PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paradox Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diaz
vs
Pro

180 cm
23
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paradox Pro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Pro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Diaz clinches.
Pro tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Diaz pushes Pro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diaz moves into the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pro tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Pro misses.
Pro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Neil Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paradox Pro.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Pro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is pushing Pro up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pro takes a shot to the head.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz has Pro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz instigates a clinch.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neil Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Pro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz works on Pro's body with a couple of short punches.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Pro.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pro looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

Diaz clinches.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Pro takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Pro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Pro back into the ropes.
Diaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pro up against the ropes.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Pro tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.

Diaz clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz stalling against the ropes.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz just leaning against Pro, taking a breather.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

Diaz rushes Pro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Pro shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pro shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Pro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Diaz gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pro somewhat.
Pro closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Pro pushes Diaz against the ropes but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pro letting Diaz take a breather here.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Pro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Neil Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paradox Pro.
Pro is breathing heavily.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diaz clinches.
Diaz has Pro pushed against the ropes.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pro backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Diaz clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Pro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Diaz moves into the clinch.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pro misses with a takedown attempt

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz taking a breather.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pro or not.
Diaz pushes Pro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Pro back into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pro backwards.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz has Pro pushed against the ropes.
Pro wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

Diaz clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz stalling against the ropes.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Neil Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz defending well as Pro loads up on a big left hand.
Pro with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Pro's head.
Diaz presses Pro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.

Diaz rushes Pro and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Pro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pro can do to turn this around?
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Pro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Neil Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Pro back into the ropes.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pro, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pro backwards.
Pro has Diaz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Pro in a clinch.
Diaz cracks Pro with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Pro keeps it at a distance.

Pro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Pro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz keeping hold of Pro's head, controlling as best he can.
Pro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Pro.

Pro wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pro. Oh but Diaz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pro goes limp - he's gone! Diaz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Neil Diaz!