PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Diaz
vs
Jones

183 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Diaz gets a clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Jones closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side

and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.

Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Diaz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jones to get to his feet.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.

Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.

Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones wants to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Guilherme Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Guilherme Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz tries to clinch

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

Diaz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Jones clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot

and Jones counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Diaz dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Guilherme Diaz has been cut.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.

Diaz wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Diaz gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body shot

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.

Diaz pulls guard successfully.
Jones prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Diaz 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.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Guilherme Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Darren Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guilherme Diaz.
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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

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