PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Godsmack- Cryin' Like A Bitch as his entrance music. Pablo Ja has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ja
vs
Diaz

200 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Ja.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ja.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Ja 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 Ja off to one side.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Ja circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Ja avoids nicely.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Ja.
Ja misses with a wild body shot.
Ja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ja throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Ja throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Ja backpedaling.
Diaz works Ja's body with a nice hook.

Diaz pushes Ja up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Ja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz stalks Ja and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ja's face. Ja staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ja somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Ja. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ja blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ja is working Diaz over against the cage.
Ja lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz tries to break free but Ja pushes him back against the cage.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

Diaz clinches up with Ja and pushes him back against the cage.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ja counter with a right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch but Ja moves out of range.
Ja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Ja avoids it well.

Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Ja has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ja rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Ja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ja is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ja with that takedown attempt.
Ja misses with a jab to the body

and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ja gets back to full guard.
Ja wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz clinches but Ja breaks the clinch
and Ja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz wants to clinch but Ja slips to the side
and Ja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ja.

Ja has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ja is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Ja is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Ja passes into half guard.
Diaz is looking to control Ja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ja in particular looking to stall.
Diaz is staying active underneath Ja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ja is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ja decides to stand up.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ja falls off balance throwing a combination

and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ja working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.

Diaz clinches up against the cage.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pablo Ja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tries to clinch but Ja moves away

and Ja holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ja as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Ja - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ja.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ja misses with a looping right.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Ja circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Ja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Ja circles away.
Ja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ja swings away with a body shot that misses

and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Ja.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ja wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Ja dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ja tries to clinch up.
Ja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ja clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Ja.
Ja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Ja.
Ja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ja counters with a left to the body.
Ja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ja is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Ja.
Ja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ja misses the shot to the body.
Ja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz tries to clinch but Ja is having none of it.
Ja keeps the fight on the outside.
Pablo Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Ja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ja circles away.

Ja tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ja backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ja 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. Ja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Ja. Ja gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ja throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Ja misses with a double jab
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ja dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Ja is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Ja.
Ja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Ja backing up. Ja nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Ja throws a combination that misses

and Diaz counters by clinching up.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Ja's body.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Ja circles away.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ja throws a sloppy body shot

and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ja throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ja misses with a body shot
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ja tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Ja throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Diaz has Ja up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Ja keeps it at a distance.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ja doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ricardo Diaz!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Ricardo Diaz!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Ricardo Diaz!

Ricardo Diaz wins by unanimous decision!