PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Diaz (ranked 5553 p4p, 473 weight class) and Bruno Ribeiro (ranked 4627 p4p, 451 weight class). Daniel Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Ribeiro

185 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Ribeiro persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Ribeiro's ribs.
Diaz sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Ribeiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribeiro under the eye.
Ribeiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Ribeiro fails to land the takedown.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Ribeiro takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Ribeiro tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz cracks Ribeiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz lands a jab.
Daniel Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Ribeiro throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel 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.

Ribeiro walks into a jab.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Ribeiro looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Ribeiro drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Ribeiro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribeiro can do to turn this around?

Diaz is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.

Ribeiro stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diaz to get to his feet.
Ribeiro shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Ribeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribeiro tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses the jab.
Ribeiro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Ribeiro ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ribeiro.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ribeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ribeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribeiro somewhat.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ribeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz sizes up Ribeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Ribeiro slips the punch.
Ribeiro dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Ribeiro's head and hops out.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Ribeiro misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Ribeiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Ribeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ribeiro throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Ribeiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Ribeiro's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ribeiro moves into the clinch.

Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Diaz from standing up.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Ribeiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Diaz dominated that second 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. 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 throws a looping overhand right but Ribeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz clobbers Ribeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribeiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Daniel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Diaz jabs Ribeiro right on the nose. Ribeiro blinks but takes it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ribeiro.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ribeiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ribeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Ribeiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribeiro somewhat.
Ribeiro walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Bruno Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro slips under a jab from Diaz.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ribeiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ribeiro gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Ribeiro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.

Ribeiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.

Ribeiro decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Daniel Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribeiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Ribeiro slips the punch.
Diaz takes a swing at Ribeiro's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Ribeiro manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro staying out of range there.
Diaz leaves Ribeiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Bruno Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Diaz!
Daniel Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.