PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Bishop told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Diaz
vs
Bishop

183 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

163 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses the body punch
and Bishop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Bishop keeps Diaz at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
Diaz cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bishop counters with a thumping low kick.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz misses with a straight right.

Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Bishop has him pinned against the cage.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop slowing the pace effectively.
Bishop gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
A short left from Bishop.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Diaz is trying to break free.

Bishop lands a big uppercut and Diaz is down! He's in big trouble - Bishop follows him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Diaz! Oh, Diaz is in big trouble! Bishop lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Bishop!