PBP Commentary

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

Diaz
vs
Styless

190 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timbo Styless!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Styless counters with a nice body shot.
Styless uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Styless, right into the meat.

Styless gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Styless has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Styless from controlling successfully.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Styless is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styless slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaz looks to move to half guard but instead Styless has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styless tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.

Styless is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Styless has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Styless wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Styless looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Styless looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Styless looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Styless!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Styless tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Styless has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Styless working the ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to buck Styless off.
Styless sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Diaz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Styless tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Styless has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Styless is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to buck Styless off but Styless is having none of it.

Styless is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Styless tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Styless has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Styless tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Diaz regains half guard.

Styless is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Styless pulls his head out easily.

Styless is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Styless thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Styless is controlling him
Styless wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Styless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at A1 (Blackbelt BJJ Sparring, 13 Elite coaches!) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Diaz looking for subs from the bottom but Styless mounts him!
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timbo Styless dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Styless lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.

It looks like Keith Diaz has been cut.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Styless.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Styless moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle, before Styless throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Diaz's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Styless lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Timbo Styless!
Timbo Styless is the new welterweight champion!