PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Broflovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broflovski comes to the cage accompanied by The Jew Song. Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude- Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kyle Broflovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Broflovski
vs
Diaz

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 Tokyo, Kyle Broflovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broflovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Broflovski improves position.
Diaz crunches a lovely knee into Broflovski's ribcage.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Broflovski backpedaling.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Broflovski wants a takedown.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Broflovski avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Broflovski tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Broflovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broflovski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Broflovski keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Broflovski is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Broflovski is keeping busy.
Diaz is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Broflovski has denied him.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Broflovski has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broflovski.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Broflovski.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Broflovski shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Broflovski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Broflovski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Broflovski getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Broflovski is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broflovski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broflovski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Kyle Broflovski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Broflovski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz trying to stall but Broflovski improves his position.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendo Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Broflovski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Broflovski shows good takedown defense.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Broflovski shows good takedown defense.

Broflovski gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Broflovski controlling from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kyle Broflovski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Broflovski against the cage.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Broflovski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Broflovski managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.

Broflovski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Diaz regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Broflovski is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hendo Diaz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaz thumps Broflovski with a low kick.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Broflovski shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.

Broflovski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Broflovski lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broflovski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broflovski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Broflovski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Broflovski just wasn't active enough.

Diaz clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Broflovski avoids the damage to the body.
Broflovski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Broflovski tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Broflovski to the ground. Broflovski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kyle Broflovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Diaz.
Broflovski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Broflovski wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Broflovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Broflovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Broflovski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Broflovski.
Broflovski wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Broflovski won't allow it.
Diaz is stalling here.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Broflovski is controlling the position.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Broflovski.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Broflovski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Broflovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broflovski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broflovski tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Broflovski managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Broflovski has him pressed against the cage.
Broflovski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diaz clinches up with Broflovski and pushes him back against the cage.
Broflovski tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Broflovski has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hendo Diaz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Broflovski.
Broflovski fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Broflovski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Broflovski wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Broflovski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Broflovski fails with a takedown attempt.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Broflovski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Broflovski has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Broflovski avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hendo Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendo Diaz!
Hendo Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.