PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobra Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Leaf Clover. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kai
vs
Diaz

178 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobra Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz stuns Kai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kai throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz cracks Kai with a good jab.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz digs a good hook to Kai's body.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kai backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Kai shoots in.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kai rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Kai's belly button to the back.
Kai misses with a looping left.

Diaz has managed to clinch.
Kai trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz works Kai's body with a nice hook.
Kai throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz digs a good hook to Kai's body.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Kai's ribs.
Kai is breathing heavily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Kai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kai won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kai is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Diaz tries to control but Kai wriggling away.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Diaz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kai throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Kai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kai throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kai 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 Kai off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobra Kai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kai slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kai tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz letting Kai take a breather here.
Kai keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kai.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.

Diaz clinches.
Kai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Good body shot from Kai.
Kai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab from Kai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Kai tries to tie him up.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Kai has the dominant position.
Kai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Kai.
Diaz is trying to push Kai away but Kai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Kai is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Kai.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kai - that landed with a thud.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kai misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Kai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kai misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Kai.
Kai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kai thinking.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Kai avoids nicely.
Kai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Diaz scores with a one two! Kai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cobra Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Kai's body. Kai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Kai's belly button to the back.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai.

Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz feints a jab promting Kai to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kai dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Kai's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobra Kai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Kai backs away looking to recover.
Diaz throws a right hand that Kai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kai also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.

Kai is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Diaz has cracked Kai with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Diaz lands another huge swinging hook and Kai tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Kai, before Diaz can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Diaz!