PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Been to Hell blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Thomas

182 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Thomas cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.

Diaz is rocked!
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas lands a head kick!
That kick from Thomas tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Thomas feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thomas!
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that Thomas really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Diaz has taken his back!
Diaz controlling from the back.
Diaz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
What can Thomas do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Julian Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas scores with a head kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Diaz throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Julian Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Thomas's guard.
Diaz won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Diaz dives into side control.
Diaz works to advance to full mount. Thomas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Thomas tries to buck Diaz off but he can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Thomas cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz throws a body kick the misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Diaz tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Diaz tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Thomas fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A solid body kick from Thomas.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Diaz dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face as Diaz controls the position.
Julian Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz scores with punches from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Thomas!