PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shraf comes into the arena with O.C. - time's up blaring out of the sound system. Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - We are the champions (mariachillout) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Jamezdin Shraf has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jamezdin Shraf seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Shraf
vs
Diaz

190 cm
25
212 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamezdin Shraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shraf.
A shot to the body from Shraf misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Shraf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shraf 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 Shraf off to one side.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Shraf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shraf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shraf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.

Shraf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shraf has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Shraf is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Shraf looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Shraf fails to land.
Shraf tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamezdin Shraf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shraf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Shraf wants to break the clinch but can't.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Jamezdin Shraf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Shraf shoots in.
Shraf moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.

Shraf pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Shraf is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.

Shraf turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Diaz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz leaves Shraf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Shraf tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shraf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shraf.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Shraf steps away.
Diaz stuns Shraf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Shraf down.
Carlos Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shraf was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.

Shraf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shraf showed some decent athleticism there.

Diaz has one foot on Shraf's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shraf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shraf tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.

Shraf drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shraf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shraf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Shraf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shraf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Shraf from controlling successfully.
Shraf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Shraf from controlling successfully.
Shraf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shraf looking to pass the guard.
Shraf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shraf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shraf scoring with some ground and pound.
Shraf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shraf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shraf with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.
Shraf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shraf pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shraf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shraf thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Shraf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shraf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shraf not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Shraf is looking for a kimura here.
Shraf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shraf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A jab from Shraf misses.
Shraf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Shraf ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shraf fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shraf looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Shraf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shraf misses with a wild body shot.
Shraf shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamezdin Shraf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Shraf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Shraf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Shraf misses with a body shot
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Shraf shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Shraf gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shraf controls his hands.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shraf.
Shraf looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz tries a quick counter leg kick but Shraf is wise to it.
Shraf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shraf connects with a looping right hand.
A leg kick checked by Shraf.
Shraf tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Shraf thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Shraf lands a jab.
Shraf tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Jamezdin Shraf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shraf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Shraf swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Shraf closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shraf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Shraf steps away.
Shraf takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shraf tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Shraf misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shraf tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Shraf throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Shraf.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shraf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shraf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shraf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shraf wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shraf feinted with a counter takedown.
Shraf tries to clinch up.
Shraf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses the jab.
Shraf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shraf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shraf throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shraf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Shraf moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Shraf struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf effectively controlling the action here.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shraf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.

Shraf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shraf lands in his opponent's guard.
Shraf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamezdin Shraf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shraf pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shraf uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shraf misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shraf.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shraf thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shraf landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shraf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shraf lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shraf looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Shraf punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shraf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamezdin Shraf dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shraf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shraf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Shraf misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shraf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Shraf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shraf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shraf half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shraf fails with a takedown attempt.
Shraf throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Shraf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Shraf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraf cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shraf tries to clinch
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shraf. That did some damage!
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shraf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamezdin Shraf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shraf. That did some damage!
Shraf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shraf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Shraf.
Shraf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shraf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shraf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Shraf moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shraf is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Shraf into the cage.
Shraf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shraf misses with a hook from the clinch.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Shraf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shraf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Shraf seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shraf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Shraf off the cage and back into range.
Shraf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shraf gets slowly back to his feet.

Shraf instigates a clinch.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shraf throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz misses with a hook. Shraf ducked under it nicely.
Diaz leaves Shraf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shraf tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Shraf tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Shraf misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jabs Shraf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shraf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shraf doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz lunges at Shraf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shraf's hand.
Diaz sizes up Shraf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shraf tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz unleashes a big counter combination but Shraf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shraf tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Shraf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shraf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shraf's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Shraf misses.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to move into range but Shraf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a low kick but Shraf moves out of range easily.

Shraf gets the takedown into side control.
Shraf taking a break here but Diaz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Shraf with the ground and pound but Diaz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shraf wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Shraf is working hard here to advance position.
Shraf trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shraf stops Diaz from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Diaz!
Carlos Diaz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.