PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Darkwaters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jae Darkwaters was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Diaz
vs
Darkwaters

183 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Stand Alone Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jae Darkwaters!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkwaters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Darkwaters stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Darkwaters.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darkwaters throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.

Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darkwaters is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Darkwaters is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.

Darkwaters is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Darkwaters moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkwaters looking for a sweep. Not yet Darkwaters, not yet.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Darkwaters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Darkwaters defending well.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darkwaters defending well though.
Darkwaters is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darkwaters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Darkwaters actively working from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Darkwaters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darkwaters misses with a double jab.
Jae Darkwaters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkwaters misses with the combination.
Darkwaters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darkwaters connects with a single shot there.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Darkwaters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darkwaters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darkwaters throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Darkwaters misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darkwaters throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters misses with a wild combination.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darkwaters but Darkwaters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jae Darkwaters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkwaters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darkwaters.
Darkwaters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darkwaters misses with a few strikes there.
Darkwaters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Darkwaters misses.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Darkwaters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darkwaters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darkwaters.
Darkwaters stuffs the takedown.
Darkwaters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darkwaters misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darkwaters.
Darkwaters throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darkwaters stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Darkwaters misses.
Darkwaters works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Darkwaters stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Darkwaters misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Darkwaters.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Darkwaters jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Diaz gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz advances nicely into full mount.
Darkwaters is trying to escape the mount but Diaz keeps good control and instead manages to take Darkwaters's back.

Diaz looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Darkwaters taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Diaz!