PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 991 p4p, 118 weight class) and Kamerun Diaz (ranked 748 p4p, 90 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Arabic Orchestra. Diaz has chosen Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Isa Baba
vs
Diaz

181 cm
33
172 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

185 cm
33
175 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a head kick that Baba semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Baba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Baba looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Baba's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baba. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz wants to slow Baba down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Baba is out of range.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba misses with a double jab.
Baba misses with a straight right.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba misses with a hook.
Baba connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Baba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Baba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Baba feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Baba's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baba. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Baba tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Afeef Isa Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Baba shows good takedown defense.
Afeef Isa Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamerun Diaz.
Baba scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz jabs at Baba's body.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz misses the jab.
Baba lands with a nice body punch.
Baba walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Baba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Baba moves his leg out of the way.
Baba lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Good work by Baba as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Baba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baba throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Baba.
Baba throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baba dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba with a nice cross.
Baba throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baba.
Baba takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba staying out of range there.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Baba circles away easily
and Baba counters with a stiff right hand.
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Baba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baba's waist but Baba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz lands a jab to Baba's midsection.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 Afeef Isa Baba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baba throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baba. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Diaz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baba has got the better of the exchanges.
Baba is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Baba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Baba throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baba throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Baba cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baba is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Baba circles away and we're back to standing.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baba checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
It appears Baba was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baba - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baba. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Baba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baba.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Baba should have avoided that one.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baba napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Baba bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Afeef Isa Baba is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Baba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz tests Baba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baba.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baba tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Baba counters with a body kick.
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Baba slips a jab from Diaz.
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Afeef Isa Baba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamerun Diaz.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba lands with an overhand left.
Baba stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Baba.
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Baba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Diaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Diaz is trying to ground and pound but Baba uses the momentary lack of control by Diaz to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz throwing shots but Baba is blocking nicely.
Baba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baba defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Baba dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afeef Isa Baba dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Baba connects with a jab.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Baba misses with an uppercut
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Baba throws a body kick that misses.
Baba throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz drives through with a takedown into Baba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Baba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba blocks a jab.
Baba lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good work by Baba as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Baba throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Baba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Baba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Baba throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baba.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Baba is out of range.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Kamerun Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Baba moves out of range easily.
Baba connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Baba with an uppercut!
Diaz throws a hook but Baba blocks it.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baba. Baba obviously looking to wear him down.
Baba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Baba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baba is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
Baba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baba - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baba. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baba!
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baba. Baba obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Baba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
Diaz throws a leg kick
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baba counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baba.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Afeef Isa Baba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to move into range but Baba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz throws a low kick but Baba moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz dives in and grabs Baba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baba pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Baba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baba scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afeef Isa Baba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baba 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afeef Isa Baba!
A very excited looking Afeef Isa Baba 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.