PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nack Daiz (ranked 5483 p4p, 4729 weight class) and Kass Drago (ranked 503 p4p, 468 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nack Daiz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nack Daiz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Daiz
vs
Drago

189 cm
18
177
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
178
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nack Daiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kass Drago!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daiz.
Drago moves forwards but Daiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daiz.
Nice straight punches there by Daiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daiz.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daiz misses with a straight right.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daiz throws out the jab.
Daiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daiz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daiz takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago slips a jab from Daiz.
Daiz just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Daiz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daiz misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Daiz misses the jab.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Daiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Daiz lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz cracks Drago with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drago takes a swing at Daiz's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Drago misses.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Both fighters circling a little - Daiz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drago throws a hook but Daiz avoids it easily.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daiz.
The fighters circling - Daiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
Daiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago takes a swing at Daiz's ribcage but misses.
Drago misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Daiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drago slips a straight right by Daiz.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Daiz lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Daiz misses with a hook.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daiz.
Drago avoids the body shot from Daiz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Daiz misses.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Drago staying out of range there.
Daiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago defending well as Daiz loads up on a big left hand.
Daiz staying out of range there.
Daiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daiz misses with an uppercut.
Daiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Daiz misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Daiz punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Daiz blocks a jab.
Daiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Daiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daiz ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Daiz is just out of range.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daiz manages to avoid it.
Drago misses with a hook. Daiz ducked under it nicely.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Daiz is just out of range.
Daiz throws a big shot that misses.
Daiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago moves out of range as Daiz strikes.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Daiz throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daiz throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Daiz misses the target.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago lands a nice hook to Daiz's body. Daiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daiz misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago throws a right and a left that Daiz avoids nicely.
Daiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Daiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
Daiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Drago takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daiz connects with a jab.
Daiz takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daiz.
Drago moves out of range as Daiz throws a body kick.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daiz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drago sprawls and moves away.
Daiz misses the jab.
Daiz throws a body kick that misses.
Daiz throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Drago throws a hook but Daiz blocks it.
Daiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daiz.
Daiz moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago slips a jab from Daiz.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Daiz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nack Daiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daiz.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago tries to clinch but Daiz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daiz digs a good hook to Drago's body.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Kass Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Nack Daiz has been cut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Drago might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Daiz has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Daiz throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago throws a body shot but no joy.
Daiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Daiz slips the punch.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Daiz swinging wildly here.
Daiz misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Daiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daiz lands a right hook to the body.
Daiz jabs Drago right on the nose. Drago blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz misses with a looping right.
Daiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Daiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago misses with the combination.
Daiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drago's hands.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Daiz ducks down to avoid it.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Daiz misses with a looping left.
Daiz misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
Daiz misses the jab.
Daiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daiz.
Sloppy strikes from Daiz. Those never looked like landing.
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Daiz.
Drago avoids the body shot from Daiz.
Daiz throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Drago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daiz defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Drago lands with a good body shot.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Nack Daiz is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Daiz.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Daiz moves away and avoids it.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Daiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Daiz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daiz catches Drago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daiz misses with a looping left.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daiz.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daiz.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago tries to bum rush Daiz with a series of wild strikes but Daiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daiz. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daiz moves away.
Daiz cracks Drago with a good jab.
Daiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago throws a body punch but Daiz moves out of range.

Drago has Daiz up against the cage in a clinch.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Drago misses.
Daiz loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Daiz misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daiz missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Daiz clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daiz finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Daiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Daiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daiz throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daiz misses with a looping right.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daiz.
Daiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daiz blocks a jab.
Daiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daiz misses with a wild body shot.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Daiz tries to score with a low kick but Drago moves his leg out of the way.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nack Daiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nack Daiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Daiz.
Daiz misses with a body shot.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daiz.
Daiz misses with a looping left.
Daiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Daiz slips under a jab.
Daiz misses with a body shot.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Daiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drago slips a straight right by Daiz.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
And Drago tries to counter it with a takedown but Daiz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Daiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drago slips a jab from Daiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago swings for the body but Daiz moves out of range.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Daiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daiz digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago throws a hook but Daiz avoids it easily.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Daiz.
Drago slips a straight right by Daiz.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Daiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daiz takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago slips under a jab from Daiz.
Daiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drago tries to clinch there but Daiz circles away.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daiz avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago staying out of range there.
Daiz looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Daiz lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Daiz.
Daiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Daiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago takes a swing at Daiz's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiz blocks a jab.
Daiz misses with a straight left.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Daiz looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Daiz throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Daiz lands a jab to the nose.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Daiz.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Daiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago misses with a body shot.

Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daiz gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daiz working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daiz has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago blocking some punches.
Daiz stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Daiz as the two fighters clinch.
Drago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Drago moves into the clinch.
Daiz slows down the pace here.
Daiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drago.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Daiz has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nack Daiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Drago manages to break the clinch.
Daiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Daiz jabs at Drago's body.
Daiz looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Drago with the counter takedown but Daiz avoids it easily.
Daiz throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Kass Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nack Daiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nack Daiz!