PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Soos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Soos
vs
diaz

182 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathias Soos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, nick diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Soos keeping control of the position.
Soos punching from the bottom.
diaz blocks the strikes from Soos.
Soos wants to control but diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Soos pushes diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Soos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around diaz's waist but diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soos off to one side.
Soos tries to bum rush diaz with a series of wild strikes but diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract diaz.

Soos gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz is looking for a sweep.
Soos trying to control the action but diaz is working from the bottom.
diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Soos stalling.
diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
diaz wants to control the action here but instead Soos manages to pass to full mount!
diaz tries to hold on but Soos pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
diaz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Soos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
diaz tries to hold on but Soos postures up.
diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Soos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… diaz turns into him and now he's in Soos's guard.
Soos looking for a sweep. Not yet Soos, not yet.
Soos is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soos tries to get out of the position.
Soos trying to control the position.
diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Soos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for diaz on the ground.
Soos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
diaz won't allow Soos to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Soos scores with a jab to the head.
Soos shoots in but diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soos looks to land a combination but diaz avoids it well.
diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
diaz slips a jab and a cross from Soos.
Soos stuffs the takedown attempt from diaz. diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Soos tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
Soos ducks under a wild hook from diaz.
Soos misses with a takedown attempt
and Soos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Soos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soos fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mathias Soos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from diaz.
diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soos counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Soos with that takedown attempt.
Soos throws a leg kick which misses diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as diaz tries to avoid it.
Soos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Soos is looking for a triangle but diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Soos controls diaz momentarily but diaz frees himself.
diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Soos.
diaz is breathing heavily.
diaz connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soos looking to control.
Soos wants to stand up but diaz is controlling him.
Soos has his hands on diaz's head, controlling the position.
diaz won't allow Soos to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soos pinned against the cage. Soos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soos fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soos tries to clinch up

and diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Soos's guard now.

Soos kicks diaz off and gets to his feet.
Jab by Soos.
Soos tries to close the distance and clinch but diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from diaz.
Soos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathias Soos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
diaz misses with a wild body shot.
diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has diaz pinned against the cage. diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Soos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
diaz keeping full guard, as Soos tries to pass.
diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soos is one step ahead there.
Soos trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soos wanted to stand there but diaz had control of the position.
Soos postures up in diaz's guard and throws a big left but diaz blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Soos counters with a nice double leg into side control. diaz won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mathias Soos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Soos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Soos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming diaz to the mat! diaz manages to get full guard.
Soos postures up.
Soos wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.
Soos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soos content to stall in guard here.
Soos wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.
Mathias Soos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Soos is proving a slippery customer.
diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soos wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
diaz thows a body shot but no joy.

Soos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
diaz wants to get back to full guard but Soos has mounted him!
Soos avoids the attempt from diaz to control.
Soos landing strikes from the mount and diaz is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soos working for a submission but diaz is keeping him at bay.
Soos controlling from mount.

Soos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Soos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
diaz is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soos looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Soos.
Soos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down diaz for as long as he can get away with.
Soos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
nick diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

diaz is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Soos tries to control but diaz wriggling away.
diaz is looking to improve his position but Soos isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathias Soos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathias Soos!