PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Diaz (ranked 3241 p4p, 321 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (ranked 4447 p4p, 418 weight class). Unchained is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Murphy Lee (feat. King Jacob & Prentiss Church) - Stomp (Explicit). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Diaz
vs
Unchained

178 cm
34
156 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

177 cm
37
164 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Arcticus University: London
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Unchained.

It looks like Luiz Diaz has been cut.
Unchained missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Unchained looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Unchained misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unchained throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained connects with a high kick.

Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Unchained has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Diaz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unchained.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Unchained.
Unchained throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Unchained pinned against the cage. Unchained gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unchained lands a front kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unchained can pounce on him.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Unchained's guard.
Unchained controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Unchained throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Unchained trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Unchained keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz stands up out of Unchained's guard for a moment - Unchained manages to land a nice upkick.
Unchained manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.

Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unchained gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Unchained moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Unchained.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Unchained misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Unchained throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olympia Unchained dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Unchained turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Unchained throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Unchained attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unchained.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Unchained has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unchained looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Unchained shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unchained but Unchained pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Unchained steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Unchained counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unchained scores with a leg kick.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Unchained sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Unchained lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Unchained misses with a body shot.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Unchained.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Unchained fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Unchained scores with a leg kick.
Unchained throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Unchained swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Unchained fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unchained bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Unchained sprawls well.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unchained can pounce on him.
Olympia Unchained seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unchained takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Olympia Unchained seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Unchained misses.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained misses with a straight right.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Unchained tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range.
Unchained scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unchained throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unchained.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olympia Unchained showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Unchained gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz backing away here, and Unchained unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Unchained.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unchained but Unchained pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Unchained's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Unchained connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Unchained lands with a right that hurts Diaz. Diaz looks to clinch but Unchained throws a short knee that drops Diaz. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Olympia Unchained!
After the fight, Olympia Unchained was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.