PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Kamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Diaz
vs
Kamamoto

173 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Kamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.

Kamamoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Kamamoto tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Kamamoto working the body and head with strikes.
Kamamoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kamamoto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamamoto working the body and head with strikes.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz parries the strikes from Kamamoto easily there. Kamamoto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
Kamamoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Kamamoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamamoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamamoto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kamamoto looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is trying to control Kamamoto's posture but Kamamoto avoids it.
Kamamoto scoring with punches and elbows.

Kamamoto tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kamamoto on the ground.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz pushes Kamamoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kamamoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Kamamoto takes it in his stride.
Diaz works Kamamoto's body with a nice hook.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Kamamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz punishes Kamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamamoto's head.
Diaz is looking to slow Kamamoto down with leg kicks.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kamamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamamoto's calf.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Diaz cracks Kamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz tests Kamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamamoto's calf.
Kamamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that Kamamoto semi-blocks.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz pushes Kamamoto away with a front kick.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Kamamoto with an uppercut!
Kamamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kamamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Diaz tests Kamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joey Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamamoto if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kamamoto's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamamoto on the side of the head.
Kamamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamamoto can do to turn this around?
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamamoto. That did some damage!
A head kick from Diaz lands but Kamamoto takes it in his stride.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz cracks the inside of Kamamoto's front leg.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Kamamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz jabs Kamamoto right on the nose. Kamamoto blinks but takes it well.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Kamamoto's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamamoto at a distance.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamamoto's calf.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamamoto. That did some damage!
Kamamoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Kamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kid Kamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz scores with a jab. Kamamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kamamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Diaz catches Kamamoto right on the button with a cross.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz cracks Kamamoto with a good jab.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamamoto's sensitive parts.
Diaz scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamamoto shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kamamoto.
Joey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Kamamoto.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz scores with a one two! Kamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamamoto.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.
Kamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz throws a front kick that sends Kamamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamamoto's sensitive parts.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Joey Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Kamamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamamoto tries to avoid it.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz feints and then cracks Kamamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamamoto down.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamamoto's head.
Kamamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz punishes Kamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kid Kamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz thows a body kick. Kamamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Kamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz tests Kamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kamamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamamoto's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Kamamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kamamoto takes a step back to recover.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamamoto's sensitive parts.
Diaz works Kamamoto's body with a nice hook.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Kamamoto's head back.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Kamamoto's body. Kamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz jabs at Kamamoto's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamamoto's head.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz stuns Kamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamamoto on the side of the head.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamamoto's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Diaz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kamamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Kamamoto moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz thuds his right hand into Kamamoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Kamamoto down.
Diaz is looking to slow Kamamoto down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kamamoto. Kamamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kamamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamamoto tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Kamamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Kamamoto's body.
Diaz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz looks to land a combination. Kamamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kamamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a front kick.
Kamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamamoto. That did some damage!
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz clobbers Kamamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Kamamoto down.
Kamamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz lands a head kick. Kamamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamamoto off the cage and back into rage.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz digs a good hook to Kamamoto's body.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thows a body kick. Kamamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Kamamoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamamoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Kamamoto.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Kamamoto down.
Kamamoto tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Kamamoto backpedaling.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamamoto's sensitive parts.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Kamamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Kamamoto down.
Kamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz keeps Kamamoto at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Kamamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamamoto tries to avoid it.
Kamamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamamoto's sensitive parts.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz feints and then cracks Kamamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamamoto down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joey Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Kamamoto fails to land the takedown.
Kamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Kamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Kamamoto down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Kamamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamamoto at a distance.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kid Kamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz stuns Kamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

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