PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is It's Good. A fine choice. Lok has chosen Butthole Surfers - Pepper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diego Diaz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Diaz
vs
Lok

174 cm
26
169 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Lok!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to work over Lok's front leg with a kick but Lok checks it.
Lok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lok.
Lok fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz throws the left hand but Lok avoids the punch easily.
Lok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Lok scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Diego Diaz has been cut.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with a body kick.

Lok takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lok backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lok lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Lok moved away.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diego Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lok throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Lok looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Lok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lok circles away.

Lok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lok showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lok is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lok is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Lok wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lok wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Lok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lok trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lok.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lok is out of range.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Lok's head but Lok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lok dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Lok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Lok saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Lok takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Lok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Lok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Lok ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Lok.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Lok has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lok stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Lok - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lok wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Lok presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Lok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lok scores with a punch to the head.
Lok defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lok manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Lok moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Diaz moves out of range as Lok strikes.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Lok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.

Lok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lok is looking to clinch.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Lok tries to land a body kick
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lok's knee momentarily.
Lok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok misses the shot to the body.

Lok shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz looking to control.

Lok is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz has control of Lok's left arm, preventing Lok from doing any damage.
Lok tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Lok postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lok trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lok looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Diego Diaz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lok lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lok has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lok scores with a jab.
Lok drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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Lok throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Lok finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lok postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lok trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Lok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lok stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Lok tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lok works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.

Lok looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lok's best efforts.
Lok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz controlling the position for now.
Lok slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Lok passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!
Lok throwing strikes here but Diaz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Lok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lok shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz slips a straight right by Lok.
Lok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lok connects with a jab.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lok is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Lok lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lok slips a jab from Diaz.
Lok lands with a good body shot.
Lok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a hook but Lok avoids it easily.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lok shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Lok keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diego Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Lok.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lok is defended easily by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Lok jumps back.
Lok avoids the head kick by Diaz.

Lok drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lok takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lok closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Lok pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lok moves away and avoids it.
Lok darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Lok into the cage.

Lok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Lok misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Lok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Lok as he checks the leg kick.
Damien Lok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz throws a low kick but Lok moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lok lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Lok shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Lok throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz pulls Lok in to control the position.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lok.
Damien Lok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Lok postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Diaz.
Lok lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lok circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Lok misses with an uppercut.
Lok with a nice cross.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lok has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Lok misses with a wild body shot.
Lok catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lok moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lok counters with a takedown into side control.
Lok working the head with strikes.
Lok working away.
Diego Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lok working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien Lok.
Well Lok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Lok!
Damien Lok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.