PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Lamb of God - To The End blaring out of the sound system. Froch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Froch

182 cm
32
164 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

176 cm
38
167 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlo Froch!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Froch misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Froch.
Diaz defending well as Froch loads up on a big left hand.
Froch throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Froch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Froch looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Froch connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Froch.
Froch misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz lands a head kick!
A head kick by Diaz misses

and Froch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Froch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Froch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Froch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Froch scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Froch manages to break the clinch.
Froch throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Marlo Froch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Froch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Froch is avoiding it.
Froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Froch throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Froch looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Froch misses.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Froch moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch but Froch is having none of it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Froch moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Froch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Froch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Froch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range as Froch strikes.
Froch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Froch.

Diaz clinches.

Froch breaks from the clinch.
Froch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Froch throws a combination that misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Froch throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Froch tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Froch tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
The fighters circling - Froch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Froch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Froch's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Froch defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Marlo Froch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Froch. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Froch checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Froch clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Froch won't allow it.
Froch misses with the head strike.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Froch tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Froch back against the cage.
Froch can't break the clinch.
Froch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Froch struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Froch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Froch throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Froch misses with some punches.
Froch swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Froch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Froch tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Froch blocking some punches.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Froch working aggressively here.
Froch takes a shot to the head.
Froch is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz gets through Froch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Froch throws a head punch that misses.
Froch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Froch tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Froch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Froch struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Froch's head.
Diaz prevents Froch from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Froch managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Froch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Froch which made him look bad.
Froch throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Froch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Froch scores with a decent looking hook.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Froch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Froch is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz jumps guard but Froch stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Froch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Froch's elbow.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Froch tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Froch trying to land knees to the body.
Froch 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.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Froch.
Froch avoiding damage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Froch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz has picked Froch up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Froch is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Froch is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marlo Froch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Froch misses.
Froch looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Froch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Froch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marlo Froch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a hook. Froch ducked under it nicely.
Froch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Froch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Froch.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Froch backwards.
Froch misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Froch.
Froch tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz has Froch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Froch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Froch can't break the clinch.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Froch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Froch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Froch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Froch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Froch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Froch digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Froch swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Froch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz cracks the inside of Froch's front leg.
Froch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Froch scores with a four punch combination!
Froch throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Froch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Froch throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Froch.
Diaz cracks the inside of Froch's front leg.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Froch throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Froch keeps it at a distance.
Froch tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Froch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Froch throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Froch's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Froch.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Froch circles away and keeps his distance.
Froch throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Froch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Froch misses with a series of wild punches.
Dylan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marlo Froch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Froch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marlo Froch.
I've got Froch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

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