PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Rickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Foo Fighters - My Hero as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rickles
vs
Diaz

185 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

153 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Rickles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Rickles.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Rickles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles is having none of it.
Rickles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rickles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Rickles avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rickles is avoiding it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Rickles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rickles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Rickles circles away and keeps his distance.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown by Rickles or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rickles is avoiding it.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Rickles circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Rickles circles away and keeps his distance.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Rickles. Rickles gets slowly back to his feet.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Rickles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rickles takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickles looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Rickles back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Rickles circles away.
Hector Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rickles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rickles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rickles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz is leaning against Rickles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rickles up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz is working Rickles over against the cage.
Rickles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz works on Rickles's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz works on Rickles's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rickles up against the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz is working Rickles over against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rickles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
Rickles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rickles backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Rickles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rickles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Don Rickles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Rickles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Diaz has eaten all the pies!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Rickles misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickles throws a head kick that misses.

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 moves in looking to clinch but Rickles pushes him off.
Rickles throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rickles is avoiding it.
Rickles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz tries to clinch there but Rickles circles away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rickles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Rickles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rickles misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Rickles.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Rickles keeps it at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles is having none of it.
Rickles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Rickles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rickles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Rickles keeps it at a distance.

That's two 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.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rickles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickles moves away from the strike by Diaz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rickles throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles is having none of it.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Rickles pushes him off.
Rickles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Rickles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rickles with a lazy takedown attempt

and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Rickles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Rickles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rickles motions for Diaz to come forward. Rickles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rickles has his takedown stuffed

and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles moves out of range.
Rickles throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickles tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Rickles backing up. Rickles nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Diaz!