PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Diaz
vs
Porter

185 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Porter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Porter shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Porter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Porter advances to half guard.
Porter lands strikes from half guard.
Porter working the head and body with strikes.
Porter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Porter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz is staying active underneath Porter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Porter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Porter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Porter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Porter is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Porter winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Porter working Diaz over with strikes.
Porter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Porter connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Porter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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. Porter connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Porter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Porter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porter scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 trying to control here.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Porter working Diaz over with strikes.
Porter drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Porter in his half guard.
Porter is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Porter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Porter working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Porter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Porter there.
Porter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Porter trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Diaz is looking to control Porter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Porter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Porter prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
Porter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Porter working Diaz over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.

Porter seems to be looking for submissions.
Porter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Porter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Porter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Porter.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Porter misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up

and Porter counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Porter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Porter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter taking a breather here.
Curtis Porter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porter scoring with punches from side control.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Porter has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Porter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Porter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Porter scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Porter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porter unloading with bombs!
Porter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Porter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Porter dominating with strikes here.
Porter dominating with strikes here.
Porter raining down shots from the mount!
Porter with a couple of short strikes.
Porter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter landing strikes from the mount.

Porter looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Porter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Porter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Porter unloading with bombs!
Porter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Porter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Porter looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter landing strikes from the mount.
Porter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Porter looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diaz dodges the punch combination from Porter.

Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Porter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Porter advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Porter in his half guard.
Porter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Porter is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz trying to hold on to Porter's head to control him but Porter postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Porter there.
Porter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Porter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Porter wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Porter drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Porter drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz is staying active underneath Porter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.

Porter wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Porter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porter prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Porter trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Porter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz has hold of Porter's hands but Porter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Porter has control of the leg.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Porter working Diaz over with strikes.

Porter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Porter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.

Porter seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Porter prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Porter working Diaz over with strikes.

Porter is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Porter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Porter's back!
Porter breaks Diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Porter really 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. This is the final round!

Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Porter moves away and avoids it.
Porter throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Porter.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a head kick that misses.
Porter misses with the combination.
Porter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
Curtis Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Porter slips a straight right by Diaz.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Jack Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Porter.
A clash of legs there as Porter blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Porter tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Porter misses with a head kick.
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.

That's four 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.
Porter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Porter tries a head kick but it misses.
Porter takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Jack Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Porter.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Porter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porter passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Curtis Porter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Porter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Peck scores the fight for Curtis Porter!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Curtis Porter!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Curtis Porter!

Curtis Porter wins by unanimous decision!