PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Nystrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Gasolina. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Diaz
vs
Nystrom

172 cm
20
151 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Nystrom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nystrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nystrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nystrom.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Nystrom.
Nystrom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Nystrom avoiding damage.
Nystrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Nystrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nystrom cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Nystrom misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nystrom.
Nystrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nystrom walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Nystrom gets a clinch.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Nystrom pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nystrom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Nystrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Nystrom.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Nystrom gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nystrom.
Nystrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Nystrom on the inside.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Nystrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nystrom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nystrom tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nystrom walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Nystrom tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.

Nystrom clinches up against the cage.
Nystrom tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nystrom throws an elbow but misses.
Nystrom throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nystrom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow.
Nystrom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Nystrom.
Nystrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nystrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nystrom stalls.
Nystrom misses with a knee to the head.
Nystrom pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nystrom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nystrom.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Nystrom improves position.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Nystrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nystrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Nystrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nystrom.
Nystrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Nystrom.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Nystrom misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Nystrom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nystrom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Nystrom has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Diaz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Nystrom lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nystrom.
Nystrom lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Nystrom, against the cage.
Nystrom lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nystrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Nystrom throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Noam Nystrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nystrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nystrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Nystrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
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.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Nystrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Nystrom lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sergio Diaz has been cut.
Nystrom lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Nystrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nystrom.
Nystrom pushes Diaz against the cage. Nystrom is working some dirty boxing. Nystrom pushes off with a quick right hook! Diaz goes down! Diaz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nystrom moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Nystrom!
Noam Nystrom is the new featherweight champion!
Noam Nystrom decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.