PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidovv kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz . The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Been to Hell. This should be fireworks!

Khalidovv
vs
Diaz

183 cm
27
181 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

182 cm
26
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a takedown

and Khalidovv counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diaz's guard now.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovv tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
Khalidovv makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to strike off his back.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Khalidovv tries to pass.
Khalidovv throwing strikes but missing.
Khalidovv has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khalidovv.
Khalidovv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Khalidovv in close.

Khalidovv thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khalidovv kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khalidovv scoring with some ground and pound.

Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Khalidovv has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends an breaks Khalidovv's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!