PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Cadarn
vs
Diaz

167 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derfel Cadarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cadarn.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadarn throws a leg kick that misses.
Cadarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Cadarn throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Cadarn ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Cadarn throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Cadarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Cadarn is out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Cadarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Cadarn keeps it at a distance.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cadarn throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a swing at Cadarn's ribcage but misses.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cadarn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cadarn moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Cadarn ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Cadarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cadarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cadarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Cadarn swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Cadarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cadarn can pounce on him.
Cadarn slips under a jab from Diaz.
Cadarn scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz lunges at Cadarn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cadarn's hand.
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!
Cadarn is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cadarn.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Cadarn.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cadarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Cadarn didn't see that one coming.
Diaz misses with a hook. Cadarn ducked under it nicely.
Cadarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Cadarn throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cadarn blocks a jab.
Cadarn loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz cracks Cadarn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cadarn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Cadarn moved out of range.
Diaz slips a jab from Cadarn.
Cadarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Cadarn pushes him off.
Cadarn staying out of range there.
Cadarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cadarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Cadarn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Cadarn.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Cadarn throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Cadarn.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Cadarn's head but Cadarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cadarn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz throws a hook but Cadarn blocks it.
Cadarn dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Cadarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz cracks Cadarn with an open hand slap.
Cadarn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cadarn doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Cadarn moves away and avoids it.
Diaz cracks Cadarn with a good jab.
Cadarn throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Cadarn circles away.
Diaz connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz cracks Cadarn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cadarn is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Cadarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadarn connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nate Diaz 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.

Cadarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Cadarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadarn misses with a straight left.
Cadarn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cadarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nate Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cadarn.
Cadarn connects with an inside leg kick.
Cadarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadarn misses with a body kick.
Diaz moves out of range as Cadarn throws a body kick.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Cadarn ducks down to avoid it.
Cadarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cadarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Cadarn.
Diaz takes a swing at Cadarn's ribcage but misses.
Cadarn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cadarn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cadarn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.

It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cadarn.
Cadarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cadarn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cadarn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Cadarn.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Cadarn keeps it at a distance.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cadarn manages to avoid it.
Cadarn connects with a looping right hand.

Cadarn gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cadarn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cadarn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cadarn tries to get out of the position.

Diaz is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Cadarn defends it.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cadarn!

Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but Cadarn defends it well.
Cadarn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has control of Cadarn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cadarn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cadarn tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Cadarn prevents Diaz from taking his back.
Cadarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Diaz has control of Cadarn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cadarn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz works his way to his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz tightening his grip on Cadarn, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cadarn has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Diaz looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cadarn has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Diaz working for a choke but Cadarn is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Diaz clinches up with Cadarn and pushes him back against the cage.

Cadarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cadarn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cadarn misses with a head kick.
Cadarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadarn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Cadarn finds it's target.
Cadarn sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cadarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadarn blocks a jab.
Cadarn throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Cadarn moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Cadarn throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cadarn throws a head kick that misses.
Cadarn walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Cadarn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.

Cadarn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cadarn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cadarn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cadarn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nate Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Diaz has his foot on Cadarn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cadarn works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cadarn defends it easily.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cadarn manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Cadarn is keeping the position.
Cadarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz won't allow Cadarn to get back to his feet.
Derfel Cadarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cadarn, who protects the arm well.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cadarn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cadarn prevents Diaz from moving into mount.

Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Cadarn is defending well.

Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cadarn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadarn is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz moves into full mount!
Diaz fails to advance to Cadarn's back.
Diaz takes Cadarn's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cadarn is in trouble.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Diaz working for the choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!