PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Darsani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas Darsani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz Jr
vs
Darsani

185 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dallas Darsani!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz Jr avoiding damage.

Diaz Jr manages to break the clinch.

Darsani dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz Jr's guard.
Diaz Jr controlling the position.
Darsani won't allow Diaz Jr to get back to his feet.
Diaz Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darsani manages to get himself to full guard.

Darsani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Darsani looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Diaz Jr is going to stand back up.
Diaz Jr content to control rather than advance.

Diaz Jr decides to stand up.

Darsani shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diaz Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darsani looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darsani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Darsani is retaining full guard.
Diaz Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz Jr chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz Jr distracts Darsani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz Jr passes Darsani's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four 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.
Darsani regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Darsani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz Jr looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darsani has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Diaz Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Darsani ducks under a wild hook from Diaz Jr.
Diaz Jr throws a leg kick

and Darsani counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darsani stalls.
Diaz Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Darsani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Darsani cracks Diaz Jr with an open hand slap.
Diaz Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darsani tries to avoid it but Diaz Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darsani to the ground. Darsani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Darsani's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Darsani manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Diaz Jr breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diaz Jr pushes Darsani up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darsani trying to control the position but instead, Diaz Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darsani into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Darsani as the two fighters clinch.
Darsani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz Jr backwards.

Diaz Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Darsani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Jr trying to control but Darsani is working from the bottom.

Darsani looking for subs off his back but Diaz Jr has passed one foot through into half guard.
Darsani wants to get back to full guard but Diaz Jr has passed into side control.
Darsani is breathing heavily.
Diaz Jr is staying tight to Darsani's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darsani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz Jr just content to control the position.
Diaz Jr is putting a hurting on Darsani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Diaz Jr wants to stand but Darsani is controlling his arm.

Diaz Jr tries for a kimura but Darsani is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darsani is not content to let Diaz Jr control the position.
Diaz Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz Jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Diaz Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Diaz Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darsani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz Jr sets himself, and Darsani steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz Jr avoids it this time.

Darsani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diaz Jr gets back to half guard.
Diaz Jr is trying to stand up here but Darsani is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darsani is trying to control. Diaz Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz Jr gets full guard.
Diaz Jr trying to control the position.
Nate Diaz Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darsani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Darsani is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darsani throws a push kick but Diaz Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz Jr throws a wild body kick that Darsani sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darsani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darsani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Diaz Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz Jr tries to circle away but Darsani has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz Jr leaning against his opponent.

Diaz Jr breaks from the clinch.

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

Darsani pulls guard successfully.
Diaz Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Darsani.
Diaz Jr postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Darsani controls Diaz Jr momentarily but Diaz Jr frees himself.
Diaz Jr stands up over Darsani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darsani stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz Jr tries for a takedown but Darsani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Diaz Jr gets caught flat footed, as Darsani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Darsani trying to control but Diaz Jr is working from the bottom.
Diaz Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Diaz Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Darsani is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nate Diaz Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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