PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run this Town. George Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Diaz
vs
Sanchez

189 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 Rio de Janeiro, George Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez tries to sprawl but Diaz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Diaz trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because George Diaz just wasn't active enough.

Sanchez tries to sprawl but Diaz drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez looks gassed!

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Diaz.

Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Diaz.
Sanchez shoots and misses

and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Diaz has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Diaz manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz advances to mount.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Diaz dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz controlling the action here.

Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because George Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanchez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Diaz stalls from top position.
Sanchez stops Diaz from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diaz slows the pace down.
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

We're going to have a standup here because George Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Diaz!