PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jory diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mabie
vs
diaz

180 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mabie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jory diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabie doesn't manage to clinch there - diaz circles away.
diaz scores with a hook to the body. Mabie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mabie is looking to clinch but diaz is avoiding it.
diaz tries to bum rush Mabie with a series of wild strikes but Mabie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
diaz works Mabie's body with a nice hook.
diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mabie fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mabie pushes diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.

Mabie manages to break the clinch.
diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mabie.
diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mabie.
Mabie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mabie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by diaz.
diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabie scores with a jab to the head.
diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mabie.
diaz throws a body punch but Mabie moves out of range.
Mabie wants to clinch up but diaz keeps it at a distance.

Mabie drives through and clinches with diaz against the ropes.

Mabie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
diaz misses the shot to the body.
Mabie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mabie closes the distance and pushes diaz back into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mabie has diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Mabie.

Mabie breaks the clinch.
diaz takes a swing at Mabie's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mabie.
Mabie tries to clinch there but diaz circles away.
Mabie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mabie instigates a clinch.
Mabie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
diaz is trying to force a seperation but Mabie has the dominant position.
Mabie lands an elbow inside.
Mabie leaning against his opponent.
Mabie keeps control of diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mabie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz is having none of it.
diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mabie's head backwards.
Mabie tries to clinch there but diaz circles away.
Mabie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabie wants to clinch up but diaz keeps it at a distance.
diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mabie fails with an attempt to clinch.
diaz swings for the body but Mabie moves out of range.
diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
diaz keeps the fight on the outside.

Mabie has managed to clinch.
diaz avoids the elbow strike from Mabie, against the ropes.
diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mabie smiles and moves away.
Mabie throws a head kick but diaz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
diaz lands a two punch combo.

Mabie moves into the clinch.
diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mabie manages to break the clinch.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
diaz cracks Mabie with a good jab.
diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mabie rather than just go for the knockout.
Mabie ducks right into an uppercut from diaz.
diaz lands a jab to Mabie's midsection.
diaz throws a series of punches but Mabie moves out of range.
Nice shot by Mabie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from diaz.

Mabie moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mabie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mabie looking to slow down the pace here.
diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but jory diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mabie tries to clinch there but diaz circles away.
diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz is having none of it.
Nathan Mabie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mabie is looking to clinch but diaz is avoiding it.
diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
diaz lands a body shot.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
diaz thuds a left hand into Mabie's body.

Mabie instigates a clinch.
Mabie looking to stall.
diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to diaz's face.
Mabie is trying to stall.
Mabie has diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mabie just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mabie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mabie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to diaz's face.

Mabie breaks from the clinch.
diaz tries to bum rush Mabie with a series of wild strikes but Mabie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mabie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from diaz.
Mabie wants to clinch up but diaz keeps it at a distance.
Mabie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
jory diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mabie tries to clinch up.
No joy there for diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
diaz jabs at Mabie's body.
Mabie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by diaz.
A shot to de liver by diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Mabie slips a jab and a cross from diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - diaz scores with a four punch combination!
diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mabie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mabie wants to clinch up but diaz keeps it at a distance.
diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mabie is looking to clinch.
Mabie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nathan Mabie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
diaz throws a series of strikes that have Mabie backpedaling.
Mabie is looking to clinch but diaz is avoiding it.
Mabie drops his hands momentarily and diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
Mabie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mabie is looking to clinch.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mabie misses with a double jab
and diaz counters with a two punch combo.
diaz dodges the punch combination from Mabie.
Mabie misses with a body shot
and diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
diaz throws a combination that misses

and Mabie counters by moving into the clinch.
Mabie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from diaz.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to diaz's face.
diaz jumps guard but Mabie stands there with diaz around his waist. diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nathan Mabie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jory diaz.
Mabie connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mabie lands a damaging elbow.
Mabie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite diaz's efforts to push away.
diaz is trying to break the clinch but Mabie has him pressed against the ropes.
Mabie with a knee to the head.
diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mabie prevents it.
Mabie with a knee to the head.
diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mabie is keeping busy.
Mabie lands an elbow that stopped diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Mabie.

Mabie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mabie moves in looking to clinch but diaz pushes him off.
diaz dips to his left and cracks Mabie with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from diaz misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jory diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mabie moves in looking to clinch but diaz pushes him off.
Mabie misses with a jab, cross combination.
diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mabie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mabie tries to clinch up but diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
diaz sizes up Mabie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mabie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mabie tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mabie moves in looking to clinch but diaz pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mabie moves in looking to clinch but diaz pushes him off.

Mabie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to diaz's face.
diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to diaz's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mabie lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mabie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mabie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mabie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Mabie.
diaz is trying to break the clinch but Mabie is controlling him.
Mabie lands a nice elbow.
Mabie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Mabie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mabie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Mabie closes the distance and pushes diaz back into the ropes.
diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Mabie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabie tries to clinch up but diaz circles away and keeps his distance.

Mabie closes the distance and clinches.
Mabie prevents diaz from breaking the clinch.
diaz letting Mabie take a breather here.
Mabie crunches a lovely knee into diaz's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Mabie.
diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.

Mabie breaks from the clinch.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch but diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mabie wants to clinch up but diaz keeps it at a distance.
diaz dips to his left and cracks Mabie with an uppercut!
Mabie is looking to clinch but diaz is avoiding it.
diaz throws a nice looking combination but Mabie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
diaz lands a nice hook to Mabie's body. Mabie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Mabie.
diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabie tries to clinch there but diaz circles away.

Mabie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mabie working diaz over with knees to the body.
Mabie stalling against the ropes.
Mabie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Mabie avoids the damage to the body.
diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mabie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to diaz's face.
Mabie with a knee to the head.
Mabie lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mabie just misses with a elbow thrown towards diaz's brow.
Mabie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from diaz.
Nathan Mabie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jory diaz.

Mabie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nathan Mabie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from diaz.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch but diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
diaz throws a nice looking combination but Mabie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mabie lands a knee to the head.
Mabie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
diaz tries to pull guard but Mabie holds him up against the ropes and eventually diaz drops back down to his feet.

Mabie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Mabie.
Mabie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mabie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
diaz throws a shot to the body.
jory diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mabie tries to close the distance and clinch but diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Mabie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!