PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Williams
vs
Diaz

190 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Falcon Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stank Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz looking to control.
Williams trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Williams 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.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz fails with the takedown

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Williams kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.

That's two 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 is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz trying to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Diaz shoots and misses

and Williams moves into the clinch.
Stank Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Diaz.

Williams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Williams manages to end up in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Diaz tries to control but Williams wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williams has worked his arm free - good work by Williams!

Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz tries to move to mount but Williams blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stank Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Diaz is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Stank Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stank Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams postures up.

Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Williams to get to half guard.
Diaz moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Diaz controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Williams wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz shoots and misses

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stank Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diaz stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Stank Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Stank Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Diaz.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz misses with a takedown

and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Diaz is controlling Williams's posture.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Diaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Williams wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Diaz controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Santiago Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stank Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Williams shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams 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.
Williams trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up.
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.

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

Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stank Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stank Williams!