PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atapang Atao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Atao

185 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

155 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atapang Atao!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Atao coming out on top.
Diaz throws a head kick but Atao moves out of range.
Atao throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Atao.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Atao.
Atao throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Atao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz checks a low kick from Atao.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Atao takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atao lands a body shot.
Atao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Atao slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Atao.
Atao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atao looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Atao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atao.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Atao.
Atao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atao lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Atao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Atao throws a head kick that misses.
Atao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.

It looks like Carlos Diaz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Atao finds it's target.
Atao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Atao cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Atao finish him?

Diaz is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Atao throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Diaz is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Atapang Atao!