PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 222 p4p, 1235 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 34 p4p, 192 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Sudbury Saturday Night. Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bradley
vs
Diaz

185 cm
33
185
21 - 4 - 1

180 cm
35
170
28 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bradley misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bradley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradley walks into a left hand.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Bradley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diaz just manages to avoid it.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a head shot.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Bradley's defenses.
Bradley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bradley throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Bradley backs away looking to recover.
Bradley takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bradley.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Bradley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Bradley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Bradley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Bradley walks into a left hand.
Bradley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Bradley's head back.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz sizes up Bradley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bradley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bradley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bradley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz scores with a one two! Bradley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz sizes up Bradley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice combination there by Diaz.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Bradley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bradley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bradley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz lands with a hook. Bradley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Bradley back into the cage.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.

Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley takes one to the chin there.
Diaz throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradley. Bradley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bradley throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Bradley.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bradley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley connects with a high kick.

It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Bradley tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz digs a good hook to Bradley's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Bradley and move into the clinch position.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bradley thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Bradley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Bradley throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Bradley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Nice cross by Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bradley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
As Diaz backs away, Bradley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noel Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz slips a straight right by Bradley.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Bradley.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
It looked like Bradley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz tries to bum rush Bradley with a series of wild strikes but Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Bradley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley is looking to counter punch.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Noel Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.