PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Diaz (ranked 4854 p4p, 458 weight class) and Sean O Sullivan (ranked 5298 p4p, 481 weight class). Sean O Sullivan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Diaz
vs
O Sullivan

185 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hellraiser FightGear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Sullivan defends it nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch there but O Sullivan circles away.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
O Sullivan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz stalks O Sullivan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Sullivan's face. O Sullivan staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Sullivan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

O Sullivan drops Diaz with a nice combination! O Sullivan dives into Diaz's guard, looking to finish!

Diaz is rocked!

It looks like Eddie Diaz has been cut.
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!

O Sullivan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sean O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but O Sullivan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but O Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eddie Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but O Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz stuns O Sullivan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.
O Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Sullivan defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination. O Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan 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.
O Sullivan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Sullivan counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
O Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with O Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes O Sullivan against the cage but O Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Sullivan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz misses with a double jab
and O Sullivan counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Diaz to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by O Sullivan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sean O Sullivan!
A very excited looking Sean O Sullivan 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.
In defeat, Eddie Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'it was a good fight were gonna watch the tape and see what we could have done better and come out better and stronger next time.'.