PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enky Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lock
vs
Diaz

185 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enky Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lock counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lock is looking to control Diaz's arms but Diaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lock has his back to the cage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Lock has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz digs a good hook to Lock's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lock or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock walks into a left hand.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Locks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz cracks Lock with a good jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lock eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lock misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Lock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lock takes one to the chin there.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lock doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stalks Lock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lock's face. Lock staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Lock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Lock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lock tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Lock ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enky Lock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Lock seems unphased.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Lock's defenses.
Lock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Lock avoids it well.
We've been informed that Diaz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Niko Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lock is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lock back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Diaz rushes Lock and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niko Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz lands with a hook. Lock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Lock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz cracks Lock with an open hand slap.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Lock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lock doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lock shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niko Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Diaz catches Lock right on the button with a cross.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tries to bum rush Lock with a series of wild strikes but Lock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lock feinted with a counter takedown.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lock.
As Diaz looks to move away, Lock throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Enky Lock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Lock on that attempt.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Lock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz is trying to break free.

Lock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Lock's ribs.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Lock off the cage and back into range.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lock is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Lock blocks the low kick.
As Diaz tries to get set, Lock tries to push him back and clinch up but Diaz manages to avoid the attempt.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lock's head backwards.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Lock avoids it well.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Lock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lock throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Lock's head.
Lock shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lock. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Lock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Lock avoids nicely.
Lock tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lock momentarily.
Diaz lands with a hook. Lock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz throws a right hand that Lock ducks under and follows up with a left that Lock also avoids with ease.
Lock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diaz sprawls and moves away.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz throws a right hand that Lock ducks under and follows up with a left that Lock also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz leaves Lock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lock's hands.
Diaz punishes Lock's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Lock moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lock circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
As Diaz looks to move away, Lock throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lock.

Diaz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Lock with an uppercut!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Diaz looks to move away, Lock throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz stalks Lock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lock's face. Lock staggers backwards, shaken.
Lock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Lock gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Enky Lock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lock looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Diaz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Niko Diaz made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.