PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Leaf Clover. East has chosen Hip Hop-Dead Prez as his entrance music. Nick East struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diaz
vs
East

182 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick East!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz lands a jab to East's midsection.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Nick East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from East misses.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
East scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and East counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
East takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
Diaz tries to bum rush East with a series of wild strikes but East uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
East lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
East throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
East misses with the body kick
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has East backing up. East nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
East tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by East.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces East back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz looks to land a combination but East avoids it well.
East with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from East.
Diaz lands a jab to East's midsection.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and East counters with a body kick that stops Diaz in his tracks momentarily.
Diaz is looking to wear down East with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to move into range but East moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by East. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz slips under a jab from East.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - East finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from East - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says East. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and East counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and East counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from East - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz moves out of range as East throws a body kick.
East cracks Diaz with a good jab.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Diaz moves out of range as East throws a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz punishes East's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
East is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
East misses with a hook.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
East misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands a jab to East's midsection.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ricardo Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles East. East circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and East counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
East dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
East dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
East looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
Diaz lands a jab to East's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from East.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from East.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
East looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz works over East's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. East takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
East with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
East throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
East connects with a solid leg kick.
East will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. East will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crunch! East slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
East missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz throws a right hand that East ducks under and follows up with a left that East also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for East.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but East bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
East tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz throws a right and a left that East avoids nicely.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. East eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and East counters with a nice body shot.
East delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz moves out of range as East strikes.
East uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick East will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East misses with a body kick.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and East counters with a thumping low kick.
East lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
East scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz thuds a left hand into East's body.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
East misses with a low kick.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and East counters with a good, hard body kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
East looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from East.
East scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Diaz throws a right hand that East ducks under and follows up with a left that East also avoids with ease.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but East bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
East connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and East counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
East thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
East tries to clinch up.
East avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
East throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
East has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by East.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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.
East thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling East to counter with a crisp jab.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
East throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick East comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well East has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nick East!