PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Kannemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Kannemeyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Kannemeyer

180 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Kannemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kannemeyer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Diaz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kannemeyer on his heels. He'll look to pass Kannemeyer's guard now, I'm sure.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz trying to control the position but Kannemeyer is working away.
Diaz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diaz wants to control but Kannemeyer is keeping him busy.
Diaz is staying tight to Kannemeyer's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Kannemeyer denies him.
Diaz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Kannemeyer is keeping him busy.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kannemeyer struggling a bit here.
Diaz trying to control the position but Kannemeyer is working away.
Kannemeyer stops Diaz from passing to mount.

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

Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kannemeyer on the ground.

Diaz stands up.
Kannemeyer 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Kannemeyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kannemeyer.

Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kannemeyer is defended easily by Diaz.
Kannemeyer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDiaz.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kannemeyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Kannemeyer shows good takedown defense.

Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kannemeyer is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kannemeyer keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz trying to control the action but Kannemeyer is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz tries to clinch there but Kannemeyer circles away.
Kannemeyer moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kannemeyer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Diaz is trying to control Kannemeyer's posture but Kannemeyer avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kannemeyer easily slips into full mount!
Diaz reaches up to try and control the position but Kannemeyer seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Diaz rolls and tries to escape and now Kannemeyer has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kannemeyer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free.
Kannemeyer really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Diaz.
Diaz tries to break free.
Kannemeyer trying to control momentarily.
Kannemeyer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Diaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Kannemeyer gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but Kannemeyer has full control of the position and if anything, Diaz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kannemeyer not allowing Diaz to control his hands.
Nick Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kannemeyer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Diaz's body.
Kannemeyer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to escape the position.
Kannemeyer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Diaz's body.
Diaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Kannemeyer gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz tries to roll but Kannemeyer sticks to his back.

Diaz is trying to roll into a better position but Kannemeyer has get a rear naked choke and Diaz is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Kannemeyer!