PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Of Rivia

183 cm
27
168 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

171 cm
21
143 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition
Arcticus University: London

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 10 - 12 - 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Of Rivia is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Rivia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Rivia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Rivia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Rivia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Of Rivia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Of Rivia slips under a jab from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Of Rivia misses with a head kick.
Of Rivia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Rivia lands with a kick to the ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Of Rivia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Of Rivia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Of Rivia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Rivia takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Of Rivia looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
Of Rivia scores with a leg kick.
Of Rivia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a front kick.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Of Rivia tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Rivia thinks about the counter body kick.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Rivia was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Of Rivia - that will leave a mark!
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Rivia throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Of Rivia back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Of Rivia thumps Diaz with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with a head kick.
Of Rivia throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Of Rivia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Rivia thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Of Rivia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Good leg kick by Of Rivia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Of Rivia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Rivia throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia misses with a low kick.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Of Rivia avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Of Rivia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Of Rivia.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Rivia looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz moves out of range as Of Rivia throws a body kick.
Of Rivia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Of Rivia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Rivia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Rivia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Rivia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Of Rivia dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Rivia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Of Rivia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Of Rivia in his tracks.
Geralt Of Rivia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Rivia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Of Rivia throws a lazy body kick
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Of Rivia backing up. Of Rivia nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Of Rivia. That one must have hurt.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
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!
Of Rivia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Rivia grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Diaz takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Of Rivia cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Geralt Of Rivia!
Geralt Of Rivia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.