PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Jacoboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacoboni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter the Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tobias Jacoboni will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Diaz
vs
Jacoboni

187 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Jacoboni!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacoboni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacoboni.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacoboni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacoboni misses with a straight left.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Jacoboni with an uppercut!
Jacoboni misses the shot to the body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Jacoboni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Jacoboni misses with a looping right.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacoboni moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Jacoboni's head back.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni lands the left hand.
Jacoboni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz slips under a jab from Jacoboni.
Diaz throws a hook but Jacoboni blocks it.
Diaz swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni misses with a hook.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacoboni.
Jacoboni misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Jacoboni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz moves out of range as Jacoboni strikes.
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 Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jacoboni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Jacoboni.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacoboni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jacoboni cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Jacoboni.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jacoboni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Jacoboni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacoboni throws out the jab.
Jacoboni moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacoboni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Jacoboni jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Jacoboni ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacoboni throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz tries to work over Jacoboni's front leg with a kick but Jacoboni checks it.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacoboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Jacoboni throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacoboni scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Jacoboni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacoboni's hands.
Diaz jabs at Jacoboni's body.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Romy Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacoboni, as that shot connected.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacoboni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz misses with a hook. Jacoboni ducked under it nicely.
Jacoboni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacoboni.
Jacoboni scores with a nice head shot.
Jacoboni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jacoboni duly obliges.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Jacoboni's shoulder, as Jacoboni tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Jacoboni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacoboni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook but Jacoboni blocks it.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Jacoboni moves his leg out of the way.
Jacoboni throws a big shot that misses.
Jacoboni throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Tobias Jacoboni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacoboni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacoboni just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jacoboni.
Jacoboni throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Jacoboni slips a straight right by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacoboni throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Jacoboni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacoboni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Jacoboni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
enabling Jacoboni to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses with a hook. Jacoboni ducked under it nicely.
Jacoboni slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Jacoboni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romy Diaz!