PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 6999 p4p, 5967 weight class) and Marko Kerru (ranked 630 p4p, 588 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by The Next Episode . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Diaz
vs
Kerru

183 cm
25
185
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
194
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marko Kerru!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Kerru does it's job there.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.

Kerru drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kerru connects with a couple of short punches.
Kerru postures up.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerru.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Kerru looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerru postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kerru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kerru showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kerru tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Kerru seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kerru scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kerru showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kerru is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
My spies in Clone's gym inform me that Kerru has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerru works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kerru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kerru controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kerru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kerru is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Kerru has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kerru drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Kerru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kerru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Kerru in his half guard.
Kerru working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerru is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kerru slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Kerru stalling.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kerru scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kerru working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kerru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kerru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kerru passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kerru unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerru lands a couple of good shots and Diaz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kerru landing with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerru scores with punches and elbows.
Kerru lands a shot to the head.
Kerru is landing with strikes. Diaz can't take much more of this.
Kerru is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Diaz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Diaz is covering up but some of the strikes from Kerru are getting through and doing damage.
Kerru scores with punches and elbows.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kerru scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Diaz is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Kerru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kerru shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kerru's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.

Kerru closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Kerru is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kerru is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kerru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerru scoring with some ground and pound.
Kerru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kerru lands a couple of digs.
Kerru trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerru lands a couple of elbows.
Kerru 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.
Kerru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kerru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kerru engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kerru slips nicely into half guard.
Kerru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerru landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Kerru there.
Kerru slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Kerru stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marko Kerru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kerru not doing much here.
Kerru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerru prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Kerru.
Kerru controlling the action here.
Kerru scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to control Kerru's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Kerru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kerru lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kerru scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kerru trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Kerru working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kerru takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kerru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kerru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerru winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kerru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz wants to control but Kerru is keeping busy.
Kerru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kerru looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kerru looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kerru connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Kerru winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Kerru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kerru scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kerru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kerru connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kerru in particular looking to stall.
Kerru drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Still in half guard, Kerru seems content to control.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Kerru has control of the leg.
Kerru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kerru winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Kerru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kerru working the head and body with strikes.
Kerru working Diaz over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerru takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kerru there.
Kerru landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kerru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Kerru there.
Kerru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kerru lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Diaz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kerru jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Kerru!
The defeated Nick Diaz had this to say: 'He was just the better fighter tonight but I'll come back better than ever to whoop his ass.'.