PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gasolina. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Diaz
vs
Kubiak

172 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Kubiak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kubiak from controlling successfully.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kubiak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz has his hands on Kubiak's head, controlling the position.
Kubiak stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Kubiak throws a big elbow that misses.
Kubiak wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Kubiak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubiak preventing the sweep.

Kubiak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kubiak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kubiak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kubiak looking to pass the guard.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kubiak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kubiak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kubiak works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz has his hands on Kubiak's head, controlling the position.

Kubiak drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Kubiak off! Kubiak jumps back into Diaz's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz pulls Kubiak in to control the position.
Kubiak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kubiak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz is pulling down on Kubiak's head. It's preventing any offense from Kubiak, at least for the moment.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Kubiak postures up.
Kubiak won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Kubiak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.

Kubiak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kubiak keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kubiak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Kubiak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kubiak from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Kubiak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kubiak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz is pulling down on Kubiak's head to control his posture.

Kubiak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kubiak trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kubiak defends it easily.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is trying to keep Kubiak in close.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kubiak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Kubiak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kubiak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Kubiak is keeping busy.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kubiak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kubiak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Kubiak is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.

Kubiak seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Kubiak has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubiak is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Kubiak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kubiak is working away from the top position though.

Kubiak looking for a submission but Diaz manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kubiak from controlling successfully.
Kubiak lands a couple of digs.
Kubiak won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kubiak pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Kubiak in his half guard.
Kubiak wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kubiak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Kubiak is very close to passing his half guard.

Kubiak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kubiak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his hands on Kubiak's head, controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Kubiak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Kubiak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kubiak.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kubiak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.

Kubiak is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kubiak is working away from the top position though.
Diaz is controlling Kubiak's trapped leg to prevent Kubiak from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubiak is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Kubiak is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Kubiak 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz slows the pace down in half guard.
Kubiak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kubiak is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Kubiak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kubiak is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Kubiak is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Kubiak trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz trying to control the position here.

Kubiak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kubiak, into his guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kubiak is on top in guard.

Diaz has his hands on Kubiak's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kubiak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kubiak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.

Kubiak trying to control the position.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kubiak swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.

Kubiak stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Kubiak wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Kubiak trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kubiak drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Kubiak off! Kubiak jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kubiak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kubiak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kubiak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
Kubiak stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz pulls Kubiak in close to prevent any damage.
Kubiak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubiak stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Kubiak wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paddy Kubiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Kubiak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sergio Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paddy Kubiak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Diaz working for a triangle but Kubiak defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paddy Kubiak.
Well Kubiak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Kubiak!