PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Diaz
vs
Ludovic

177 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
28
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ludovic eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ludovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.

Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Ludovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but can't.

Diaz swings around for an armbar but Ludovic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Ludovic from standing up.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ludovic is one step ahead there.
Ludovic wants to stand and escape but instead Diaz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz controlling the pace.

Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ludovic is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ludovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Diaz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ludovic to stand up.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ludovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ludovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.

Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Ludovic is keeping him busy.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ludovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz is trying to control. Ludovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Diaz is looking for a kimura here.

Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz is working for an americana but Ludovic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Diaz was thinking about the submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ludovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.

Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz won't allow Ludovic to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Ludovic keeps moving.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Ludovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ludovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ludovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Diaz controls Ludovic momentarily but Ludovic frees himself.
Ludovic wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz passes Ludovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz is controlling the pace.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ludovic defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Ludovic defends the submission attempt.
Diaz wants to control but Ludovic is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Ludovic is defending the position.
Ludovic tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Ludovic is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diaz is trying to control. Ludovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nick Diaz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ludovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz tries for a takedown but Ludovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Ludovic misses.
Ludovic falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ludovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ludovic keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ludovic wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Ludovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ludovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Ludovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Ludovic's guard.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control but Ludovic is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ludovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Ludovic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.

Ludovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Ludovic avoids it well.
Ludovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ludovic quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Ludovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz throwing shots but Ludovic is blocking nicely.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Ludovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is working for a kimura but Ludovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ludovic is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ludovic defending well though.
Nick Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is in trouble now - Diaz has advanced to mount!
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ludovic is looking to escape.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz moves to back control.
Ludovic prevents Diaz from getting a body triangle.
Ros Ludovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.