PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Diaz (ranked 2077 p4p, 213 weight class) and Dvornoy Alkash (ranked 1163 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Diaz
vs
Alkash

177 cm
23
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

165 cm
24
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Big Tree's Vintage Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, JoJo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dvornoy Alkash!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alkash tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alkash ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Alkash throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alkash missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alkash lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Alkash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alkash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Alkash cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Alkash sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alkash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alkash is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Alkash. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Alkash dodges the punch combination from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Alkash throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Alkash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dvornoy Alkash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alkash swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alkash. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Alkash throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkash's corner calls for a 1-2. Alkash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alkash looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlkash.
Alkash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Alkash moves away and avoids it.
Alkash misses with a hook
and Alkash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkash misses with a two punch combination.
Alkash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Alkash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Alkash down.
Alkash thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Alkash throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Alkash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alkash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz presses Alkash against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Alkash.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alkash throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Alkash lands an uppercut.
Alkash misses with an elbow strike.
Alkash has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alkash throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Alkash.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Alkash.
Alkash misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alkash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Alkash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Alkash lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alkash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alkash. Alkash obviously looking to wear him down.
Alkash misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Alkash is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Alkash has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alkash lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Alkash blocking some punches.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Alkash.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alkash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz is leaning against Alkash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alkash working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Alkash has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz trying to control but Alkash is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz passes Alkash's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz trying to control but Alkash is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Alkash tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz moves to take his opponent's back.
Diaz trying to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Alkash is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Diaz gets his way!
Diaz has the hooks in. Alkash is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alkash trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Diaz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Alkash is defending well though. Diaz let's go of the attempt for now.
Diaz trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Diaz tightening his grip on Alkash, looking for the choke.
Alkash trying to control the position but Diaz manages to sink in the hooks.
A lull in the action here.

Alkash showing good submission defense here.
Diaz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Alkash doesn't escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alkash trying to survive by controlling the hands.

Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alkash turns into Diaz and is now in his guard.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Alkash pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alkash has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at AK Beasties. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
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 JoJo Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alkash misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alkash misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alkash with a nice cross.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Alkash counters with a leg kick.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alkash loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Alkash closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz slips under a jab from Alkash.
Alkash scores with a body shot.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alkash looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
JoJo Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkash scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Alkash's head but Alkash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alkash looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alkash sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Alkash clinches.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alkash throws an elbow but it misses.
Alkash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Alkash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Alkash avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the ropes.

Alkash successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alkash trying to control the position.
Diaz trying to control but Alkash is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkash working a defensive guard here.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alkash is keeping the position for now.
Alkash keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Alkash trying to control the position.
Alkash is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Alkash keeps moving.

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.
A jab from Alkash misses.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a jab when Alkash was well out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick but Alkash moves out of range.
Alkash lands a nice shot to the body.
Alkash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Alkash had a free shot at his head there.
Alkash ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Alkash walks into a left hand.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Alkash moves out of range easily.
Alkash misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Alkash's head back.
Alkash throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Alkash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Alkash looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Alkash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alkash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alkash. Alkash obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alkash.
Alkash thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Alkash lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkash.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alkash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Alkash.
Alkash scores with a leg kick.
Alkash lands an overhand right.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alkash throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alkash 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 Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkash.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz defending well as Alkash loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz slips under a jab from Alkash.
A swing and a miss from Alkash.
Alkash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Alkash misses.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alkash throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Alkash slips under a jab from Diaz.
Alkash walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alkash throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alkash scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alkash just misses with a punch to the body.
Alkash throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz throws a hook but Alkash avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alkash counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alkash misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Alkash's head back.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alkash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alkash throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Alkash saw that one coming.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alkash tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Alkash misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alkash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alkash.
Alkash digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alkash's head.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Alkash looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alkash throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Alkash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alkash throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alkash just manages to avoid it.
Alkash moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Alkash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alkash thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Alkash forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Alkash comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alkash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Alkash.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Alkash.
Alkash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Alkash.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alkash is keeping busy.
Alkash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alkash tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Alkash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Alkash.
Nice elbow from Alkash.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dvornoy Alkash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Dvornoy Alkash!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dvornoy Alkash!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dvornoy Alkash!

Dvornoy Alkash wins by unanimous decision!