PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Diaz
vs
Contreras

180 cm
26
164 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

172 cm
27
166 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 4 - 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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a hook. Contreras ducked under it nicely.
Contreras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Contreras connects with the punch.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Contreras.
Contreras clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Contreras.
Contreras misses with a straight left.
Contreras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Contreras listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contreras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contreras thows a body shot but no joy.
Contreras throws a right hand that misses
and Contreras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Alejandro Contreras has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contreras moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Contreras.
Contreras comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Contreras cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.

Contreras moves into the clinch.
Contreras lands with a left to the head.
Contreras lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Contreras taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contreras.
Contreras lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Contreras lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Contreras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Contreras working aggressively here.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Contreras gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Contreras misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contreras presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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 content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Contreras lands a shoulder strike.
Contreras lands a right hand.
Contreras has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Contreras gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Contreras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Contreras.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Contreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Contreras tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Contreras back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Contreras as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Contreras misses with a body punch.
Contreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Contreras.
Diaz wants to stall.
Contreras tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Contreras.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Contreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Contreras on the inside.
Diaz tries to break free but Contreras pushes him back against the cage.
Contreras tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contreras works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Contreras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contreras lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contreras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contreras has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Contreras avoiding damage.
Contreras digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Contreras dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Contreras's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Contreras misses with a straight right.
Diaz misses with a hook. Contreras ducked under it nicely.
Contreras misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Contreras.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Contreras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Contreras.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Contreras.
Alejandro Contreras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contreras darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Contreras moves into the clinch.
Contreras lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Contreras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz looking to stall.
Contreras lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Contreras pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Contreras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Contreras misses with a punch on the inside.
Contreras lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Contreras.

Diaz is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Contreras.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contreras makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contreras working aggressively here.
Contreras stalls.
Contreras lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Contreras lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Diaz to his knees! Contreras keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Contreras!
Alejandro Contreras bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nigel Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'It's like, you know... Whatever man.'.