PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Holt (ranked 3550 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Brandon Diaz (ranked 216 p4p, 203 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.

Holt
vs
Diaz

165 cm
25
135
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
140
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Diaz !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right hand that Holt ducks under and follows up with a left that Holt also avoids with ease.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
Holt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holt throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Good shot there by Diaz .
Holt swinging wildly here.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Holt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Holt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holt stalling against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt working aggressively here.
Diaz is trying to push Holt away but Holt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
A short left from Holt.
Holt lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Holt has control.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt stalling the fight.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
Holt lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Holt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holt misses with some punches.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Holt has double underhooks.
Holt avoiding damage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holt.
Holt lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Holt has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Holt on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Holt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz throws a right hand that Holt ducks under and follows up with a left that Holt also avoids with ease.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Holt misses with the combination.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Holt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Brandon Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holt looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holt misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt takes a swing at Diaz 's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Holt misses with a straight right.
Holt moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Holt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz 's efforts to push away.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Holt.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holt.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Holt is controlling the position.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Holt finish him?
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Holt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz .
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holt has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Holt misses with the head strike.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Holt keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz tries to break free but Holt pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to push Holt away but Holt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz 's efforts to push away.
Holt lands a right hand.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt lands a left hand.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt lands a big right hand that drops Diaz ! The killer instinct kicks in and Holt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Holt!