PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz de Vivar comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Eastwood. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Diaz de Vivar
vs
Cuervo

168 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz de Vivar wants to land a leg kick but Cuervo is out of range.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick but Cuervo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws the kick towards the body but Cuervo avoids it.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a shot to the body
letting Cuervo counter with a right hand.
Diaz de Vivar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cuervo's calf.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land a front kick but Cuervo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cuervo misses with a left hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a body kick that stops Cuervo in his tracks momentarily.
Cuervo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz de Vivar staying out of range there.
Diaz de Vivar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick.
Cuervo misses with a left hand
and Diaz de Vivar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cuervo really felt that one!
Diaz de Vivar feints a jab promting Cuervo to slip. Diaz de Vivar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cuervo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cuervo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a push kick.
Cuervo swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice body kick.
Cuervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuervo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz de Vivar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuervo. That did some damage!
Cuervo throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a body kick that stops Cuervo in his tracks momentarily.
Cuervo misses with a hook
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cuervo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz de Vivar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz de Vivar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cuervo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Diaz de Vivar counter with a right hand.
Diaz de Vivar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz de Vivar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a good low kick that Cuervo was not able to check.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cuervo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a body kick.
Cuervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz de Vivar counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuervo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cuervo misses with a hook
enabling Diaz de Vivar to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a head kick.
Cuervo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
Cuervo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz de Vivar throws a front kick that sends Cuervo stumbling back into the cage.
Cuervo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cuervo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz de Vivar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cuervo.
Cuervo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuervo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a hook to the body. Cuervo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuervo.
Diaz de Vivar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cuervo has time to react.
Diaz de Vivar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz de Vivar lands a front kick.
Diaz de Vivar lands a leg kick that knocks Cuervo off balance momentarily.
Cuervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz de Vivar. Diaz de Vivar obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar 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.

Diaz de Vivar thuds a left hand into Cuervo's body.
Diaz de Vivar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cuervo misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz de Vivar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuervo misses with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a head kick.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to wear down Cuervo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cuervo misses with a hook
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz de Vivar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to score with low kicks.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz de Vivar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cuervo really felt that one!
Diaz de Vivar thumps Cuervo with a low kick.
Diaz de Vivar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuervo manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cuervo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz de Vivar. That's going to slow Cuervo down.
Cuervo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuervo swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a good low kick that Cuervo was not able to check.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz de Vivar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cuervo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz de Vivar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar looks to land a body kick but Cuervo moved away.
Diaz de Vivar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz de Vivar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cuervo misses with a hook
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuervo misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a leg kick.
Cuervo misses with a hook
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cuervo's knee momentarily.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws a series of punches but Cuervo avoids them all with ease.
Cuervo throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cuervo's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a left to the body.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz de Vivar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuervo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuervo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz de Vivar.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a head kick.
Diaz de Vivar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cuervo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz de Vivar has got the better of the exchanges.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuervo's sensitive parts.
Diaz de Vivar tries to bum rush Cuervo with a series of wild strikes but Cuervo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cuervo misses with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a low kick, right behind Cuervo 's knee.
A head kick misses from Diaz de Vivar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cuervo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz de Vivar momentarily.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land a leg kick but Cuervo saw it coming and moves away.
Cuervo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cuervo swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cuervo misses with a left hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz de Vivar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz de Vivar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz de Vivar dives in and grabs Cuervo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cuervo pushes down on Diaz de Vivar's head and hops out.
Diaz de Vivar just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz de Vivar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cuervo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cuervo moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz de Vivar.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz de Vivar.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cuervo misses with a left hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a low kick, right behind Cuervo 's knee.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Diaz de Vivar misses.
Cuervo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with an inside leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a shot to the body
letting Cuervo counter with a right hand.
Cuervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz de Vivar. Diaz de Vivar obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar.
Cuervo scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Diaz de Vivar thumps Cuervo with a low kick.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a head kick.
Diaz de Vivar cracks the inside of Cuervo's front leg.
Cuervo checks a low kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Cuervo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuervo swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuervo swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a good low kick that Cuervo was not able to check.
Jose Cuervo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar works Cuervo's body with a nice hook.
Cuervo swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
Cuervo throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with an inside leg kick.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a thumping low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cuervo checks a leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz de Vivar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuervo can do to turn this around?
Cuervo misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cuervo checks the leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuervo manages to avoid it.
Cuervo misses with an uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a low kick.
Cuervo misses with a right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuervo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuervo avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz de Vivar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cuervo throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz de Vivar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cuervo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz de Vivar fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuervo moves out of range as Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick.
Diaz de Vivar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a chopping leg kick but Cuervo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz de Vivar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice leg kick.
Cuervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz de Vivar. Diaz de Vivar obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cuervo throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuervo finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz de Vivar's head.
Cuervo throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cuervo's knee momentarily.
Cuervo throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cuervo checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz de Vivar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!