PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Diaz

190 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henderson cracks Diaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Henderson scoring with strikes.
Diaz tries to bench press Henderson off him but Henderson keeps the position.
Diaz is trying to control Henderson's posture but Henderson avoids it.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.

Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz is trying to control Henderson's posture but Henderson avoids it.
Diaz throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Henderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Diaz missing with punches from the bottom.
Henderson looks to land a strike but Diaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henderson trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Henderson cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson is posturing up here but Diaz has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Henderson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Henderson has to tap! Slick submission there by Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Diaz!