PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Nistelrooyj comes to the cage accompanied by Unstoppable. nick diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj's chin.

Van Nistelrooyj
vs
diaz

177 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, nick diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Nistelrooyj.
diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Van Nistelrooyj dodges the punch combination from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj slips a jab and a cross from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to clinch up.

Van Nistelrooyj forces diaz back against the cage and clinches.
diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Nistelrooyj won't allow it.
diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Van Nistelrooyj has picked diaz up - he's going for a ride! Van Nistelrooyj dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
diaz trying to control from the bottom.
diaz wants to control but Van Nistelrooyj passes into side.
diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Nistelrooyj scoring with punches and elbows.
Van Nistelrooyj in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
diaz parries the strikes from Van Nistelrooyj easily there. Van Nistelrooyj is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable diaz to escape.
Van Nistelrooyj grinds an elbow into diaz's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a few punches from side control.
Van Nistelrooyj is putting a hurting on diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
diaz tries to improve position but can't.
diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Nistelrooyj off and has taken his back!
diaz punches the canvas rather than the man.
Van Nistelrooyj manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. diaz is now in side control.
Van Nistelrooyj wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Van Nistelrooyj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Van Nistelrooyj smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Van Nistelrooyj decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
diaz looks gassed!
diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for diaz.
diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz trying to control the position.

diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Nistelrooyj preventing the sweep.
diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Nistelrooyj advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Nistelrooyj lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Nistelrooyj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Van Nistelrooyj sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. diaz defending well though.
Van Nistelrooyj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to pass the half guard into mount. diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Van Nistelrooyj is working for a kimura but diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Nistelrooyj stalling.
Ground and pound from Van Nistelrooyj.
diaz is looking for a sweep. Van Nistelrooyj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Van Nistelrooyj is working for a kimura but diaz is defending it quite comfortably.

Van Nistelrooyj is sneakily working for an arm triangle but diaz sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Van Nistelrooyj slips a nice elbow through diaz's hands, connecting with diaz's forehead.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to control. diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
diaz trying to control but Van Nistelrooyj postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Nistelrooyj was well out of range. Poor timing from diaz.

Van Nistelrooyj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Nistelrooyj not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Nistelrooyj won't allow diaz to sweep him here.

Van Nistelrooyj drops back looking for a leg! diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and diaz manages to kick Van Nistelrooyj off! Van Nistelrooyj jumps back into diaz's guard.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj dominated that 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.

diaz jabs Van Nistelrooyj right on the nose. Van Nistelrooyj blinks but takes it well.
diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to close the distance and clinch up but diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Van Nistelrooyj scores a takedown into full mount!
Van Nistelrooyj is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
diaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
diaz tries to lock up and control but Van Nistelrooyj gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to control the pace but diaz is squirming around nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a couple of good head shots there.
diaz wants to control but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Van Nistelrooyj scoring with strikes but diaz is staying in there.

Van Nistelrooyj looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Nistelrooyj putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for diaz because Van Nistelrooyj loaded up on that one.
diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Van Nistelrooyj looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Nistelrooyj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
diaz controls Van Nistelrooyj momentarily but Van Nistelrooyj frees himself.
Van Nistelrooyj working some strikes from top position.

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.

diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Nistelrooyj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Nistelrooyj is working diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Nistelrooyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Nistelrooyj landing with the ground and pound.
Van Nistelrooyj landing some decent shots from guard.

Van Nistelrooyj thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.

diaz is looking for a triangle but Van Nistelrooyj pushes his legs off easily.
Van Nistelrooyj is in close to diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Nistelrooyj connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Nistelrooyj stopping the sweep attempt from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control but diaz is working from the bottom.
Van Nistelrooyj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj defending well as diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
diaz looks to land a combination but Van Nistelrooyj avoids it well.
diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Nistelrooyj.
diaz misses with a hook.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Nistelrooyj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Nistelrooyj fails with an attempt to clinch.
diaz misses with a hook. Van Nistelrooyj ducked under it nicely.
diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Nistelrooyj manages to avoid it.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a two punch combination.
Van Nistelrooyj swinging wilding here.
Van Nistelrooyj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
diaz takes a swing at Van Nistelrooyj's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Nistelrooyj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
diaz throws a body punch but Van Nistelrooyj moves out of range.

Van Nistelrooyj scores with a takedown into diaz's guard.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes from guard but diaz blocks nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.
Van Nistelrooyj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

diaz is looking for a triangle but Van Nistelrooyj pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

diaz has an active guard here but Van Nistelrooyj has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a kimura here.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to pass the guard but diaz is defending well.
Van Nistelrooyj is thwarting diaz's attempts to control the position.

Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and diaz defends it well.
diaz is pressing down on Van Nistelrooyj's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

diaz is looking for a triangle but Van Nistelrooyj pushes his legs off easily.

Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Nistelrooyj manages to get himself to full guard.
diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Nistelrooyj is retaining full guard.

diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
diaz looking to pass the guard.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Van Nistelrooyj can't keep his opponent in guard - diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to maintain the position but diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a sweep. diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Nistelrooyj is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Nistelrooyj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Nistelrooyj.

Van Nistelrooyj gets a takedown into half guard.
diaz trying to control here.
diaz pushes Van Nistelrooyj off looking to stand but Van Nistelrooyj dives back in and keeps control.
nick diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

diaz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Van Nistelrooyj pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Nistelrooyj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Nistelrooyj lands strikes from half guard.
diaz has hold of Van Nistelrooyj's hands but Van Nistelrooyj slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj throws the kick towards the body but diaz avoids it.

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

diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Nistelrooyj is working away from the top position though.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Nistelrooyj, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!