PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crushing Cows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cows
vs
Diaz

165 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crushing Cows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nigel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cows scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cows controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cows works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cows creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cows tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diaz dodges the ground and pound from Cows.
Cows moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Cows crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Cows's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cows throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cows fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cows lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cows. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz dodges the ground and pound from Cows.
Cows controlling from side mount.
Cows in side control, throwing shots but Diaz defends.
Cows grinds an elbow into Diaz's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cows misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
Cows is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cows working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cows sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cows lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cows fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cows in side control, throwing shots but Diaz defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cows throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Cows landing strikes.
Cows in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cows connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diaz some visible discomfort.
Cows working the ground and pound.
Cows throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cows sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cows seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cows looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cows smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cows creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz parries the strikes from Cows easily there. Cows is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crushing Cows dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz slips a jab from Cows.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cows.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Crushing Cows has been cut.
Crushing Cows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Cows's head back.
Diaz cracks Cows with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cows gets the takedown into side control.
Cows sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cows lands some shots froms side control.
Cows working the body and head with strikes.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Cows scoring with strikes.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Cows scoring with strikes.

Diaz is rocked!
Cows working the ground and pound from side control.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Cows finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cows looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cows smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cows scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Diaz is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cows can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crushing Cows!
Nigel Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'It's like, you know... Whatever man.'.