PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 5997 p4p, 529 weight class) and Ben Donver (ranked 4460 p4p, 435 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diaz
vs
Donver

185 cm
26
168 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Donver!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz defending well as Donver loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diaz defending well as Donver loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donver connects with a body shot.
Donver swings widly with a right hand

and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Donver didn't expect that.
Diaz prevents Donver from getting back to his feet.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donver 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.
Donver wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz throws a strike but Donver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is pulling down on Donver's head. It's preventing any offense from Donver, at least for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Donver.
Donver throws a combination that misses

and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Donver has wrist control.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz trying to control but Donver is working from the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Donver blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Donver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Donver!

Diaz seems keen to control Donver's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz keeping full guard, as Donver tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Donver tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Donver manages to avoid it.
Donver lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Donver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Donver tries to clinch up.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Donver has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Donver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donver avoiding damage.
Diaz stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donver is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Donver into the cage.
Donver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Donver stalling the fight.

That's two 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 wants a takedown.
Diaz is working for takedown but Donver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donver misses with some punches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Donver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Donver slows down the pace here.
Donver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Donver.
Donver misses with an uppercut.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ben Donver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donver tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donver is looking to clinch.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Donver avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Donver misses with a right hand

and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donver won't be happy with that.
Diaz trying to control the position but Donver is working away.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Donver is defending the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Donver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Donver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Donver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Donver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donver misses with an uppercut

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Donver!
Donver taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes.
Donver avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diaz.
Diaz trying to control the action but Donver is working from the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes but Donver manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping hold of Donver's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz pulls Donver in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donver's guard.

Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Donver blocks nicely.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Donver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Donver!

Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz continues to stall.
Donver trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz has control of Donver's left arm, preventing Donver from doing any damage.
Donver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.