PBP Commentary

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

Coleman
vs
Diaz

179 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mac Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coleman defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Coleman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Coleman's guard.

Coleman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Coleman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes the guard and advances to mount!

Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Coleman tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.

Diaz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Coleman is defending well.
Coleman wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Coleman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Diaz shoots in and bounces Coleman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.

Diaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coleman, up you get!

Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diaz lands a couple of digs.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Diaz gets to his feet - Coleman follows without any prompting.

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Diaz stands up out of the half guard.

Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coleman's guard.
Diaz stands and throws Coleman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Diaz decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Coleman with that takedown attempt.
Coleman is breathing heavily.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.

Diaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coleman, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Diaz stands up from Coleman's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.

Coleman gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guillermo Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz postures up.

Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Coleman moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Diaz feints and as Coleman raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Coleman is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guillermo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Coleman enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Coleman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Diaz gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz controlling the position.
Coleman is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

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

Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coleman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Coleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Coleman!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but Diaz postures up.

Diaz stands up.

Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coleman!

Diaz get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Coleman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Coleman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coleman quickly recovers to half guard.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but Coleman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.

Diaz stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Diaz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Diaz pushing down on Coleman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Diaz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz decides to return to a standing position.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
As Diaz tries to get set, Coleman tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mac Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Diaz.
Coleman stuffs the takedown.
Coleman feinted with a counter takedown.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Coleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diaz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Coleman's guard.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Diaz stands up and waves to Coleman to follow him.

Diaz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Coleman's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coleman's head.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Coleman!
Mac Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Diaz. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

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