PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stratton Hartford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Daiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stratton Hartford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartford
vs
Daiz

190 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Daiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daiz throws a body kick that misses.
Daiz swings for the body but Hartford moves out of range.
Daiz throws a jab when Hartford was well out of range.
No joy there for Daiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartford circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Daiz tries to clinch but Hartford is having none of it.
Hartford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daiz.
Carlos Daiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daiz misses with a double jab.
Daiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daiz throws a sloppy head kick and Hartford moves out of range easily.
Daiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartford.
Hartford avoids the head kick by Daiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz lands a jab to Hartford's midsection.
Daiz throws out a leg kick but Hartford moves out of range and Daiz only half commits.
Daiz throws a lazy uppercut

and Hartford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daiz being controlled against the cage.
Hartford blocks a body shot from Daiz.
Hartford takes a shot to the head.
Daiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartford.
Hartford dodges an elbow strike from Daiz.
Daiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daiz can't find room to land a body shot as Hartford controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford leaning against his opponent.

Hartford gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hartford content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartford is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartford controlling the pace for now.
Hartford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hartford landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford controlling from the full mount.
Daiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hartford controlling from mount.
Daiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartford controlling his opponent.
Hartford wants to control the pace but Daiz is squirming around nicely.
Hartford controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stratton Hartford has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Daiz throws the kick towards the body but Hartford avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Hartford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daiz wants to clinch up but Hartford keeps it at a distance.
Daiz moves in looking to clinch but Hartford pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daiz darts in trying to clinch

and Hartford counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stratton Hartford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daiz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hartford on the side of the head.

Daiz clinches up against the cage.
Daiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hartford gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Daiz misses with a knee strike.
Hartford is stalling here.
Daiz throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford slowing the pace effectively.
Daiz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartford avoiding damage as Daiz throws knees to the body.
Hartford controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stratton Hartford.

Daiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hartford has Daiz pushed against the cage.
Daiz misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiz misses with an elbow strike.
Daiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiz lands an elbow just above Hartford 's eye.
Hartford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daiz tries to work over Hartford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daiz lands a damaging elbow.
Daiz misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Daiz.
Hartford prevents a body shot from Daiz.

Hartford pulls guard successfully.

Hartford is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Daiz lands with a left to the head.
Daiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartford is defending well for now.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Daiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartford.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartford avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford stalling in the clinch.
Daiz trying to land knees to the body.
Carlos Daiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartford stalling the fight.
Daiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartford avoids it.
Daiz wants to stall.
Hartford slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Daiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daiz wants to clinch.
Hartford circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hartford moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daiz tries to land a knee to the head but Hartford blocks with his arms.
Daiz misses with a punch to the body.
Hartford trying to control the position but instead, Daiz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartford into the cage.
Hartford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stratton Hartford.
Daiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Daiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Hartford is struggling to control the position.
Daiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartford avoids the damage to the body.
Daiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daiz lands a right hand.

Hartford has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Daiz uses from the top position.
Daiz tries to stand but Hartford is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford wants to sweep here but Daiz controlling him for the moment.
Hartford managing to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Stratton Hartford just wasn't active enough.
Daiz throws a sloppy head kick and Hartford moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hartford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Hartford.
Daiz wants to clinch up but Hartford keeps it at a distance.

Daiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Daiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Daiz.
Daiz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hartford managing to block the knees to the body from Daiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hartford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Daiz tries a knee to the head but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford slowing the pace effectively.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Hartford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stratton Hartford.
Hartford blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Daiz really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Daiz misses.
Daiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Daiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Daiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daiz misses with the combination.
Daiz throws a series of punches but Hartford moves out of range.
Daiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daiz tries to clinch but Hartford moves away
and Hartford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Daiz's knee momentarily.

Hartford tries to keep at a distance but Daiz has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartford avoids the elbow strike from Daiz, against the cage.
Hartford dodges an elbow strike from Daiz.
Hartford prevents a body shot from Daiz.
Hartford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daiz trying to land knees to the body.
Hartford blocks an elbow strike from Daiz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiz looking to stall.
Daiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartford.
Hartford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daiz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hartford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daiz tries a knee to the head but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford leaning against his opponent.
Daiz misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Daiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartford is defending well for now.
Daiz with a knee to the head.
Daiz tries to work over Hartford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartford dodges an elbow strike from Daiz.
Hartford stalling in the clinch.
Daiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartford's defenses.
Daiz misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daiz trying to land knees to the body.
Daiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartford avoids the damage to the body.
Daiz scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daiz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daiz taking a breather.
Hartford wants to take the fight to the mat but Daiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hartford stalling against the cage.
Daiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daiz tries to land a knee to the head but Hartford blocks with his arms.
Hartford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daiz looking to throw knees to the head but Hartford is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Daiz dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hartford slips a straight right by Daiz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daiz moves in looking to clinch but Hartford pushes him off.
Daiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daiz is looking to clinch.
Hartford dodges the punch combination from Daiz.
Daiz moves to clinch but Hartford breaks away

and Hartford counters by moving into the clinch.
Hartford stalling the fight.
Daiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartford avoids the damage to the body.
Daiz misses with a knee strike.
Daiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartford.
Hartford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hartford managing to block the knees to the body from Daiz.
Hartford avoiding damage as Daiz throws knees to the body.
Daiz looking to throw knees to the head but Hartford is blocking nicely.
Daiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Daiz trying to land knees to the body.
Daiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hartford is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hartford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hartford for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hartford blocks an elbow strike from Daiz.
Hartford stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stratton Hartford.
Daiz misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daiz throws a wild body kick that Hartford sees coming a mile off.

Daiz has Hartford up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartford tries to score a body lock takedown but Daiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Daiz is looking to control Hartford's arms but Hartford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daiz has his back to the cage.
Daiz misses with a knee strike.
Hartford is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Daiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Daiz.
Daiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartford.
Daiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Hartford holding his opponent close, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Daiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Carlos Daiz!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Carlos Daiz!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Carlos Daiz!

Carlos Daiz wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Carlos Daiz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.