PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Rybicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hate Me Now. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rybicki
vs
Diaz

182 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pawel Rybicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rybicki slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.

Rybicki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Rybicki has his hands clasped together around Diaz's back. He's all about the action.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Diaz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Diaz jabs at Rybicki's body.
Rybicki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz tries to bum rush Rybicki with a series of wild strikes but Rybicki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Rybicki.
Rybicki fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybicki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rybicki tries a head kick but it misses.
Rybicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz wants to clinch.
Rybicki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rybicki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Rybicki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rybicki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rybicki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz is trying to buck Rybicki off.
An elbow from Rybicki crashes against the mat.
Rybicki fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Rybicki stands up and beckons Diaz to his feet.
Rybicki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Rybicki persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Rybicki is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Rybicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rybicki counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rybicki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rybicki moves away
and Rybicki counters with an inside leg kick.
Rybicki misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rybicki moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pawel Rybicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Rybicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz tries to clinch

and Rybicki counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.

Diaz kicks Rybicki off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rybicki dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rybicki lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Rybicki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rybicki moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Rybicki shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz wants to clinch but Rybicki slips to the side
and Rybicki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rybicki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz works over Rybicki's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Rybicki 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.

Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rybicki counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz is leaning against Rybicki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Rybicki breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz wants to clinch

and Rybicki counters by moving into the clinch.

Rybicki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rybicki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rybicki.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Rybicki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybicki with a poor takedown

so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rybicki.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rybicki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Rybicki isn't so interested in that idea.
Rybicki cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rybicki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rybicki misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Pawel Rybicki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rybicki.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rybicki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pawel Rybicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Rybicki lands a couple of digs.
Rybicki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.

Diaz has his feet on Rybicki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
enabling Rybicki to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rybicki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz taking a breather.

Rybicki breaks the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rybicki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rybicki trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Rybicki throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rybicki stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rybicki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination

so Rybicki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz wants to stand but Rybicki is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Rybicki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rybicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Rybicki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rybicki is looking to clinch.
Diaz cracks Rybicki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rybicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rybicki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rybicki rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rybicki breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rybicki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybicki lands a two punch combo.
Rybicki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rybicki misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Rybicki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rybicki forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz wants to break free but Rybicki has control.

Rybicki breaks from the clinch.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt

so Rybicki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pawel Rybicki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Rybicki lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rybicki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rybicki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rybicki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz kicks off Rybicki and gets to his feet.

Diaz shoots in and bounces Rybicki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Rybicki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rybicki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rybicki.
Diaz is trying to drag Rybicki to the mat but Rybicki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Rybicki breaks from the clinch.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz clinches but Rybicki breaks the clinch

and Rybicki counters by clinching up.
Pawel Rybicki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz has Rybicki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rybicki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Rybicki breaks the clinch.

Rybicki scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Rybicki tries to pass.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Rybicki from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rybicki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rybicki wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Rybicki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rybicki, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Rybicki!