PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Caines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem. Nathan Caines has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Diaz
vs
Caines

212 cm
21
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Threadz

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Caines!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caines stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz is keen to just control but Caines is a slippery customer.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Caines tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caines on the ground.
Diaz stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Caines slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Caines looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz trying to control but Caines is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand but Caines has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Caines looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz trying to control but Caines is working from the bottom.
Diaz stays in close to Caines's body and controls the position.

Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caines looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Caines with a solid left hand.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz trying to control but Caines is working from the bottom.

Caines working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Caines is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Caines thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caines drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Caines has Diaz in his guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Caines keeps moving.

Caines escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Caines looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Caines.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caines is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Caines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Caines keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Caines has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Caines will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Caines closes the distance and clinches.
Caines is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caines trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caines smiles and moves away.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caines stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caines is trying to break free.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caines smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caines looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Caines is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caines looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caines is trying to get back to full guard.
Caines should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Caines moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Caines is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.

Caines throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caines wants to sweep but no luck.

Caines working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caines is keeping the position for now.
Diaz preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Caines bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Caines slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Caines tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Caines looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz tries to buck Caines off but Caines is having none of it.

Caines is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caines tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
Diaz tries to buck Caines off but Caines is having none of it.
Caines tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Caines is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.

Caines tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Caines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz shoots in and bounces Caines off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Caines preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Caines keeps moving.

Caines working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Caines is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caines has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.

Caines is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Caines working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diaz has passed into half guard!
Caines is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caines is keeping the position for now.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.

Caines is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.

Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caines tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Caines keeps moving.
Nathan Caines has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caines lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz is controlling an arm, preventing Caines from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Diaz regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caines is looking for a kimura here.

Caines is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Caines is working for a kimura here but Diaz manages to reverse the position and he's now in Caines's guard.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caines's guard.
Caines is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Caines working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Caines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Diaz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Caines to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Diaz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Caines pulls down on the head and he's put Diaz to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Caines!