PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flerkin McJerkins (ranked 3926 p4p, 5056 weight class) and Ben Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

McJerkins
vs
Diaz

178 cm
25
157
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
160
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flerkin McJerkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McJerkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McJerkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz cracks McJerkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. McJerkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Ben Diaz has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz moves away from the strike by McJerkins.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McJerkins loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McJerkins.
Diaz moves away from the strike by McJerkins.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to bum rush McJerkins with a series of wild strikes but McJerkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McJerkins misses the jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of McJerkins's head but McJerkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz tests McJerkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz defending well as McJerkins loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a series of punches but McJerkins moves out of range.
McJerkins looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McJerkins cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a hook.
McJerkins misses with a straight left.
McJerkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McJerkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McJerkins throws out the jab.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from McJerkins misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McJerkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
McJerkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McJerkins misses with a looping right.
McJerkins connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. McJerkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. McJerkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Diaz misses.
McJerkins misses with a looping right.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. McJerkins saw that one coming.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

McJerkins drops Diaz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diaz looks back up at him and smiles so McJerkins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Diaz is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can McJerkins finish him?
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz is holding his hands too far apart here. McJerkins throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Diaz is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flerkin McJerkins!