PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Deezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pereira Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Deezy
vs
Diaz

178 cm
26
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Deezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pereira Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Deezy tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Deezy wants to stall.

Diaz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Deezy regains guard.

Deezy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deezy looking to control.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deezy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Deezy's legs - danger averted.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Deezy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Deezy wants to control but Diaz postures up.

Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deezy as he jumps to the side.
Deezy misses with the combination.
Deezy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Deezy misses with the combination.

Deezy gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Deezy stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Deezy wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Deezy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Deezy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pereira Diaz.

Diaz successfully pulls guard.
Deezy preventing the sweep.
Diaz wants to control the position but Deezy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Deezy trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deezy works his way into full mount!
Deezy landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy looking to land elbow strikes but Diaz uses the position to regain half guard.
Diaz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Deezy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deezy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Deezy controlling him for the moment.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pereira Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Deezy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Deezy throws a one two combo.
Deezy throws a body kick that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deezy as he jumps to the side.
Deezy is looking to land body kicks.
Deezy stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deezy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deezy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Deezy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Deezy.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pereira Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deezy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Deezy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Deezy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Deezy lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deezy's waist but Deezy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deezy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Deezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Deezy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Deezy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deezy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Diaz counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deezy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Deezy manages to get underhooks.

Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Deezy to the mat.
Deezy advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.

Deezy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deezy off and has taken his back!
Diaz not allowing Deezy to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Diaz keeps control of the position easily here as Deezy tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz misses with an elbow to the head.
Diaz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Deezy's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Deezy manages to turn into his guard.

Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Deezy stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Deezy!
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Deezy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Deezy throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Deezy throws a one two combo.
Deezy swinging wildly here.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Deezy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.

Deezy actively working from the bottom here.
Pereira Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deezy is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deezy avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Deezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the action here.

Deezy looking for submissions off his back.

Deezy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two 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.
Deezy wants to get back to full guard but Diaz has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Deezy wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz cracks Deezy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to finish Deezy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Deezy!
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Deezy gets back to half guard.
Deezy is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Deezy.

Deezy actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deezy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.

Deezy actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pereira Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

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