PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 2155 p4p, 258 weight class) and George Arias (ranked 1636 p4p, 198 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Diaz
vs
Arias

185 cm
24
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

182 cm
24
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Fast

IniTech Nutrition

Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Arias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arias misses with a low kick.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Arias manages to avoid it.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arias throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arias.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arias counters with a body kick.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Arias.
Arias looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Arias. That snapped Diaz's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a right hand that Arias ducks under and follows up with a left that Arias also avoids with ease.
Arias moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Arias connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
George Arias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Arias takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arias wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz works Arias's body with a nice hook.
Arias throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arias.
Arias swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Arias throws a body shot but no joy.
Arias drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Arias's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arias is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arias in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arias wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Arias lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arias, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arias. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arias. Arias obviously looking to wear him down.
Arias has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arias.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Donk. Arias catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Arias throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Arias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Arias has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arias struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.

Diaz pulls guard.
Arias with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arias is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.

Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Arias defends easily.
Arias cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Arias is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arias wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Arias connects with a couple of short punches.
Arias cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Arias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
Arias is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Arias. Arias maintains the clinch.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Arias - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arias.
Arias throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arias.
Arias swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arias throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Arias.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Arias misses with a punch on the inside.
Arias lands a left hand.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arias in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arias works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arias tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Arias back against the cage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arias lands an uppercut.
Arias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Arias is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz trying to stall but Arias improves his position.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arias misses with some punches.
Arias blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arias misses with the head strike.
Arias lands a nice uppercut.
George Arias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Arias fails to land.
Arias lands with a short shot to the head.
Arias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Arias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Diaz is rocked!
Arias lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arias.
Arias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Arias lands an uppercut.
Arias lands a big right hand that drops Diaz! The killer instinct kicks in and Arias finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Arias!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Arias!
Dick Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.