PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Suki (ranked 4432 p4p, 2515 weight class) and Nathan Diaz (ranked 543 p4p, 347 weight class). Diaz has chosen The Rain as his entrance music. Yuki Suki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Diaz's chin.

Suki
vs
Diaz

168 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

UnderGround Threads

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Suki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Nathan Diaz has been cut.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suki.
Yuki Suki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suki lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Suki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suki trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Diaz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Suki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suki misses with the combination.
Suki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suki lands with a right hand.
Diaz lands a front kick.
Nathan Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz walks into a jab.

Suki feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Suki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Diaz wriggles free and stands up.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suki.
Suki is breathing heavily.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Suki swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Suki avoids it well.
Diaz tries to bum rush Suki with a series of wild strikes but Suki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suki throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.

Diaz kicks off Suki and gets to his feet.

Suki scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.

Diaz pushes Suki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz tries to bum rush Suki with a series of wild strikes but Suki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Suki avoids it well.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suki.
Donk. Diaz catches Suki right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
An attempted straight right counter from Suki misses the target.
Diaz swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Suki.
Suki throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suki.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Suki misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a body punch but Suki moves out of range.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz with a jab.
Suki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Suki misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz throws a right hand that Suki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suki also avoids with ease.
Suki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws a head kick but Suki moves out of range.
Suki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diaz with the inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz throws a combination. Suki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Suki avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Suki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suki throws a shot to the body.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suki was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Diaz's cut.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Suki had a free shot at his head there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.

Suki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Diaz kicks off Suki and gets to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Suki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Diaz has his feet on Suki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a head kick but Suki moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Suki.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suki fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suki back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Suki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
A big left from Suki misses.
Suki blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Nathan Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suki. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Suki misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Suki steps away.
Diaz thumps Suki with a low kick.
Suki swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suki.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suki rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz throws a head kick that Suki semi-blocks.
Suki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz lands a front kick.
Suki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Diaz thows a body kick. Suki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Suki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Suki avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Suki off balance momentarily.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Suki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suki.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Diaz gets caught napping as Suki dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Suki throws a big elbow that misses.

Diaz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Suki presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Suki lands.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suki.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Suki takes it in his stride.
Suki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
Suki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz tries to bum rush Suki with a series of wild strikes but Suki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suki eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Suki avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Diaz's cut.
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!

Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Suki drives through with a takedown into Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Diaz kicks Suki off and gets to his feet.
Jab by Suki.
Diaz throws a head kick but Suki moves out of range.
Suki slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Suki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Suki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Diaz sneaks out the side door and pushes Suki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Diaz throws a right hand that Suki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suki also avoids with ease.
Suki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Suki backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suki throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suki lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a one two! Suki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz stalks Suki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suki's face. Suki staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Suki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Suki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Suki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suki scores with a shot to the body.
Nathan Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Suki throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz with the inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Suki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Suki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suki misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Diaz tenderised Suki's leg. Suki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Suki.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suki circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suki backs up against the cage.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Suki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suki.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Suki avoids nicely.
Suki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suki. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Suki lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Suki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Suki ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that Suki semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz jabs Suki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suki ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.

Suki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Diaz throws Suki to one side and escapes!
Yuki Suki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Suki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Suki.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Diaz!
Nathan Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.