PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Illac Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Dream

174 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Illac Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Dream!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Dream throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dream was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Dream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dream takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dream tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dream's hands.
Dream moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Dream avoids it well.
Dream throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Dream misses with a head kick.

Dream moves into the clinch.
Dream throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dream drags the fight down to the ground.

Dream looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dream is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream controlling the position.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dream keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz pushing down on Dream's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz prevents Dream from improving his position.
Dream is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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.
Dream trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Dream defends it.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dream on the ground.
Diaz trying to control the action but Dream is working from the bottom.
Diaz stops Dream from getting back to his feet.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Dream is having none of it.
Dream trying to control but Diaz postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Dream is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dream misses with a body kick.
Dream throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Dream's body.
Dream looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Dream takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dream is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dream misses with a body shot.
Dream is looking to clinch.
Diaz lands a jab to Dream's midsection.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dream backs up against the cage.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
Dream doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Dream.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Dream throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dream tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz lands a jab to Dream's midsection.
Dream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dream walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Dream misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dream checks a leg kick.
Illac Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Dream throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dream is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Dream avoids nicely.
Dream drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illac Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz swings for the body but Dream moves out of range.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range.
Diaz misses the body punch

and Dream holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dream lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Dream avoiding damage.
Dream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dream fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Dream with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Dream tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dream fails to pull guard.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Dream is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Dream is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Dream has the dominant position.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
Dream has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dream tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Illac Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Dream.
Dream is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Dream is controlling the position.
Dream looking to slow down the pace here.
Dream connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.

Dream successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dream tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz wants to stand but Dream is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dream manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Dream postures up.
Dream wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Dream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Diaz controlling Dream's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Dream preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dream stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range.
Dream throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Dream only half commits.
Diaz jabs at Dream's body.
Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dream thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Dream misses.
Dream fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dream goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to wear down Dream with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range.

Dream gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dream tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Dream misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz pushes Dream back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dream creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Dream.
Diaz tries to circle away but Dream has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Dream has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dream as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Dream keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Dream.
Dream looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dream has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Dream using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illac Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dream fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Dream tries to clinch up.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Dream takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dream looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Dream misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Dream.
Diaz works Dream's body with a nice hook.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dream moves away.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range.
Dream avoids the body shot from Diaz.
A head kick misses from Dream.
Dream is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Dream throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Dream takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dream misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Dream throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dream wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Dream takes one on the button.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Dream doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dream misses with an uppercut.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Dream dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works over Dream's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dream.
Diaz connects with a jab.

Dream rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dream is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dream misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Dream pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dream connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dream prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Dream keeps him there for the moment.
Dream looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz wants to break free but Dream has control.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Dream is controlling the position.
Diaz tries to circle away but Dream has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Dream with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dream with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Dream misses its intended target.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dream looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Dream has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Dream landing knees to the body.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Dream.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Dream has the dominant position.
Dream tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dream jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Dream gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Dream has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dream misses with a low kick.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Dream seems unphased.
Dream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Dream's body. Dream takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Dream sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Illac Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Dream.
Dexter Dream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dream falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Dream misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Dream takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz stuns Dream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dream pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Dream takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dream.

And that's the end of the fight!
Illac Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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