PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan Diaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hood
vs
Diaz

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariano Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nolan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Hood avoids it well.

Hood closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.

Hood ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hood no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Hood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hood has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Hood with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working away.

Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Diaz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.

Diaz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hood did well to prevent Diaz getting side control.

Hood kicks off Diaz and gets to his feet.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Hood's body.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a double jab

and Hood moves into the clinch.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hood has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Hood has control.
Hood stalls.
Diaz is trying to push Hood away but Hood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz wants to break free but Hood has control.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hood drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hood is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Hood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hood manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Hood's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hood is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Hood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hood is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hood is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Hood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nolan Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Hood has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Hood back against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to break free but Hood pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood slowing the pace effectively.
Hood tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Hood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hood is looking for a takedown.

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 break free but Hood pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz wants to break free but Hood has control.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to break free but Hood has control.
Hood has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hood has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariano Hood. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Hood tries to sprawl but Diaz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Diaz throwing shots but Hood is blocking nicely.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hood's head.
Hood is doing well to control the position and prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hood punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hood sees it coming and defends easily.
Hood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Hood uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hood counters by clinching up.
Hood tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz tries to break free but Hood pushes him back against the cage.
Hood prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to break free but Hood pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hood backs up against the cage.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Hood saw that one coming.
Nolan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Hood has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Hood is controlling the position.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hood has double underhooks.
Hood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a one two combo.

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Hood is controlling the position.
Hood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hood turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hood manages to end up in side control.

Hood stands up and beckons Diaz to his feet.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hood checks it well.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Hood tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Hood's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hood manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hood slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood avoiding damage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Hood is controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Hood is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hood lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The referee calls for Hood to work.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mariano Hood.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

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