PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnathan Wandlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Diaz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Diaz
vs
Wandlov

185 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Brute
PWNAGE™ (WOT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnathan Wandlov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wandlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wandlov tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Wandlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Wandlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wandlov fails to land the takedown.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wandlov circles away quickly and effectively.
Wandlov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.

Wandlov gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Wandlov is controlling the pace.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wandlov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wandlov on the ground.
Wandlov prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Wandlov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Johnathan Wandlov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diaz lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wandlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wandlov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Wandlov against the cage.
Wandlov has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz tries to circle away but Wandlov has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wandlov prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wandlov.
Wandlov looking for a takedown.
Tommy Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Wandlov.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Wandlov has the dominant position.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Wandlov has him pressed against the cage.
Wandlov tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz tries to break free but Wandlov pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wandlov tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz jumps guard but Wandlov stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandlov tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wandlov backwards.
Wandlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Wandlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wandlov blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Wandlov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Wandlov is controlling the position.
Wandlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wandlov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wandlov lands a damaging elbow.
Wandlov can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz jabs Wandlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wandlov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz throws a right hand that Wandlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Wandlov also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Wandlov moves out of range.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Wandlov shoots in but no luck this time.
Wandlov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wandlov fails with the takedown.
Tommy Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Wandlov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wandlov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wandlov gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wandlov gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Wandlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
Wandlov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Wandlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wandlov moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Wandlov backpedaling.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wandlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wandlov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wandlov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wandlov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wants to control but Wandlov postures up.
A control attempt from Diaz but he's now mounted!
Wandlov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wandlov landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wandlov content just to control the position here.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wandlov working Diaz over with strikes here.
Wandlov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Wandlov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wandlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wandlov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnathan Wandlov has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz wants to control but Wandlov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnathan Wandlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Tommy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Wandlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wandlov misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wandlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz moves out of range as Wandlov throws a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wandlov takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandlov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Diaz has Wandlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandlov has double underhooks.
Wandlov goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tommy Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Wandlov.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz lands an overhand right.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandlov is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandlov has double underhooks.
Wandlov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wandlov walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Wandlov which made him look bad.
Wandlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.

Wandlov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wandlov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
Wandlov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wandlov off and has taken his back!
Wandlov holding both Diaz 's hands and preventing any damage.
Diaz wants to control but Wandlov is keeping busy.
Wandlov has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get the hooks in deep but Wandlov pushed the leg off.
Wandlov is trying to stand back up.
Wandlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wandlov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

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 Tommy Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Diaz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommy Diaz made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.