PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gearge jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diaz
vs
jone

180 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Adrenaline Fight Gear

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, gearge jone!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
jone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
jone wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Diaz working away.
jone seems a little lost for a moment, as Diaz dominates the positioning.
Diaz moves into full mount!
jone swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jone is looking to escape.
Diaz wants to take his opponent's back but jone doesn't allow it.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jone is just holding on here. Diaz manages to take his back.
Diaz missing with strikes from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Diaz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Diaz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz has jone flattened out and is raining down punches.
jone wants to escape the position.
Can jone hold on?! Diaz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Diaz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting jone!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control.

jone 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!
jone trying to get back to his feet but Diaz is in full control for now.

Diaz looking for the RNC.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for jone.
Diaz lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns jone.
jone is really stuck here.
jone trying to control the action but Diaz just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but jone has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
jone manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diaz's guard. Nice work there by jone.
jone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
jone trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
jone chips away with some ground and pound.
jone chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Diaz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
jone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

jone tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as jone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
jone with a flurry of punches that miss.
jone wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
jone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
jone trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz controlling jone's posture.
jone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. jone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz stops jone from standing up.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
jone trying to control the position.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
jone wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz prevents jone from getting back to his feet.
jone keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
jone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
jone looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
jone throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.

Diaz scores with a takedown into jone's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jone looking for a sweep. Not yet jone, not yet.

jone had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. jone Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diaz's back instead.
Diaz trying to control the hands but jone breaks the grip.
Diaz has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
jone lands a shot to the body.
Diaz holding both jone 's hands and preventing any damage.
Diaz takes a big shot to the side of the head.
jone 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the hands but jone breaks the grip.

jone is looking for the choke from the back position but Diaz is controlling his hands well.
Diaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Diaz keeping control of the position.
jone slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
jone is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but jone has control of the leg.

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.
jone drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
jone passes into side control, despite Diaz's attempt to control the position.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.

jone stands up and we're back to a striking position.
gearge jone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has jone backing up. jone nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
jone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
jone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for jone!
jone is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. jone was covering up waiting for the punch and Diaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
jone keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.

Diaz gets to his feet - jone follows without any prompting.
A right-left combo lands from jone.
Diaz is looking to clinch but jone is avoiding it.
jone misses with a takedown attempt

and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
jone keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jone looking for a sweep. Not yet jone, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
jone looking to control.
Diaz wants to control from the top but jone keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
jone lands a nice looking body kick.
jone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thows a huge punch but jone dodges it nicely.
Diaz wants to control but jone is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
jone scores with a few weak punches.

jone is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
jone is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
jone is trying to control but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
jone being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jone keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
jone punching from the bottom.
jone working a defensive guard here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but jone keeps moving.
Diaz postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
jone with a poor takedown

and Diaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for jone!
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gearge jone.
jone is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz looking to control but jone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
jone wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
jone is trying to stand but he's just given Diaz his back.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I would not like to be jone right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

jone showing good submission defense here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

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