PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Callen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brent Callen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Callen
vs
Diaz

189 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ownit Labs: Virtual Human Optimization

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brent Callen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Some wild striking there from Callen.
Diaz tries to bum rush Callen with a series of wild strikes but Callen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Callen.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Callen tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Callen to the ground. Callen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Callen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Callen saw that one coming.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Callen.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Callen as he jumps to the side.
Brent Callen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz throws a hook but Callen avoids it easily.
Callen tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Callen avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Callen takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.

Callen breaks the clinch.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Callen avoids it well.
Callen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Callen lands an overhand right.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Callen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Callen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callen moves away.
Brent Callen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Callen with a nice cross.
Callen scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Callen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Callen misses with a double jab.
Callen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Callen dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Callen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Callen scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Callen which made him look bad.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Callen tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Callen to the ground. Callen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Callen.
Callen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Callen scores with a body shot.
Callen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice jab there from Callen.
Callen cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Callen jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Callen throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.

Callen rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Callen.
Callen lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Callen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Callen throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Callen misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Callen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Callen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Callen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Callen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that Callen ducks under and follows up with a left that Callen also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Callen.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Callen back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Callen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Callen rather than just go for the knockout.
Callen lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Callen dominated that round.
That's time! Callen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Callen stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Callen is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Callen circles away and we're back to standing.
Callen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Callen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Callen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brent Callen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Callen lands the left hand.
Callen misses with a wild combination.
Callen connects with the punch.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Callen pinned against the cage. Callen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Callen.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Callen moves out of range.
Callen lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Callen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Callen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Diaz.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Callen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Callen counters with a two punch combo.
Callen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Callen.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Callen misses with the combination.
Brent Callen is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Callen moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Callen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Callen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diaz lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Callen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Callen checks it.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Callen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Callen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brent Callen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Callen moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.

Callen breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Callen.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Callen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Callen. Those never looked like landing.
Callen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Callen connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Callen throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Diaz misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Callen is just out of range.
Callen scores with a shot to the body.
Callen misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Callen.
Danga de danga de dang - Callen scores with a four punch combination!
Callen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Callen is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Callen defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Callen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Callen lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Callen has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callen lands an uppercut.
Callen scores with a shoulder strike.

Callen breaks from the clinch.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callen moves away.
Callen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Callen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Callen blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Callen avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Callen avoids them all with ease.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Callen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Callen looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Callen thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz tries to bum rush Callen with a series of wild strikes but Callen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Callen throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.

Callen has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Callen prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Callen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.

Callen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Callen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Callen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Callen breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Callen!
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Diaz is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Callen finish him?
A clash of legs there as Callen blocks the low kick.
Callen lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Callen cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Callen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Callen avoids nicely.
Callen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Callen as he connects with a hook.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Callen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Callen.
Nice uppercut there from Callen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Callen clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Callen.

Callen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Callen moves into the clinch.
Callen pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Callen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz swings for the body but Callen moves out of range.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Callen ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Callen avoids it well.
Callen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Callen tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Callen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callen misses with an elbow over the top.
Callen prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brent Callen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Callen lands with a light punch inside.
Callen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Callen lands with a right to the head.
Callen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Callen breaks the clinch.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Callen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Callen's shoulder, as Callen tries to avoid the shot.
Callen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Callen stuffs the takedown.
A jab lands there for Callen.
Callen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callen throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brent Callen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Callen as he jumps to the side.
Callen lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callen lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Callen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Callen lands with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Callen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callen 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Callen!