PBP Commentary

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

Diaz
vs
Juric

180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nigel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Branko Juric!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.

Juric instigates a clinch.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Juric has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Juric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juric.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Nice elbow from Juric.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Juric lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Juric lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Juric gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Juric lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Juric displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Juric controls his hands.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric blocks an uppercut.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Juric lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juric misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Juric blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juric.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz tries to work over Juric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Juric.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juric lands a nice elbow.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juric is struggling to control the position.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Juric - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juric stalling.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juric throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz trying to stall but Juric improves his position.
Juric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juric avoiding damage.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branko Juric dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Juric doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Juric. Juric maintains the clinch.
Branko Juric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juric has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juric has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Juric in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz tries a body shot but Juric blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free but Juric pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juric.
Juric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Juric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Juric stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Juric lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juric is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Juric has his back to the cage.
Juric stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Juric is keeping busy.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juric backwards.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juric backwards.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Juric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juric blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Juric is keeping busy.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Nigel Diaz has been cut.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Juric keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Diaz.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz is working Juric over against the cage.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz jabs Juric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juric. Juric circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz lands an overhand right.

Juric is rocked!
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Juric eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Juric is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Juric's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juric scrambles back to his feet.
Juric wants to clinch.
Juric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Juric instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juric circles away quickly and effectively.
Juric seems to have recovered his senses.
Juric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Juric takes the fight into the clinch.
Juric throws an elbow that misses.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Juric.
Juric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Juric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Juric.
Juric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Juric's head.
Juric being controlled against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Juric controls his hands.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juric throws an elbow but it misses.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Juric.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Juric takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Juric improves position.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Juric tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juric pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Juric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Juric is controlling the position.
Diaz tries to work over Juric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Juric is controlling him.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Juric.
Juric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Juric, against the cage.
Juric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz cracks Juric with a nice body shot.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Juric tries to tie him up.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz taking a breather.
Juric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diaz presses Juric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Juric controls his hands.
Diaz tries to stall but Juric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juric blocks a body shot from Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Juric pressing his opponent against the cage.
Juric is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Juric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Juric.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Juric misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juric has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nigel Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Diaz!
Nigel Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.