PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunther has chosen Common - Make My Day as his entrance music. Todd Gunther has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trey Diaz's chin.

Diaz
vs
Gunther

176 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Gunther!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gunther shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gunther trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunther wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Gunther wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Gunther is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gunther is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gunther with a nice head shot there.
Gunther pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Gunther wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Gunther in close.
Gunther pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gunther trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Gunther controlling the pace.
Gunther seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gunther stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Gunther missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Gunther is controlling him well.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunther on the ground.
Gunther wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.

Gunther looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunther is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunther looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Gunther or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Gunther tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Gunther.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to slow Gunther down with leg kicks.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Gunther's legs.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Gunther looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trey Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gunther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gunther fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gunther.
Trey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Gunther.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunther has him pressed against the cage.
Gunther keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunther jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Gunther around his waist. Gunther gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Gunther.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunther checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gunther has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunther throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Gunther tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Gunther wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Gunther tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Gunther tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gunther counters by clinching up.
Gunther has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunther drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gunther scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Gunther.
Gunther missing with knees to the body.
Gunther lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.

Gunther manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunther fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gunther clinches up against the cage.

Gunther breaks from the clinch.
Gunther wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Gunther has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Trey Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Gunther checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Gunther sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz throws a leg kick

and Gunther counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gunther drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Gunther off! Gunther jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Gunther tries to pass.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Gunther isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunther trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunther prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gunther misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd Gunther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Gunther blocks the low kick.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz wants to slow Gunther down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Gunther jumps back.
Gunther fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunther takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Gunther.
Gunther tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Gunther tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Gunther throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Gunther was not able to check.
Gunther's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Gunther's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunther tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Gunther was not able to check.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gunther closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Gunther thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunther tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz is looking to slow Gunther down with leg kicks.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunther.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Gunther checks it.
Gunther throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gunther closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther checks a low kick from Diaz.
Gunther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Gunther takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Gunther moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Gunther jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunther fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Gunther.
Diaz is looking to slow Gunther down with leg kicks.
Gunther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunther tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but Gunther shrugs it off.
Gunther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunther works the jab nicely.
A head kick by Gunther misses
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gunther's knee momentarily.

Gunther pushes Diaz up against the cage in a 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!
Gunther lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunther won't allow it.
Gunther missing with knees to the body.
Gunther looking for a takedown.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunther prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gunther.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunther won't allow it.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands a head kick that stumbles Gunther and the fighters go to the mat.

Gunther is rocked!

It looks like Todd Gunther has been cut.

Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gunther is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Gunther takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gunther crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Gunther gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Gunther manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunther's sensitive parts.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunther. That did some damage!
Gunther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Gunther seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gunther shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Gunther tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Gunther checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Todd Gunther's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunther. That did some damage!
Gunther shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunther can do to turn this around?
Gunther gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Gunther blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz throws a lazy body kick

and Gunther counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trey Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunther shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Gunther wants to clinch.
Gunther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Gunther counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Gunther looks at the referee who does nothing so Gunther lands a crushing right that sends Diaz to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Gunther!