PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Goodknight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goodknight
vs
Diaz

188 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Goodknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goodknight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goodknight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Goodknight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Goodknight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz is looking to control Goodknight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Diaz tries to roll over but Goodknight keeps him under control.
Goodknight lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goodknight scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diaz wants to control but Goodknight is keeping busy.
Goodknight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Goodknight has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodknight is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodknight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goodknight throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goodknight lands a nice short elbow.
Goodknight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goodknight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodknight not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goodknight slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Goodknight is controlling him well.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goodknight.
Goodknight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodknight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goodknight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz tries to roll over but Goodknight keeps him under control.
Goodknight tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Goodknight circles away.

Goodknight looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Diaz gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodknight thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.

Goodknight decides to stand and escape the position.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodknight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.

Goodknight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Diaz looks gassed!
Goodknight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
Goodknight landing a few strikes.
Goodknight working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goodknight.
Goodknight cracks Diaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodknight is trying to ground and pound but Diaz uses the momentary lack of control by Goodknight to regain half guard.
Goodknight lands strikes from half guard.
Goodknight winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goodknight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goodknight working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz is trying to escape back to his feet but Goodknight uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodknight in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Goodknight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Goodknight drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Goodknight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Goodknight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodknight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz is trying to keep Goodknight in close.
Goodknight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goodknight landing with the ground and pound.
Goodknight stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodknight is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goodknight scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goodknight is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Diaz is rocked!
Goodknight pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Goodknight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cesar Goodknight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodknight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Goodknight finish him?
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goodknight winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goodknight is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Diaz is hurt! He's hurt bad - Goodknight fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Diaz from any more punishment! Congratulations to Goodknight! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesar Goodknight!