PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 3243 p4p, 336 weight class) and Vape Diaz (ranked 2660 p4p, 283 weight class). Vape Diaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Amana
vs
Diaz

162 cm
20
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Power Matrix Nutrition

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amana has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Amana avoiding damage.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amana tries to clinch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amana throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Amana wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Amana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Amana misses its target.

Amana drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Amana is controlling him.
Amana scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amana.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amana looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz digs a good hook to Amana's body.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amana has time to react.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Amana moved out of range nicely.
Amana misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amana dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Amana is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Amana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz moves forwards but Amana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Amana lands a jab to the head.
Amana tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Amana misses the target.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Amana.
Amana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Amana's head back.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amana manages to avoid it.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz takes a swing at Amana's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Amana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Amana's head but Amana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amana throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Amana seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Amana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amana gets slowly back to his feet.
Amana wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Amana misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amana has time to react.
Amana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Amana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amana wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz swings for the body but Amana moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amana. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Amana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Amana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amana just misses with a punch to the body.
Amana throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz catches Amana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Amana counters with a stiff right hand.
Amana misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Amana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amana 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 is trying to force a seperation but Amana has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Amana.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Amana.
Amana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz wants to break free but Amana has control.
Amana is struggling to control the position.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Amana is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Amana.
A short left from Amana.
Amana stalling against the cage.
Amana prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amana stalling in the clinch.
Amana effectively controlling the action here.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amana lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Amana connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Amana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amana misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Amana slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Amana's head but Amana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Amana had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amana punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Amana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.

Amana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Amana.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Amana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Amana - that landed with a thud.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Amana won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Amana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amana throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vape Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Amana has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Amana on the inside.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Amana.
Amana effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz letting Amana take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Amana.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amana.
Amana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Amana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Amana gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Amana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amana scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Amana.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Amana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amana lands a left hand.
Amana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lalama Amana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amana's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalama Amana dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Amana throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
A jab from Amana misses.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Amana's head back.
Amana takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Amana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Amana misses.
Amana throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Amana throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Amana strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Amana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Diaz is rocked!
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!
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Amana finish him?
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Amana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Amana misses with a few strikes there.
Amana throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.

Amana takes the fight into the clinch.
Amana lands with a light punch inside.
Amana has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Amana as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amana.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Amana has double underhooks.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amana backwards.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Amana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amana misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Amana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amana slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Amana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Amana counters with a big right hand! Oh Diaz is in trouble here! Amana follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lalama Amana!
After the big win, Lalama Amana made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Power Matrix Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.