PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mosby
vs
Diaz

183 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
181 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.

Diaz tries to sprawl but Mosby drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mosby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Mosby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mosby is controlling the pace.
Mosby throws a strike but Diaz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby looking to pass the guard.
Mosby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mosby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Mosby tries to pass.
Mosby throws a big right hand that misses.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mosby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mosby wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mosby stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mosby!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to buck Mosby off but Mosby is having none of it.
Mosby content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mosby tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mosby content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosby working the ground and pound but Diaz is defending the strikes.
Mosby wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems a little lost for a moment, as Mosby dominates the positioning.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mosby taking a breather here.
Diaz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mosby's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mosby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mosby is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz trying to hold on to Mosby's head to control him but Mosby postures up.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Diaz with the active half guard here but Mosby passes nicely into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mosby landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Mosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Mosby.
Mosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Mosby throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Mosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Mosby throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a body punch but Mosby moves out of range.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mosby.
Mosby connects with the punch.
Mosby ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz slips under a jab from Mosby.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Mosby slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Mosby avoids nicely.
Diaz swings for the body but Mosby moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Mosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Mosby throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosby is just out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Mosby moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Mosby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Mosby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Mosby throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Mosby's head but Mosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mosby tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosby staying out of range there.
Mosby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mosby is looking to counter punch.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mosby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Mosby moved out of range.
Mosby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mosby scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz tries to bum rush Mosby with a series of wild strikes but Mosby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mosby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a one two! Mosby had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Mosby counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Diaz scores with a hook.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Mosby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mosby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniel Mosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mosby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mosby trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mosby thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mosby is one step ahead there.
Mosby wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mosby won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Mosby scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mosby.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Mosby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Mosby getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is staying active underneath Mosby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mosby pulls his head out easily.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mosby.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.

Mosby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mosby is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Mosby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mosby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mosby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mosby.
Mosby moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Mosby lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mosby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Mosby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Mosby raining down hammerfists from mount.

Diaz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosby looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Diaz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Mosby!
Daniel Mosby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.