PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Diaz
vs
Robinson

183 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
A short left from Robinson.
Robinson lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Diaz jumps guard but Robinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Robinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson is working Diaz over against the cage.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Robinson.
Robinson wants a takedown.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Robinson.
Robinson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Robinson connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
Good shot there by Robinson.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nate Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Robinson moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson pushes Diaz against the cage. Robinson is working some dirty boxing. Robinson pushes off with a quick right hook! Diaz goes down! Diaz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Robinson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Robinson!
David Robinson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.