PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Travis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Diaz
vs
Travis

180 cm
24
256 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

195 cm
29
270 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aj Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Travis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Aj Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz closes the distance but Travis moves to the side
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Travis blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Travis pushes him off.
A jab from Travis misses.
Travis misses the jab.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Travis is avoiding it.
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Travis blocks an uppercut.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Travis avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Travis wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Travis avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Travis pushes him off.
Diaz wants to clinch but Travis slips to the side
and Travis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.

Diaz forces Travis back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Travis is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Travis takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but Travis moves away
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
A jab from Travis does it's job there.
Travis cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Aj Diaz has been cut.
Travis avoids the head kick by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves to clinch but Travis breaks away
and Travis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Travis misses with a hook.
Travis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Travis misses with a hook.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Travis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis works the jab nicely.

Travis cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Travis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Diaz to stand back up!

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz slips a jab from Travis.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Travis counters with a huge left! Diaz is in big trouble! He's backing up but Travis isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Diaz from any more damage. A dominating finish by Travis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Travis!