PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maury Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Why Can't We Be Friends?. A fine choice. Nate Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Diaz
vs
Levin

183 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maury Levin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a hook but Levin blocks it.
Levin fails with a takedown attempt.
Levin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Levin avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Levin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Levin saw that one coming.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levin.
Levin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Levin seems unphased.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut

and Levin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Diaz is not content to let Levin control the position.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin lands a nice forearm strike.

Levin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Levin in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Levin decides to stand back up.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levin moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand

and Levin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Levin.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Levin counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Levin moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Levin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levin.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body

and Levin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diaz's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Levin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Levin trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Levin throwing strikes but missing.

Levin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Levin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Levin won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.

Levin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body

and Levin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Levin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Levin trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Levin.
Levin throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Levin on the ground.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Levin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Levin scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levin wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

Levin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maury Levin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz takes a swing at Levin's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand

and Levin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz is looking to control Levin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?

Levin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Levin.
Levin wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Levin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is concentrating on defense, preventing Levin from advancing position.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz tries to kick Levin off but Levin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maury Levin.
Levin fails with the takedown.
Diaz is looking to wear down Levin with body shots, in fact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz throws the left hand but Levin avoids the punch easily.
Levin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Levin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nate Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punishes Levin's body with a nice straight punch.
Levin shoots in but no luck this time.
Levin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nate Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maury Levin.
Levin walks into a jab.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Levin moved out of range nicely.
Diaz tests Levin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Levin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Levin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Levin is just out of range.
Levin slips under a jab.
Diaz takes a swing at Levin's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a left hand

and Levin counters with a takedown into side control.
Levin 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 is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Levin asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Levin decides to stand back up. Levin steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
Levin fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Levin saw that one coming.
Levin avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Levin walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Levin is just out of range.
Levin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Levin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Levin misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Levin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Levin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Levin is just out of range.
Levin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz misses with an uppercut

and Levin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Levin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maury Levin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levin moves away.
Levin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses

and Levin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diaz's guard now.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz looking to control but Levin passes into half guard.
Levin is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Levin 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 is refusing to be controlled, as Levin sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maury Levin.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body

so Levin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Levin isn't so interested in that idea.
Levin wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz has control of Levin's left arm, preventing Levin from doing any damage.
Levin lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Maury Levin has got the better of the ground game so far.

Maury Levin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Levin shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Levin seems unphased.
Levin slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Levin is just out of range.
Levin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Levin's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Levin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Levin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Levin showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.

Levin wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Levin wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Levin sits in half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Levin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Levin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz tries to roll over but Levin keeps him under control.
Maury Levin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maury Levin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Levin moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levin was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Levin ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maury Levin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Levin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maury Levin!