PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Samyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walker Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker Diaz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Samyl
vs
Diaz

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Vlad Samyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walker Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Samyl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Samyl slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

Samyl rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Samyl keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand

and Samyl counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Samyl has control.
Samyl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Samyl has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz is trying to push Samyl away but Samyl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samyl misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samyl has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samyl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samyl prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz is trying to push Samyl away but Samyl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samyl keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samyl misses with some punches.
Samyl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Samyl.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Samyl keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Samyl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Samyl has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free but Samyl pushes him back against the cage.
Samyl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl is controlling him.
A short right from Samyl on the inside.
Samyl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Samyl has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Samyl to keep the fight standing.
Samyl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl is controlling him.

Diaz decides to pull guard.
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.

Samyl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samyl has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samyl lands a shoulder strike.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a right hand

and Samyl moves into the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samyl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz tries to break free but Samyl pushes him back against the cage.
Samyl lands a shoulder strike.
Samyl misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samyl lands a left hand.
Samyl has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samyl has him pressed against the cage.
Samyl throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
Samyl has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samyl has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samyl prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Samyl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samyl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samyl keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Samyl fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Walker Diaz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Samyl avoids nicely.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses

and Samyl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samyl.
Samyl prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl is controlling him.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Walker Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz tries to bum rush Samyl with a series of wild strikes but Samyl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samyl is looking to clinch.
Samyl tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samyl tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Samyl's shoulder, as Samyl tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a hook but Samyl blocks it.
Samyl tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Samyl tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Vlad Samyl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Walker Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Samyl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
Samyl throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samyl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samyl has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samyl scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Samyl ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Samyl should have avoided that one.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Samyl moves into the clinch.
Diaz is trying to push Samyl away but Samyl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz wants to break free but Samyl has control.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is trying to break free.
Samyl working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samyl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samyl has double underhooks.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samyl has double underhooks.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl is controlling him.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Samyl has the dominant position.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samyl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Samyl fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Samyl.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Samyl swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samyl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samyl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samyl keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samyl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samyl misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
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 Vlad Samyl will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samyl wants to clinch.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Samyl's shoulder, as Samyl tries to avoid the shot.
Samyl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samyl tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samyl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samyl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samyl slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses

and Samyl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samyl.
Diaz wants to break free but Samyl has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samyl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
Diaz tries to break free but Samyl pushes him back against the cage.
Samyl lands with a right to the head.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samyl misses with a punch on the inside.
Samyl lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl has him pressed against the cage.
Samyl throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samyl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samyl has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samyl has double underhooks.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Samyl forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Samyl working aggressively here.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samyl.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samyl is controlling him.
Samyl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samyl misses with some punches.
Samyl lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samyl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samyl has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samyl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samyl misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samyl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samyl lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
Diaz wants to break free but Samyl has control.
Samyl misses with a punch on the inside.
Samyl lands with a short shot to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Samyl finish him?
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samyl has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samyl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samyl lands a left hand.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samyl has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
Samyl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samyl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
A head punch on the inside from Samyl fails to land.
Samyl creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Diaz with a big uppercut! Diaz tries to clinch up but Samyl pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Diaz to the mat! Diaz covers up and Samyl unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vlad Samyl!