PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Negro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandey Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandey Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Diaz
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Negro Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandey Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wandey Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Diaz swinging wilding here.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Silva looks to clinch
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva wants to clinch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wandey Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Negro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Diaz pulls guard successfully.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Silva is trying to stand.

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 in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Diaz's body position as best he can.
Silva is trying to stand.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Negro Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diaz throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva wants to clinch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz connects with the punch.

Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.

Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!

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.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva is looking to clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diaz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Negro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Negro Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Negro Diaz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.
Silva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Diaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz looking for the choke but no joy.
Silva holding both Diaz 's hands and preventing any damage.
Silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for Diaz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva is covering up but some of the strikes from Diaz are getting through and doing damage.
Diaz looking to hold on to the position here but Silva rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Negro Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Diaz swinging wilding here.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Silva clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four 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.
Silva looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.

Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Diaz happy to just control the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Negro Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Negro Diaz!