PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mat Diaz (ranked 435 p4p, 62 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 590 p4p, 85 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by I Got Five On It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Smiff

180 cm
29
184 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

178 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smiff moves into the clinch.

Diaz has picked Smiff up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smiff is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smiff is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smiff has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz is thwarting Smiff's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is keen to just control but Smiff is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smiff actively working from the bottom here.
Smiff is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working Smiff over with strikes.
Diaz winds up and cracks Smiff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smiff trying to control from the bottom.
Smiff tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Smiff is trying to control but can't.
Smiff wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Smiff has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smiff is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smiff looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Smiff works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz distracts Smiff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz distracts Smiff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smiff trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz distracts Smiff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smiff wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Smiff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Smiff has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Smiff has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Smiff trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz trying to control but Smiff is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smiff has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiff is keeping the position for now.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Smiff blocks nicely.
Smiff keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mat Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Smiff takes the fight into the clinch.
Smiff is trying to break free.
Smiff prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Smiff tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Smiff struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Smiff working hard to break the clinch.
Smiff stalls.
Smiff tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Smiff tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff working aggressively here.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smiff prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz tries a body shot but Smiff blocks it.

Diaz lands a takedown into guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Smiff keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smiff looking for a sweep. Not yet Smiff, not yet.
Smiff keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smiff tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smiff looking to control.

Smiff isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diaz stacks Smiff on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diaz!
Smiff tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smiff!
Mat Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smiff tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz prevents Smiff from getting the reversal.
Smiff is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smiff is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smiff is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smiff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smiff is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smiff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz is thwarting Smiff's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is nestled in close to Smiff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smiff trying to control here.
Smiff is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Smiff's hands, connecting with Smiff's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mat Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Smiff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Quinoa Smiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Smiff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smiff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Smiff is rocked!
Diaz takes a swing at Smiff's ribcage but misses.
Smiff is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Smiff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Smiff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smiff scrambles back to his feet.
Smiff shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz cracks Smiff with a hook to the temple - Smiff is on wobbly legs here! Diaz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Smiff falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Diaz wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mat Diaz!
An out of breath Mat Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.