PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn has chosen Dixie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diaz
vs
Autumn

182 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Autumn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Autumn.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Autumn tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Autumn to the ground. Autumn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Autumn tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Autumn instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Autumn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Autumn tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Autumn to keep the fight standing.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Autumn has him pressed against the cage.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Autumn looks winded!

Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a triangle. Autumn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Diaz's body to avoid the submission. Diaz has instead reached around Autumn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Diaz arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Diaz!