PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lucas
vs
Diaz

188 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucas walks into a jab.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Lucas throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Lucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz tests Lucas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz feints a jab promting Lucas to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lucas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Lucas.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucas doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucas scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Lucas does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Lucas misses.
Lucas needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Lucas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz cracks Lucas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lucas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lucas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz scores with a one two! Lucas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz scores with a one two! Lucas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lucas walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Lucas misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lucas backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Lucas didn't see that one coming.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Lucas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucas walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz digs a good hook to Lucas's body.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz tries to clinch but Lucas moves away
and Lucas counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Lucas looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Lucas drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Lucas has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lucas is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Lucas to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.