PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simple Man. The key to victory for Nick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Diaz
vs
Ryan

186 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.

Ryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ryan is controlling the pace.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Ryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Tom Ryan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
Diaz lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Ryan is looking to close the distance but Diaz sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Ryan crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Ryan is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nick Diaz!