PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morehead
vs
Diaz

212 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Craven Morehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Morehead finds it's target.
Morehead throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.

Morehead moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Morehead pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morehead throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Morehead.
Craven Morehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morehead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morehead wants it to stay on the feet.
Craven Morehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Morehead lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead lands with an overhand left.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morehead but Morehead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Morehead sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morehead tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morehead plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morehead feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morehead misses the shot to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morehead but Morehead pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morehead lands with a nice body punch.
A left and a right from Morehead both land. Nice combination.

Morehead darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morehead is struggling to control the position.
Morehead lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The referee calls for Morehead to work.
Morehead avoiding damage.
Morehead is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morehead pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead lands with a slapping head kick.
A cross from Morehead lands.
Diaz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morehead defends well and Diaz ends up having to push Morehead into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morehead, right into the meat.
Morehead swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Morehead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Morehead.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morehead is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morehead moves into the clinch.

Morehead pulls Diaz into guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Morehead keeps moving.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Morehead.
Morehead seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Morehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craven Morehead dominated that round.
That's time! Morehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Morehead.
Morehead with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Morehead bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Morehead looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Morehead is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz wants to control but Morehead is keeping busy.
Morehead content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

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.
Diaz wants to control but Morehead is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morehead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morehead wants it to stay on the feet.
As Diaz tries to get set, Morehead tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
Craven Morehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.

Morehead looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Morehead frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Morehead has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morehead controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz wants to control but Morehead is having none of it.
Morehead sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz wants to hold on but Morehead pushes him away.
Morehead throws a wild left hand from mount and Diaz manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Morehead thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz trying to hold on to Morehead's head to control him but Morehead postures up.
Morehead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morehead controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craven Morehead dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Morehead lands with a good body shot.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Morehead.
Morehead cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morehead stuffs the takedown.
Morehead scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Morehead closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morehead has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Morehead pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead has Diaz pushed against the cage.

Morehead breaks the clinch.
Craven Morehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead scores with a head kick.

Morehead has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz has Morehead pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morehead manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Morehead manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Morehead counters with a straight right hand.
Craven Morehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Morehead scores with a jab to the body.
Morehead throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morehead finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Morehead is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Morehead avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morehead continues to drive forward.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Craven Morehead is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Morehead shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Morehead to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morehead controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morehead postures up.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morehead is stalling in the full guard.
Morehead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

Morehead pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Morehead tries to strike from the bottom.
Diaz trying to control but Morehead is working from the bottom.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz stops Morehead from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Morehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craven Morehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morehead.

Morehead decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morehead sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morehead has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Morehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morehead has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Craven Morehead!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Craven Morehead!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Craven Morehead!

Craven Morehead wins by unanimous decision!