PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 27 p4p, 4 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 97 p4p, 15 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle Beast - Touch in the Night. Diaz has chosen I Got Five On It as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Doom
vs
Diaz

195 cm
30
179 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
184 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Doom lands with a cross.
Doom walks into a jab.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Doom's ribs.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!

Doom rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doom.
Doom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Doom.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Doom.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Doom.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Doom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doom.
Doom cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz throws a body punch but Doom moves out of range.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doom throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Doom tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Project Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doom.
Doom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Doom.
Doom moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doom thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doom throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doom.
Doom throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
That kick from Doom tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doom throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doom rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz works Doom's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doom avoids the body shot from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom counters with an outside leg kick.
Doom cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz throws the left hand but Doom avoids the punch easily.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doom blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.
Doom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doom blocks a jab.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Doom avoids it with no problem.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Doom.
Doom thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Doom moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Doom counters with a nice leg kick.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Doom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Doom is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doom scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Doom.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Project Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Doom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Doom.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Doom throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Doom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Doom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doom lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but Doom is having none of it.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz punishes Doom's body with a nice straight punch.
Doom defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Doom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Doom.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
Doom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doom thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Doom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
Doom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz checks a low kick from Doom.

Diaz clinches.
Doom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Doom misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doom stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doom scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Doom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Doom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Doom struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Doom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doom lands an uppercut.
Doom missing with knees to the body.
Doom lands with a left to the head.
Doom can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Doom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doom throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz throws a body punch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doom misses the shot to the body.
Doom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doom throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doom misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a hook. Doom ducked under it nicely.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
A big right from Doom misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doom, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Doom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
An attempted straight right counter from Doom misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Doom.
Diaz shapes to counter with a head kick.

Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doom is letting Diaz control him for a moment.
Doom is trying to buck Diaz off.
Diaz trying to control the position but Doom is working away.
Doom pushes Diaz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diaz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Doom takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Doom is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doom down.
Doom is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Doom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz cracks Doom with a big right hand but Doom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Doom defending against the ground and pound.
Doom wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz controls the position.
Diaz prevents Doom from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Doom is keeping him busy.
Doom wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diaz trying to control the position but Doom is working away.
Doom pushes Diaz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diaz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Doom is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Doom is pushing Diaz's head away, looking to escape. Diaz manages to hold on to the position though.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Doom tries to escape but Diaz is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diaz working the ground and pound from side control.
Doom is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doom down.
Diaz grinds an elbow into Doom's temple.
Doom is pushing Diaz's head away, looking to escape. Diaz manages to hold on to the position though.
Diaz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz working the body and head with strikes.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doom down.
Diaz landing a few strikes.
Diaz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Doom is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Doom misses with a hook.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Doom sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Doom connects with the punch.
Doom blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz checks a low kick from Doom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Doom misses with a low kick.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doom avoids the body shot from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doom throws a shot to the body.
Doom stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Doom appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz stuns Doom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.

Doom pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.

Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Doom tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doom throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Doom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Doom gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Project Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Diaz.
Doom misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Doom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Doom misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tests Doom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Doom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Doom throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doom thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doom scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Doom tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doom moves away.
Doom cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Doom slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Doom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
The crowd cheers as Doom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.

Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Doom wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Doom manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom had his way with Mat Diaz in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Doom clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Doom wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Doom controls his hands.
Doom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doom lands a knee to the body.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doom lands a shoulder strike.
Doom misses with a knee strike.
Doom blocks a body shot from Diaz.
A shot in the inside from Doom.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Doom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Diaz is rocked!

Doom closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Doom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Project Doom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Doom blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Doom misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Doom.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Doom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mat Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Doom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Project Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Diaz.
Doom lands a body shot.
Diaz tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Doom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Doom prevents it.

Doom breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Doom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Doom.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doom swivels and escapes.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Doom lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Jab by Doom.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Doom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
Doom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
and Doom counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Diaz! He's just covering up as Doom starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Doom!
Project Doom retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Project Doom 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.