PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Batista
vs
Diaz

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.

Batista closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Batista lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batista keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.

Batista manages to break the clinch.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Batista gets a clinch.
Diaz jumps guard but Batista stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Batista just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break free.

Batista breaks from the clinch.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Batista swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Batista misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batista throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Batista finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista 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.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batista throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz wants to stand but Batista is controlling the position.
Batista seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista stops Diaz from standing up.
Batista stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batista throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz is trying to keep Batista in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Batista sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batista throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz throws a hook but Batista blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batista is defended easily by Diaz.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horrible takedown by Batista or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz tries to clinch but Batista is having none of it.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Batista sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batista checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Batista slips the punch.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Batista dominated that round.
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.

Batista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batista wants it to stay on the feet.

Batista has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batista smiles and moves away.
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batista tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Batista jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Batista throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Jose Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Batista looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Jose Batista has been cut.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batista counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Jose Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batista lands a slapping body shot.
Batista tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Batista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batista off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batista cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Batista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Batista misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Batista misses with a few strikes there.
Batista wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Batista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Batista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Batista makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batista takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big right from Batista misses.
Batista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Batista sprawls well.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz tries a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Diaz tries to bum rush Batista with a series of wild strikes but Batista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Batista counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Batista throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Batista jumps back.
Diaz throws a head kick but Batista moves out of range.
Diaz slips under a jab from Batista.
Batista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batista as he avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Batista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Batista's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Batista misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Batista will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batista misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batista misses with a looping right.
Diaz swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Batista does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batista shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Batista showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Batista is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batista is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Batista prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz gets full guard.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Batista circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Batista misses the target.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Batista sees coming a mile off.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Batista misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Batista.
Batista misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Batista.
Batista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batista as he avoids it easily.
Diaz thumps Batista with a low kick.
Batista lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Batista avoids them all with ease.
Batista tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Batista lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista thows a body shot but no joy.
Batista misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Batista both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!