PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
White

186 cm
26
225 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

203 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
White avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from White.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
White throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the cage.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White scores with a jab.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and White settles back down.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
White throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by White.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from White misses
and Diaz counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
White wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
White throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White avoids the head kick by Diaz.
White connects with the punch.
White throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by White.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White checks a low kick from Diaz.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White lands with an overhand left.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
White connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
White throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
White throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
White lands a jab to the head.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
White takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
White misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from White misses.
Diaz misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a body kick.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
A jab from White misses.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
White tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz throws a lazy body kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
White throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
A head kick from White lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
White throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White misses with a low kick.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz checks a low kick from White.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Diaz looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White misses with a looping right.
White lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz avoids the head kick by White.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from White.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ralph Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White scores with a nice body kick.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Power White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
White scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
White is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
White scores with a leg kick.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
White pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings White.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
White throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz moves out of range as White strikes.
White scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz slips a straight right by White.
White misses with an uppercut
and Diaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. White really felt that one!

And that's the end of the fight!
Power White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Power White!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Power White!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Power White!

Power White wins by unanimous decision!