PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Young
vs
Diaz

175 cm
24
158 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

164 cm
31
156 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Young changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz tries to escape but Young is in control.
Young is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Young working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Young working the ground and pound.
Young in side control, throwing shots but Diaz defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Young trying to control here.
Diaz wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Young trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Young is holding on to half guard well.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Young wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz stops Young from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Young is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz prevents Young from improving his position.

Jimmy Young has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Young misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Young.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Jimmy Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Young breaks the clinch.

Young fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Young is now in Diaz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Young!
Young can't escape the position.
Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Young tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to work his way around to Young's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Young is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Diaz seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Young is holding on tight.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Young is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Young closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Young is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Young throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz wants to control but Young postures up.
I wouldn't like to be where Diaz is right now.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Young scores with punches from side control.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Young scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Diaz tries to buck Young off but Young is having none of it.
Young lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Young.
Young misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Young lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Young misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Young off and has taken his back!
Well, with Diaz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Young is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Young trying to control the hands but Diaz breaks the grip.

Young defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Diaz's arms.
Young wants to control his opponent's hands but Diaz gets his hands free.
Young breaks Diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Young wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Young trying to control from the bottom.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz prevents Young from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Young pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Young moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.

Diaz stands up from Young's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Young.

Young looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Jimmy Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Young.
Young is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.

Young tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Young has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Young advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Young thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Young tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Young.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Young throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Jimmy Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Young.
Young misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Young lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Young tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.

Young looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Young control the position.
Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diaz being controlled for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Young wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Young defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Young wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Young wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.

Young closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Young getting side control.
Diaz trying to hold on to Young's head to control him but Young postures up.

Young is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz controlling the position well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to control Young's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Young misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Young trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joko Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Young!
A relieved looking Jimmy Young thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.