PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelouch Lamperouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is National Anthem. A fine choice. Lelouch Lamperouge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Diaz's chin.

Diaz
vs
Lamperouge

212 cm
21
191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lelouch Lamperouge!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamperouge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamperouge is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Lamperouge throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Lamperouge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lamperouge doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lamperouge gets a clinch.

Lamperouge breaks from the clinch.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lamperouge.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamperouge swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamperouge wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Lamperouge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Lamperouge sprawls well.
Lamperouge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamperouge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamperouge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamperouge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

Lamperouge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Lamperouge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lamperouge circles away.
Lamperouge is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Lamperouge circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lamperouge rushes Diaz and presses him up against the ropes.
Lamperouge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lamperouge misses with a knee to the head.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamperouge throws a head kick that misses.
Lamperouge tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamperouge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Lamperouge lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Lamperouge has managed to clinch.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.

Lamperouge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamperouge closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamperouge wants to get back to his feet.
Lamperouge is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Lamperouge prevents Diaz from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lamperouge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lamperouge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lamperouge is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.
Lamperouge is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Lamperouge is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lamperouge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Lamperouge has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch.
Lamperouge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lamperouge takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Lamperouge is controlling the position.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lelouch Lamperouge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamperouge jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamperouge.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Lamperouge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lamperouge tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lamperouge jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lamperouge tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Lamperouge tries to clinch up.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamperouge as he jumps to the side.

Lamperouge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lamperouge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamperouge is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamperouge swivels and escapes.
Lamperouge tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lamperouge closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Lamperouge shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamperouge lands a right hook to the body.

Lamperouge pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamperouge unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Lamperouge manages to break the clinch.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lamperouge takes the fight into the clinch.
Lamperouge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamperouge tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lamperouge tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lamperouge lands a front kick.

Lamperouge moves into the clinch successfully.
Lamperouge has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.

Lamperouge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamperouge with a jab.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamperouge thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lamperouge clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.

Lamperouge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamperouge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamperouge tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Lamperouge throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Lamperouge.
Lamperouge tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Lamperouge.

Lamperouge darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamperouge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses

and Lamperouge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lamperouge.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lamperouge manages to break the clinch.

Lamperouge clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamperouge lands a knee to the head.
Lamperouge just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lamperouge smiles and moves away.
Lamperouge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Lamperouge sprawls well.
Lamperouge throws a head kick that half lands.
Lamperouge tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.

Lamperouge drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.

Lamperouge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamperouge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamperouge lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamperouge scores with a jab to the jaw.

Lamperouge closes the distance and clinches.
Lamperouge will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the ropes.
Lamperouge landing knees to the head.

Lamperouge breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Lamperouge as he connects with a hook.

Lamperouge clinches up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lamperouge is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lelouch Lamperouge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lamperouge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamperouge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lamperouge moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Lamperouge wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Lamperouge tries to clinch up.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Lamperouge circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamperouge tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Lamperouge didn't expect that.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lamperouge had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lamperouge Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diaz's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz covers up after that shot from Lamperouge.
Lamperouge trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lamperouge.
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.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lamperouge. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Diaz is trapped and Lamperouge is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lamperouge controlling the position well here. Diaz rolled but Lamperouge kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Lelouch Lamperouge just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamperouge.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lamperouge wants to clinch.

Lamperouge clinches up against the ropes.
Lamperouge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lamperouge just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lamperouge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamperouge is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamperouge tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mike Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamperouge tries a head kick but it misses.

Lamperouge darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Lamperouge managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lelouch Lamperouge.
I've got Lamperouge 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lelouch Lamperouge!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Lelouch Lamperouge!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Lelouch Lamperouge!

Lelouch Lamperouge wins by unanimous decision!