PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machivado The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Butcher comes into the arena with lamb of god-one gun blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Butcher
vs
Diaz

170 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machivado The Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
The Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Butcher staying out of range there.
The Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
The Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
The Butcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz wants to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of The Butcher's head.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but The Butcher pushes him off.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of The Butcher's head.
The Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
The Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch up but The Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but The Butcher pushes him off.
Donk. Diaz catches The Butcher right on the button with a cross.
The Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
The Butcher throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.

The Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz rushes The Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to break free but The Butcher pushes him back against the cage.

The Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but The Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz closes the distance but The Butcher moves to the side
enabling The Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Butcher misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Butcher in his tracks.
Diaz tries to clinch but The Butcher moves away
and The Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
enabling The Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by The Butcher.
The Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Butcher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but The Butcher moved out of range.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz prevents The Butcher from breaking the clinch.
The Butcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The Butcher breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but The Butcher is having none of it.
The Butcher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with The Butcher's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but The Butcher won't allow it.

The Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz wants to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz tries to clinch up.
The Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Butcher counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at The Butcher to acknowledge the strikes.
The Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
The Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz wants to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
The Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machivado The Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Butcher drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Butcher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with The Butcher's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Butcher in his tracks.
Diaz tries to clinch but The Butcher moves away
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz tries to clinch but The Butcher is having none of it.
The Butcher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Butcher throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
The Butcher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Diaz clinches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by The Butcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz is trying to stall.
The Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz tries to clinch there but The Butcher circles away.
Diaz is looking to clinch but The Butcher is avoiding it.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. The Butcher should have avoided that one.
The Butcher misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and The Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz tries to clinch but The Butcher is having none of it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
The Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz cracks The Butcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from The Butcher does it's job there.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Butcher.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
The Butcher misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook
and The Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and The Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Nice defenses there by The Butcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that fourth round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Butcher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but The Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz tries to clinch but The Butcher moves out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Butcher thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz wants to clinch but The Butcher slips to the side
enabling The Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
The Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Butcher cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from The Butcher.
The Butcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz misses with a hook
and The Butcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz wants to clinch
and The Butcher counters with a one-two to the body.
Machivado The Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Butcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Butcher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machivado The Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz! Nick Diaz retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Nick Diaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.