PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 3530 p4p, 2128 weight class) and Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feiticeira. Skjoldr Leifsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Diaz
vs
Leifsson

185 cm
45
179
14 - 19 - 1

179 cm
37
183
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Donk. Leifsson catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leifsson scores with a body shot.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leifsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Leifsson gets a clinch.
Leifsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leifsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson scores with a shoulder strike.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leifsson.
Leifsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leifsson lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leifsson.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses the body punch
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leifsson tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leifsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Leifsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leifsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leifsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick from Leifsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skjoldr Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Leifsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Leifsson clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Leifsson digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leifsson tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Leifsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Leifsson scores with a jab to the body.
Leifsson throws a shot to the body.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leifsson.
Leifsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leifsson throws a right hand that misses
and Leifsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Leifsson's head back.
Leifsson throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leifsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leifsson throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Leifsson backpedaling.

It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Leifsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leifsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Leifsson ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz tries to bum rush Leifsson with a series of wild strikes but Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leifsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leifsson lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Leifsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leifsson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Leifsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leifsson lands with a nice body punch.
Leifsson lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leifsson.
Nice shot lands for Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Leifsson 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.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leifsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leifsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leifsson lands the left hand.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leifsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leifsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leifsson.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leifsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leifsson lands with a shot to the body.
Leifsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Leifsson ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Leifsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to push Leifsson away but Leifsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leifsson tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz prevents Leifsson from breaking the clinch.
Leifsson tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Leifsson drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
Leifsson misses with some punches.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Leifsson breaks from the clinch.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook but Leifsson blocks it.
Leifsson misses with a body kick.
Leifsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Leifsson delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Leifsson.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Leifsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leifsson scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Leifsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Leifsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leifsson. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leifsson.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leifsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz misses with a hook. Leifsson ducked under it nicely.
Diaz tries to bum rush Leifsson with a series of wild strikes but Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leifsson - that will leave a mark!
Leifsson works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
That kick from Leifsson tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz scores with a jab. Leifsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Leifsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Leifsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leifsson closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leifsson.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leifsson digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leifsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leifsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Skjoldr Leifsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leifsson's head.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leifsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leifsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leifsson cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leifsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Leifsson misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leifsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
Leifsson moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Leifsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Leifsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leifsson moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Leifsson's head but Leifsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Leifsson tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Leifsson throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Leifsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leifsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Leifsson moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Leifsson drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leifsson cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Leifsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Diaz is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leifsson throws a monster overhand right that drops Diaz! Leifsson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skjoldr Leifsson!
Skjoldr Leifsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Dick Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.