PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderich comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Diaz has chosen It's dark and hell is hot as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alderich
vs
Diaz

180 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

189 cm
29
184 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alderich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alderich has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Alderich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alderich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderich misses with a punch to the body.
Alderich misses with a body punch.
Alderich tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Alderich fails to land.
Alderich tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Alderich back against the cage.
Alderich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz gets through Alderich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alderich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderich can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Alderich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alderich misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alderich managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Alderich back against the cage.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Alderich.
Alderich tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderich swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Alderich fails to land.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Alderich avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Alderich lands a right hand.
Diaz pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderich.
Alderich misses with a hook from the clinch.

Alderich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz lunges at Alderich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alderich's hand.

Alderich forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alderich is keeping busy.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz tries to work over Alderich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderich's elbow.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderich's elbow.
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!
Alderich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alderich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Alderich misses with some punches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz wants to stall.

Alderich breaks the clinch.
Alderich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alderich walks straight into a right hand from Diaz - that's dropped him! Diaz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Alderich from any more punishment! Alderich complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Diaz!
Mike Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Liber Alderich had this to say: 'Gave it my all but McGuire was better today. Congratulations. '.