PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Diaz

184 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Silva throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz controlling Silva's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Nick Diaz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Ryan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands a head kick!
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva can't get the takedown.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Diaz manages to pull guard.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva misses with a combination

and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but Silva stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Diaz jumps guard.

Diaz pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diaz.
Silva misses with a combination
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ryan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Diaz counters by clinching up.

Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Diaz moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Silva postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nick Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Diaz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Diaz's guard. A big mistake from Diaz there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryan Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Ryan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diaz obliges.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Ryan Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

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