PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brynden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tully
vs
Diaz

185 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

170 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brynden Tully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Tully looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tully looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tully misses with a low kick.
Tully swinging wildly here.
Tully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tully.
Tully lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz swings for the body but Tully moves out of range.
Tully has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tully has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tully and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Tully's head but Tully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Tully misses its intended target.
Tully jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tully has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tully throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tully connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Tully misses the shot to the body.
Nicholas Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tully rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tully misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings for the body but Tully moves out of range.
Tully throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tully lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Nicholas Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tully takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tully slips a straight right by Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tully slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a hook but Tully avoids it easily.
Tully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Tully connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Tully shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tully misses with a few strikes there.
Tully lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tully.
Diaz moves out of range as Tully throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Tully there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz punishes Tully's body with a nice straight punch.
Tully throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tully swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Tully swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Tully takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz tries a low kick but Tully avoids it.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tully.
Tully tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Tully throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tully takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Tully's head.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Tully takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tully jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tully gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tully can pounce on him.
Tully staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tully throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Tully throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tully moves out of range of the strikes.
Tully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tully.
Tully tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Tully fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz throws a push kick but Tully slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Tully saw that one coming.
Tully is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tully moves away.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Tully walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Diaz'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.

Diaz throws out a loose jab but Tully uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tully.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tully tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Tully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Tully misses.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Tully counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Tully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Tully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Tully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Tully throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Tully.
Tully misses with a head kick.
Tully takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tully staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Tully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tully attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Tully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tully walks into a jab.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Nicholas Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Tully does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully slips under a jab from Diaz.
Tully rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tully lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Tully moves away and avoids it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Tully is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Tully swinging wildly here.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tully counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Tully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Tully does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Tully gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tully looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tully.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tully counters with an inside leg kick.
Tully throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tully stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Tully moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tully.
Tully connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tully wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Tully moved out of range.
Tully slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tully manages to avoid it.
Diaz swings for the body but Tully moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Tully moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Tully slips under a jab from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Tully counters with a leg kick.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tully catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tully finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tully throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tully.
Tully drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tully swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Tully avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Tully tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicholas Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Tully moves away and avoids it.
Tully scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tully checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Tully ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Tully clinches up against the cage.
Tully lands a right hand.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Tully.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Tully avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tully's elbow.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to work over Tully's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Tully gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tully is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tully prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Tully tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tully blocks an uppercut.
Tully tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tully creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tully goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tully has Diaz pressed against the cage.
Diaz pushes Tully back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tully tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tully tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Tully softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Tully blocking some punches.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tully backwards.
Tully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tully's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tully is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Nicholas Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tully struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Tully.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Tully controls his hands.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Tully.
Diaz pushes Tully back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tully trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Tully misses with a body punch.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Tully backwards.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tully throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tully tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brynden Tully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tully lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Tully blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tully is rocked!
Diaz working aggressively here.
Tully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tully blocking some punches.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Tully avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Nicholas Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Tully.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
Diaz pushes Tully back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tully goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Nicholas Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.