PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Shyne. Lee has chosen Enter the Dragon as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Diaz
vs
Lee

183 cm
28
173 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
163 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing™

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bro Lee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz checks a low kick from Lee.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaz working away.
Diaz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diaz connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Lee is not content to let Diaz control the position.
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working away.

Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee lands a front kick.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
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!
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Lee slips under a jab.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Lee gets a clinch.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Lee landing knees to the body.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Lee is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Lee really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Diaz moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Diaz cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Diaz throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Lee's head back.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
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.
Diaz misses with a body shot

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Lee avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Lee dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a head kick.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Diaz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee!
Lee controlling from the top position.
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lee is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz trying to control but Lee postures up.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Lee stands up from half guard.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee misses with the body kick
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That kick from Lee tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
Lee slips a straight right by Diaz.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Lee lands a front kick.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Bro Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.

Diaz has hold of one of Lee's legs. Lee is fighting the takedown attempt but Diaz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 44:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Lee!