PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Lamb of God - To The End as his entrance music. Dylan Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salter
vs
Diaz

180 cm
29
156 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

182 cm
35
164 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Salter sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salter misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salter.
Salter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a hook but Salter blocks it.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Salter's head but Salter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
Salter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salter checks a leg kick.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws a head kick that Salter semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Salter misses.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Salter moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Salter misses with a looping left.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
Salter defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Salter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Salter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Salter throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salter throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salter scrambles back to his feet.
Salter misses with a looping left.
Salter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Salter's head.
Salter with a hook.
Salter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Salter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter connects with a single shot there.
Salter misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Salter.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a low kick but Salter moves out of range easily.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Salter throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salter blocks a jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Salter throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Nice body kick there by Salter.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Salter throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Salter's head but Salter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Salter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Salter throws a body kick that misses.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Salter.
Salter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Salter throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Salter throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Salter throws out a powerful jab.
Salter lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salter scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter staying out of range there.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Salter misses.
Salter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter with a nice cross.
Radar Salter is winning the standup battle so far.
Salter scores with a jab to the body.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
A clash of legs there as Salter blocks the low kick.
Diaz defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Salter saw it coming and moves away.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Salter blocks a low kick nicely.
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Salter misses with a head kick.
Salter fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Salter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salter. That did some damage!
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Salter throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Salter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Salter scores with a jab.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Salter tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salter is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Salter misses.
Salter misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Salter was not able to check.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salter.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Salter avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salter feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Salter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salter thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Salter misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Salter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diaz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Salter misses the shot to the body.
Salter moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Salter misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salter, as that shot connected.
Salter slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Salter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Salter misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Salter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Diaz.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Salter's head but Salter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Salter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter scores with a nice strike.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salter moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Salter.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Salter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salter finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Salter lands a two punch combo.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salter misses with a right hand
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Salter misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
Salter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Salter is out of range.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salter cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salter.
Salter tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Salter moved away.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Salter's knee but Salter avoids it well.
Salter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Salter throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Salter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Salter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Salter blocks a jab.
Salter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Salter.
Diaz throws a body punch but Salter moves out of range.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Salter throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Salter lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Salter tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Salter lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dylan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salter lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radar Salter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salter 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radar Salter!
A very excited looking Radar Salter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.