PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Garza
vs
diaz

192 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 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!
diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garza fails with a takedown attempt.
diaz misses with the combination.
diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Garza, looking for a takedown. diaz pushes Garza against the cage but Garza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
diaz looks to land a combination but Garza avoids it well.

diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
diaz looking to finish with strikes here!
diaz trying to control but Garza is having none of it.
Garza is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Garza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz thowing shots but they're missing.
Garza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for diaz on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by diaz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Garza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by diaz.
A nice elbow there by diaz.
Garza is wriggling around trying to escape.

diaz goes for an armbar but Garza turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Garza.
diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz unloading with bombs!
diaz won't let Garza get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
Garza is breathing heavily.
Garza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garza is staying active underneath diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
diaz is looking to advance position but Garza won't allow it.

diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Garza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. diaz connects with a nice short shot to Garza's temple.
diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garza is refusing to be controlled, as diaz sits in half guard.
diaz working the head and body with strikes.
diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garza defending well though.
diaz passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz avoids the attempt from Garza to control.
diaz lands a heavy elbow.

diaz throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Garza has his hands clasped together but diaz breaks the hold and Garza is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). nick diaz!