PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huo YanJia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Diaz
vs
YanJia

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huo YanJia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
YanJia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
YanJia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
YanJia lands a jab.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
YanJia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but YanJia pushes him off.
Diaz slips a jab from YanJia.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and YanJia counters with a head kick. That will keep Diaz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and YanJia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
YanJia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
And Diaz counters with a quick kick to the body but YanJia blocks it.
Diaz misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch up but YanJia circles away and keeps his distance.
YanJia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by YanJia.
YanJia counters with a body kick.

YanJia moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for YanJia.
YanJia swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to circle away but YanJia has him pinned against the ropes.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but YanJia has him pressed against the ropes.
YanJia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
YanJia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
YanJia lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
YanJia lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
YanJia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
YanJia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. YanJia obliges.
Diaz is trying to push YanJia away but YanJia has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

YanJia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
YanJia scores with a kick to the midsection.

YanJia gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz letting YanJia take a breather here.
YanJia working Diaz over with knees to the body.
YanJia just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
YanJia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
YanJia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
YanJia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huo YanJia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

YanJia gets a clinch.
YanJia lands a knee to the head.
Huo YanJia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
YanJia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
YanJia lands a nice knee to the body.
YanJia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
YanJia leaning his opponent against the ropes.
YanJia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

YanJia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
YanJia throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
YanJia lands a high kick!

YanJia clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
YanJia lands a nice knee to the body.
YanJia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
YanJia landing knees to the body.
YanJia landing knees to the body.

YanJia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
YanJia lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
YanJia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nate Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
YanJia scores with a leg kick.
YanJia blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
YanJia lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from YanJia lands.
Huo YanJia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

YanJia clinches up against the ropes.
YanJia stalling.

YanJia breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

YanJia darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
YanJia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
YanJia working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from YanJia.
YanJia lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
YanJia working Diaz over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
YanJia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
YanJia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

YanJia connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
YanJia loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
YanJia throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
YanJia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by YanJia.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and YanJia counters with a head kick. That will keep Diaz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
YanJia feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
YanJia misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by YanJia.

YanJia closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the ropes.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
YanJia scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

YanJia forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. YanJia obliges.

YanJia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from YanJia misses.
A jab from YanJia misses.
YanJia throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. YanJia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huo YanJia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from YanJia.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but YanJia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
YanJia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz looks to land a combination but YanJia avoids it well.
YanJia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but YanJia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but YanJia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
YanJia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
YanJia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
YanJia is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

YanJia clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huo YanJia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz tries to bum rush YanJia with a series of wild strikes but YanJia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
YanJia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz blocks a head kick by YanJia.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
YanJia looks like he wants to counter punch here.

YanJia gets a clinch.

YanJia manages to break the clinch.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
YanJia tries to clinch up.

Diaz forces YanJia back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from YanJia.

That's one minute gone in the round.

YanJia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
YanJia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
YanJia scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from YanJia.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
YanJia feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and YanJia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz tries to clinch up but YanJia circles away and keeps his distance.
YanJia wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but YanJia moves out of range.
YanJia misses with a looping left.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but YanJia pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - YanJia scores with a four punch combination!

Nate Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
YanJia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huo YanJia dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

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.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

YanJia takes the fight into the clinch.
YanJia lands a body punch in the clinch.

YanJia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. YanJia moves away and avoids it.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and YanJia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
YanJia lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
YanJia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
YanJia misses with a hook.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
YanJia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by YanJia.
Nice body kick from YanJia.

YanJia forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
YanJia has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
YanJia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from YanJia.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

YanJia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a jab when YanJia was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a push kick but YanJia slaps the foot to one side.
Huo YanJia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and YanJia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
YanJia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Nice shot by YanJia.
Diaz misses with a combination
and YanJia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
YanJia blocks a head kick by Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huo YanJia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well YanJia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 43:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 43:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huo YanJia!