PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Garry Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dwight Garry Jr enters the cage!

Diaz
vs
Garry Jr

182 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Pirates Powder

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Garry Jr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Garry Jr.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Garry Jr seems unphased.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Dwight Garry Jr has been cut.
Diaz lunges at Garry Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garry Jr's hand.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garry Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Garry Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garry Jr misses with a knee strike.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Garry Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Garry Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Garry Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Garry Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz stops Garry Jr from standing up.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garry Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz won't allow Garry Jr to get back to his feet.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garry Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Garry Jr is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Garry Jr to get back to his feet.
Diaz stands and throws Garry Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Diaz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Garry Jr is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Diaz yanks on the arm and Garry Jr is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Diaz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Diaz!