PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stacy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diaz
vs
Burrows

185 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stacy Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lincoln Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Burrows pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Burrows has taken the fight into the clinch.

Burrows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burrows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burrows lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Stacy Diaz has been cut.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Burrows breaks the clinch.
Burrows is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.

Burrows gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Burrows misses with a body punch.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burrows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Burrows scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Burrows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Burrows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diaz rushes Burrows and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Burrows.
Burrows is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Burrows tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burrows wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Burrows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.

Burrows has clasped his hands together around Diaz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Burrows looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is pressing down on Burrows's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 is controlling Burrows's posture.
Burrows loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burrows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows connects with a solid leg kick.
Burrows looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Burrows against the cage.
Burrows keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burrows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.

Burrows gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Burrows.
Burrows looks winded!
Diaz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to kick Burrows off but Burrows keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stacy Diaz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Burrows throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Burrows.
Burrows tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Burrows scores with a knee to the head.
Burrows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Burrows has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrows lands a knee to the head.
Burrows wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lincoln Burrows will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stacy Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burrows closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burrows lands in his opponent's guard.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burrows wants to clinch

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burrows is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burrows looks to move to half guard but instead Diaz has passed into mount! Damn!
Diaz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burrows?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burrows's face.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Diaz looking to finish Burrows with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burrows!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burrows tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Burrows that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
Diaz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burrows stops Diaz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Burrows is staying in there.
Burrows is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Diaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burrows to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burrows shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stacy Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stacy Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Burrows throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Stacy Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrows circles away.
Burrows connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz misses with a straight right.

Burrows closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Burrows getting side control.
Burrows winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burrows wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Stacy Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz is concentrating on defense, preventing Burrows from advancing position.
Burrows stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Diaz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stacy Diaz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Burrows throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burrows.
Burrows misses with a low kick.
Burrows throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Burrows throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Burrows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Burrows darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Burrows won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems keen to control Burrows's posture.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz controlling Burrows's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stacy Diaz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Burrows circles away.
Burrows looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lincoln Burrows seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burrows jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Burrows has managed to clinch.
Burrows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burrows has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Burrows.
Burrows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burrows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burrows tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Burrows looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Burrows is controlling the position.
Burrows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Burrows tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Burrows has double underhooks.
Diaz keeps control of Burrows as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lincoln Burrows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Burrows throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Burrows misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burrows tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Burrows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burrows has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Burrows!