PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Diaz
vs
Jones

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Jones ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diaz tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Jones decides to stand back up.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Jones.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Jones wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Diaz feinted with a counter takedown.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.

Jones jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.

Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jones decides to stand back up.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Jones tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jones stands up from half guard.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Diaz.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Jones shoots in.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones controls the position.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones taking a breather here.

Jones stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
As Jones tries to get set, Diaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
Jones cracks Diaz with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Jones rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.

Jones clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Diaz tries to escape but Jones has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Mike Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones has good solid back control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Jones!