PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Krocidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Krocidal
vs
Diaz

191 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Krocidal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krocidal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krocidal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Krocidal backs away looking to recover.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Krocidal avoids it well.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Krocidal avoids it well.
As Diaz looks to move away, Krocidal throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Krocidal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Krocidal . Those never looked like landing.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz scores with a jab. Krocidal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krocidal dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Krocidal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Krocidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krocidal is breathing heavily.
Krocidal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krocidal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Krocidal drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krocidal circles away quickly and effectively.
Krocidal is looking to counter with head kicks.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krocidal s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Krocidal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krocidal is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Niko Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that Krocidal ducks under and follows up with a left that Krocidal also avoids with ease.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Krocidal moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz throws a low kick but Krocidal avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a one two! Krocidal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Krocidal moves away and avoids it.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Krocidal throws a head kick that misses.
Krocidal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krocidal off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz stalks Krocidal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krocidal 's face. Krocidal staggers backwards, shaken.
Krocidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krocidal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krocidal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Krocidal 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krocidal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Krocidal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krocidal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Krocidal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Krocidal 's head.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz jabs at Krocidal 's body.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krocidal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Krocidal .
Krocidal misses with a takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz scores with a jab. Krocidal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krocidal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Krocidal 's body. Krocidal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krocidal takes one on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Krocidal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krocidal . Krocidal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Krocidal 's head back.
Niko Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Krocidal 's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krocidal dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Krocidal 's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination. Krocidal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz digs a good hook to Krocidal 's body.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Krocidal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Krocidal avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a combination. Krocidal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz motions for Krocidal to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krocidal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jabs Krocidal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krocidal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Krocidal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Krocidal backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Diaz works Krocidal 's body with a nice hook.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Krocidal 's ribs.
Krocidal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krocidal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
That's time! Krocidal 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diaz cracks a nice hook into Krocidal 's ribs.
Jimmy Krocidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Krocidal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krocidal on the side of the head.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krocidal 's hands.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Krocidal knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krocidal doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krocidal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Krocidal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz cracks Krocidal with an open hand slap.
Krocidal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Krocidal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krocidal postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Krocidal stops Diaz from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krocidal throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Krocidal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krocidal 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krocidal won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Krocidal 's belly button to the back.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krocidal throws a lazy head kick
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz clobbers Krocidal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Krocidal backpedaling.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Krocidal 's body. Krocidal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Krocidal 's body.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Krocidal knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krocidal .
Jimmy Krocidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niko Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz catches Krocidal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Diaz!
Niko Diaz made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.