PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Diaz (ranked 3886 p4p, 25446 weight class) and Keegan Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Vincent Diaz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Diaz
vs
Good

165 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
185
0 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 The Island, Vincent Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keegan Good!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Good looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Good, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Good is avoiding it.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Good didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Good tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Good avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is pushing Good up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Good takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown attempt by Good or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Diaz cracks Good with a good jab.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Good sprawls well.
Good wants to clinch.
Diaz lands with a hook. Good tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Diaz moves into the clinch.

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

Diaz has Good up against the cage in a clinch.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Good moves out of range.
Diaz misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Good on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Diaz.

Good gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Good manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Good manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz has Good pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Vincent Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz throws a low kick but Good avoids it.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Good defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Good into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good misses with a double jab.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but Good is having none of it.
Good takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Diaz forces Good back against the cage and clinches.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Good gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz slows down the pace here.
Good is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vincent Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keegan Good.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Good on the ground.
Good is trying to control but Diaz passes into side control!
Good is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Good is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good is being controlled here.
Diaz working away.
Diaz controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Good manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Good.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Good can do to turn this around?
Good has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Good jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diaz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Good can turn it around.
Vincent Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keegan Good.
Diaz has Good pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Diaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two 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.

Diaz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Good clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Diaz tries to get the hooks in deep but Good pushed the leg off.
Good trying to control the position but Diaz manages to sink in the hooks.
Diaz is hanging on to Good's back as he tries to escape.
Diaz is looking to control Good but Good is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Good tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz biding his time, controlling Good.

Diaz is persistently looking for the submission but Good is defending it well.

Good is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz gets a clinch.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.
Good changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good is trying to escape back to his feet but Diaz uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Diaz!
Vincent Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.