PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Lamb of God - To The End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Devlin
vs
Diaz

172 cm
30
160 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

182 cm
36
164 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devlin blocks a jab.

Devlin has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Devlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.

It looks like Dylan Diaz has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Devlin.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devlin blocking some punches.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devlin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Devlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Devlin has the dominant position.
Devlin is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Devlin has his back to the cage.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Devlin is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Devlin's head.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devlin feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Devlin wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.

Devlin clinches.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Devlin avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Devlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Devlin is out of range.
Devlin misses with a two punch combination.

Devlin moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Devlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Devlin has the dominant position.
Devlin avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Devlin looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Devlin shrugs off.
Devlin blocks an uppercut.
Devlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devlin prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Diaz.
Devlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Devlin.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devlin backwards.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Devlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Devlin 's eye.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Devlin's elbow.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Devlin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Devlin's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Donk. Diaz catches Devlin right on the button with a cross.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A low kick from Devlin is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Devlin's head backwards.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Devlin.
Devlin ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Devlin misses with the combination.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Devlin misses its intended target.
Jonathan Devlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Devlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Devlin throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
Devlin lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonathan Devlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Devlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Diaz moves out of range as Devlin strikes.
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Devlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Devlin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Devlin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Devlin's knee but Devlin avoids it well.
Devlin wants to clinch.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devlin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Devlin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Devlin misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Devlin wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Devlin moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Devlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz throws a low kick but Devlin moves out of range easily.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Dylan Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Devlin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Devlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Devlin checks a leg kick.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Devlin misses with the combination.
Devlin slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Devlin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Devlin saw that one coming.
Devlin throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Devlin wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Devlin misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Devlin.
Devlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Devlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Devlin tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Devlin misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Devlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A clash of legs there as Devlin blocks the low kick.
Devlin tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Devlin misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Devlin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Devlin moved out of range.
Devlin tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz jabs Devlin right on the nose. Devlin blinks but takes it well.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Devlin blocks a jab.
Devlin tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Devlin blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tests Devlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Devlin cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Devlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Devlin.
Devlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Devlin is just out of range.
Devlin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.

Devlin takes the fight into the clinch.
Devlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Devlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Devlin blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devlin lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Devlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Devlin stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Devlin under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz tests Devlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Devlin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz checks a low kick from Devlin.
Diaz throws a hook but Devlin avoids it easily.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devlin.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Devlin doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Devlin.
Devlin misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Devlin throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz cracks Devlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Devlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devlin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Devlin off the cage and back into range.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Devlin backs away looking to recover.
Devlin misses with a low kick.
Diaz catches Devlin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Devlins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devlin is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Diaz!