PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cub Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Lee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Diaz
vs
Lee

175 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cub Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Lee.

Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz lands a nice elbow.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Diaz prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Cub Diaz has been cut.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Diaz has Lee pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Diaz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz has Lee pressed against the cage.
Diaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz lands a nice elbow.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Lee swinging wildly here.
A combination from Lee does no damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.

It looks like Harry Lee has been cut.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stalls.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Cub Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz has Lee pushed against the cage.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Lee blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice elbow.
Lee letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Diaz.
Lee letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz stalling.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cub Diaz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Diaz to work.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cub Diaz.
Diaz lands with a right hand.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz stalling against the cage.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Lee prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cub Diaz.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harry Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cub Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cub Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cub Diaz!