PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noam Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gasolina. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nystrom
vs
Diaz

173 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Nystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nystrom drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Nystrom taking a breather.
Diaz is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Nystrom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Nystrom.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a head kick but Nystrom moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nystrom moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Nystrom.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nystrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Nystrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nystrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Nystrom is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nystrom connects with a knee to the head.
Nystrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nystrom.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nystrom stalling against the cage.
Nystrom lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nystrom avoids it.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nystrom is keeping busy.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Nystrom misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nystrom as Diaz tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Nystrom blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Diaz is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nystrom working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Nystrom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz jumps guard but Nystrom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Nystrom.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Nystrom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nystrom missing with knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nystrom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Nystrom has him pressed against the cage.
Nystrom misses with an elbow over the top.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nystrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nystrom is defending well for now.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Nystrom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Noam Nystrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Diaz.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Nystrom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Nystrom tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.

Nystrom closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Nystrom lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Nystrom.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nystrom lands a damaging elbow.
Nystrom connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Nystrom connects with a knee to the head.
Nystrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nystrom.
Nystrom with a knee to the head.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Nystrom.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Nystrom avoids the damage to the body.
Nystrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Nystrom managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but Nystrom stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Nystrom.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nystrom misses with an elbow strike.
Nystrom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz taking a breather.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nystrom avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nystrom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom landing knees to the head.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it misses.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nystrom.
Noam Nystrom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nystrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Nystrom.
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!
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nystrom controls his hands.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nystrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nystrom throws an elbow but misses.
Nystrom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nystrom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Nystrom dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Nystrom keeps him there for the moment.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Nystrom landing knees to the body.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Nystrom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Nystrom is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws a push kick but Nystrom slaps the foot to one side.
Nystrom tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.

Nystrom pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Nystrom crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Nystrom lands a damaging elbow.
Nystrom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Nystrom throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom lands a knee to the head.
Nystrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nystrom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nystrom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nystrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nystrom throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz is looking to control Nystrom's arms but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Nystrom has control.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nystrom blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Nystrom.
Nystrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nystrom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz avoiding damage as Nystrom throws knees to the body.
Nystrom looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Nystrom.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Nystrom, against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Nystrom controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nystrom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nystrom lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Nystrom.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nystrom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Nystrom stalling in the clinch.
Nystrom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nystrom prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Nystrom landing knees to the body.
Nystrom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Nystrom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Sergio Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Nystrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nystrom, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noam Nystrom!