PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Where Yo Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by Boombastic (Mr Lover Lover) by Shaggy. Where Yo Girl acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Diaz
vs
Yo Girl

179 cm
20
169 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Where Yo Girl!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yo Girl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yo Girl lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the ropes and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Yo Girl is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Yo Girl is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Yo Girl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Yo Girl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl misses with a straight left.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Yo Girl is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the liver by Yo Girl. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yo Girl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz feinted with a counter takedown.
Donk. Yo Girl catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yo Girl misses with a low kick.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yo Girl sprawls and moves away.
Where Yo Girl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo Girl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yo Girl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yo Girl misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yo Girl sprawls and moves away.
Yo Girl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yo Girl misses with a hook

and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yo Girl won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yo Girl is controlling an arm, preventing Diaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yo Girl wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz trying to control but Yo Girl is having none of it.
Diaz is really struggling to control Yo Girl but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Yo Girl to control.
Diaz is trying to take his opponent's back.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Where Yo Girl dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yo Girl throws a leg kick

and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Yo Girl is having none of it.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yo Girl is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Yo Girl won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Diaz prevents Yo Girl from improving his position.
Fernando Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yo Girl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yo Girl gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz trying to control but Yo Girl is working from the bottom.
Yo Girl keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yo Girl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz stands and throws Yo Girl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yo Girl keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Girl is letting Diaz control him for a moment.
Yo Girl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz taking a breather here.

Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yo Girl has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yo Girl is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yo Girl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yo Girl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yo Girl dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yo Girl.
Yo Girl throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yo Girl.
Yo Girl catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yo Girl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yo Girl misses with a combination

and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Yo Girl didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Yo Girl is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Yo Girl keeps moving.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yo Girl's guard.
Yo Girl is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Where Yo Girl seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Yo Girl's guard.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Yo Girl keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yo Girl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Yo Girl slips under a jab.
Yo Girl scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throws a body punch but Yo Girl moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Yo Girl, which made it look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Where Yo Girl.
I think Yo Girl has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Where Yo Girl!
Where Yo Girl made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Easy work. Exactly what you expect when a car runs into a concrete wall. Stop giving me this insulting competition and give me a fucking title shot! '.