PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Made
vs
Diaz

182 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taylor Made!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Made slips under a jab.
Made fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Made stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Made, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Made against the cage but Made circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor Made has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Made shows good takedown defense.
Made misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.

Made lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Made thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Diaz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Made sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Made finish him?
Made lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Made circles away easily
and Made counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Made counters with a nice right hand that sends Diaz toppling to the canvas! Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Made finish him?!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Made circles away.
Made lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Made. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Made.
Diaz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Made is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Diaz.

Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Made quickly recovers to half guard.
Made looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Made is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Made keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots but Made is blocking nicely.
Diaz prevents Made from standing back up.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Made is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz stops Made from getting back to his feet.

Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz stops Made from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is trying for a kimura here. Made looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Diaz wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Diaz!