PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Diza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ubereem alistair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Diza
vs
alistair

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Diza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ubereem alistair!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
alistair shoots in for a double leg but Diza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

alistair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
alistair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diza is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and alistair dives into side control.
Diza tries to escape but alistair is in control.
Diza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for alistair on the ground.
alistair trying to control the position but Diza is working away.
Diza tries to escape but alistair is in control.
alistair in side control, throwing shots but Diza defends.
alistair in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

alistair decides to stand back up. alistair steps back and let's Diza get back to his feet.

alistair rushes Diza and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

alistair breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by alistair or perhaps it was just good defense by Diza which made him look bad.
alistair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by alistair.
A clash of legs there as alistair blocks the low kick.
Diza throws a series of strikes that have alistair backpedaling.
alistair doesn't manage to clinch there - Diza circles away.
Diza stuffs the takedown.
Jerome Diza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ubereem alistair.
alistair looks gassed!
Diza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
ubereem alistair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diza digs a good hook to alistair's body.
Diza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diza wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Diza lands an impressive looking overhand right. alistair doesn't seem phased though.
alistair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diza lands with a good body shot.
Diza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diza tries to bum rush alistair with a series of wild strikes but alistair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Diza scores with a four punch combination!
Diza lands with a hook. alistair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diza lands with a kick to the temple. alistair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
alistair avoids the head kick by Diza.
Diza throws a head kick but alistair moves out of range.
Diza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diza stuns alistair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
alistair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent alistair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
alistair tries to clinch up but Diza circles away and keeps his distance.
alistair moves out of range as Diza throws a body kick.
Diza cracks alistair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
alistair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diza cracks alistair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
alistair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diza jabs at alistair's body.
alistair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
alistair blocks the body kick.
Diza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diza misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Diza scores with a four punch combination!
Nice sprawl there from Diza as alistair shoots in.
Diza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diza connects with a body shot.

alistair gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
alistair keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

alistair is trying to work for a kimura but Diza is defending well.
alistair wants to free his trapped foot but Diza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
alistair is keen to just control but Diza is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
alistair wants to free his trapped foot but Diza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diza wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Diza dominated that 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.

alistair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

alistair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diza!
Diza is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
alistair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diza is looking to escape.
Diza wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
alistair in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
alistair lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
alistair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diza is squirming around, avoiding alistair's attempts to control the action.
alistair cracks Diza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
alistair sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
alistair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diza is looking to escape.
Diza is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
alistair controlling the position easily from mount.
Diza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
alistair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diza is looking to escape.
Diza tries to buck alistair off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
alistair content just to control the position here.
alistair with shots to the head and body - Diza looks very uncomfortable down there.
alistair punishing his opponent with strikes.

alistair has control of Diza's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diza regains control of the situation pretty easily.
alistair landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diza is squirming around, avoiding alistair's attempts to control the action.
Diza is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
alistair controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, ubereem alistair just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
alistair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diza jabs at alistair's body.
Diza lands a nice shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by alistair.
alistair scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ubereem alistair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Diza throws a combination. alistair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
alistair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
alistair tries to clinch there but Diza circles away.
Diza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Diza tries to keep at a distance but alistair has taken the fight into the clinch.
alistair effectively controlling the action here.
Diza has had enough of the clinch but alistair keeps him there for the moment.
alistair scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

alistair jumps into guard, dragging Diza to the mat.
ubereem alistair has got the better of the ground game so far.
alistair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diza manages to get himself to full guard.
alistair works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diza is trying to stand up here but alistair is controlling him well.
alistair passes the guard and advances to mount!
alistair punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Diza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Diza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
alistair wants to control the pace but Diza is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two 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.
alistair is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
alistair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diza really wants to buck alistair off and get back to his feet.
alistair landing strikes from the mount.

alistair stands up from mount. Strange move.
alistair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diza.
Diza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
alistair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diza swats him away and circles back towards the center.

alistair has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
alistair is working for takedown but Diza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
alistair is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diza wants to get back to striking at distance but alistair won't allow it.
Diza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diza stops a takedown attempt from alistair.
Jerome Diza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ubereem alistair.
Diza wants to get back to striking at distance but alistair won't allow it.

alistair breaks from the clinch.
Diza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
alistair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diza but Diza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diza lands a lovely overhand right.
alistair tries to clinch but Diza is having none of it.

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.
alistair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diza avoids it really well and circles away.
alistair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diza as he jumps to the side.

alistair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diza is trying to defend but alistair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diza is staying active underneath alistair, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

alistair seems to be working for a kimura but Diza defends the submission attempt.
alistair is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
ubereem alistair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think alistair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ubereem alistair!