PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Two-O-Nine Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diaz Bros HL!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nada
vs
Diaz

183 cm
31
177 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

183 cm
29
184 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Two-O-Nine Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Nada finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Nada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Nada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nada shoots in but no luck this time.
Nada throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Nada thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Frank Nada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nada scores with a jab to the jaw.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nada.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Nada finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada checks the leg kick.
Nada ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Nada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Nada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nada scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nada thinking.
Nada misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nada.

Nada drops his shoulder and cracks Diaz with a huge uppercut! Diaz goes down! Can Nada finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Nada throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada with a nice head shot there.
Nada wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Nada looking to pass the guard.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Nada from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Nada postures up.
Nada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nada is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nada wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Nada and Diaz goes tumbling to the canvas! Nada follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Diaz trying to control but Nada postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nada postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Nada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nada wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nada is one step ahead there.
Nada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Nada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nada misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Nada misses
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nada misses with a straight right.
Nada throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Nada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Nada 's knee.
Diaz digs a good hook to Nada's body.
Diaz moves out of range as Nada strikes.
Nice shot by Diaz.
The fighters circling - Nada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nada with a body shot.
Nada swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Nada is rocked!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Oh Nada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Nada.
Nada seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz slips a jab from Nada.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diaz cracks Nada with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nada looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Diaz finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nada misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp right that sends Nada to the canvas! Diaz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Two-O-Nine Diaz!
An out of breath Two-O-Nine Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.