PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon as his entrance music. Oscar Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Waters
vs
Diaz

176 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Waters scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Waters lands a nice shot to the head.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Waters avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Waters is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Waters breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Waters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Waters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Waters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Waters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz is controlling Waters's trapped leg to prevent Waters from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Waters closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
Diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Diaz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Waters has picked Diaz up and slammed him! Diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Waters manages to pass to side control!
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz tries to buck Waters off but Waters is having none of it.
Waters lands some shots froms side control.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Waters cracks Diaz with a big elbow.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Waters control the position.
Waters lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Diaz tries to bench press Waters off him but Waters keeps the position.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Waters working the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to bench press Waters off him but Waters keeps the position.

Waters goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Diaz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Waters but great work by Diaz.
Waters is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Waters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waters.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Waters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Waters closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oscar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Waters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Waters.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.

Waters is rocked!

It looks like Derrick Waters has been cut.
Diaz drops Waters with a naaaaasty hook - Waters is in real trouble here! Diaz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Diaz!