martinez shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controlling the action here.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Martinez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yunel Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yunel Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.

Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez slows the pace down.
Martinez trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Martinez working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunel Martinez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinez stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Martinez controlling the action here.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yunel Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Martinez regains half guard.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
Martinez has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diaz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yunel Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Martinez clinches up against the cage.

Martinez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diaz can't fight it off and eventually Martinez manages to take the fight to the floor. Diaz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martinez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinez is staying tight to Diaz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunel Martinez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Yunel Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.

Martinez has clasped his hands together around Diaz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez takes a little break here. Diaz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yunel Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Martinez drags him back down.
Martinez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Martinez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yunel Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Martinez scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Martinez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martinez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez 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.
Martinez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slows the pace down.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Martinez 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 Diaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Martinez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diaz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yunel Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Yunel Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Martinez clinches.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yunel Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Martinez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
Diaz looking to control.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yunel Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yunel Martinez!