PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Tupac-All Out as his entrance music. Max Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Boyd
vs
Diaz

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

New World Order Clothing

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz shoots and misses

and Boyd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boyd throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyd.
Boyd punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boyd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Boyd loaded up on that one.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyd.
Boyd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boyd misses with a head shot.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boyd throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
Boyd thowing shots but they're missing.
Boyd looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Boyd unloads with some shots from mount but Diaz bucks and avoids them well.
Boyd working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Diaz slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Diaz is staying active underneath Boyd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boyd throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Boyd is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

Boyd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boyd is breathing heavily.
Boyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd with the ground and pound but Diaz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boyd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boyd has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyd.
Boyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Boyd isn't so interested in that idea.
Boyd wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boyd's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boyd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz gets to his feet. Boyd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Boyd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyd!
Diaz darts in trying to clinch

and Boyd counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boyd lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boyd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz pushes Boyd off looking to stand but Boyd dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyd thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyd throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Boyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Boyd stalling away here and it's allowed Diaz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Boyd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boyd wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz distracts Boyd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Boyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz lands an elbow.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Boyd takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Boyd is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boyd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Diaz working the head with strikes.

Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boyd, who protects the arm well.
Diaz cracks Boyd with a big right hand but Boyd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boyd regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boyd closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Boyd wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boyd is proving hard to escape from.

Diaz gets to his feet. Boyd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Boyd lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyd pinned against the cage. Boyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cody Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Diaz.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Boyd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Boyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Boyd 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boyd misses with a two punch combination.
Cody Boyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Boyd rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Boyd is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyd down to the mat. Boyd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyd rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boyd after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Boyd tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cody Boyd.
Well Boyd 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cody Boyd!