PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 4428 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Leo Carten (ranked 470 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Carten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Diaz
vs
Carten

188 cm
23
185
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
200
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Carten!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Carten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carten is looking to clinch.
Carten tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Carten ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Carten manages to avoid it.
Carten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Carten misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carten fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carten looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carten darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Carten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Carten throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Carten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Carten looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Carten just gets out of the way.
Carten closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carten fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Carten. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.
Carten looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carten looks winded!
Carten swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carten misses with a few strikes there.
Carten is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Carten shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips under a jab from Carten.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Carten is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carten tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carten.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Carten avoided it.
Carten shoots and misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carten misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz slips a straight right by Carten.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz moves out of range as Carten throws a body kick.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carten.
Carten is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Carten persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.
Carten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carten tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carten thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carten. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carten shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carten misses with a double jab
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carten fails with the takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Carten has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Carten with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Carten.
Carten moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carten misses with a leg kick
and Carten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carten darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Carten into the cage.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Carten manages to avoid it.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carten.
Carten misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carten throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Carten takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz checks a low kick from Carten.
As Carten backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Carten might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Carten fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carten shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carten shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Carten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carten fails to land the takedown.
Carten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Leo Carten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Carten.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Carten. Carten gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carten swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carten misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carten can do to turn this around?
Carten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Carten misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carten misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Carten tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carten shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carten.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carten closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Carten pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a counter high kick but Carten was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Leo Carten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Nick Diaz!

Nick Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Nick Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.