PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

McCracken
vs
Diaz

171 cm
36
160 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

183 cm
33
168 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jai McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCracken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz avoids the body shot from McCracken.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from McCracken misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
McCracken throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
McCracken throws a one two combo.

It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
McCracken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
McCracken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Jai McCracken has been cut.
McCracken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz throws a head kick but McCracken moves out of range.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCracken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCracken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCracken stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.

Diaz is rocked!
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCracken tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McCracken has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but McCracken forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jai McCracken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
McCracken lands with a left to the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can McCracken finish him?
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but McCracken keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz is trying to push McCracken away but McCracken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken lands a left hand.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCracken circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCracken cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
McCracken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCracken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

McCracken drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A short left from McCracken.
McCracken misses with the head strike.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but McCracken won't allow it.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
McCracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCracken has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCracken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
McCracken is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Diaz prevents a body shot from McCracken.
Diaz tries to pull guard but McCracken forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCracken has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz tries to pull guard but McCracken forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow McCracken down.
McCracken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai McCracken dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McCracken throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and McCracken only half commits.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCracken swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
A cross from McCracken lands.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of McCracken's head but McCracken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
McCracken misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a right and a left that McCracken avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCracken drops Diaz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diaz looks back up at him and smiles so McCracken waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That has opened up Nate Diaz's cut even more.

McCracken has taken the fight to the clinch.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
and McCracken counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Diaz! He's just covering up as McCracken starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jai McCracken!
After winning the bout, Jai McCracken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Nate Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuckoff, Ive got nothing to say to you. You fucking twat!!!'.