PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets. Ward has chosen "Backwoods" By Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Ward

196 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Ward has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diaz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a head kick. That will keep Diaz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a head kick.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a head kick.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ward back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward slips a jab from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Ward defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Ward moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Ward moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Diaz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Ward to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a head kick.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Ward blocks a jab.
Ward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a head kick.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a head kick. That will keep Diaz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ward.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Billy Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz 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 misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.