PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sunchez (ranked 1499 p4p, 190 weight class) and Jose Diaz (ranked 1116 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sunchez
vs
Diaz

180 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Sunchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jose Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Sunchez drives through with a takedown into Diaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sunchez distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sunchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sunchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz pulls Sunchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sunchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sunchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sunchez postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Sunchez is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sunchez defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sunchez defends easily.
Diaz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Safe Space. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sunchez chips away with 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 has control of Sunchez's left arm, preventing Sunchez from doing any damage.

Sunchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sunchez looking to pass the guard.
Sunchez wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Sunchez slips an elbow through the middle.

Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sunchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sunchez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sunchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz controlling Sunchez's posture.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sunchez from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to keep Sunchez in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sunchez postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Sunchez lands a couple of digs.
Sunchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sunchez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sunchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sunchez.
Sunchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sunchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sunchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Sunchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sunchez misses the jab.

Sunchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sunchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sunchez is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Sunchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunchez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Diaz trying to hold on to Sunchez's head to control him but Sunchez postures up.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sunchez connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.

Sunchez seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sunchez.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sunchez.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sunchez.
Diaz wants to control but Sunchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz is not content to let Sunchez control the position.
Sunchez thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Alex Sunchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sunchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sunchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sunchez wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Sunchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz controlling the position well.
Diaz wants to control but Sunchez is keeping busy.
Diaz wants to control but Sunchez passes into side.
Sunchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Sunchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sunchez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diaz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Diaz has hold of Sunchez's hands but Sunchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Sunchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Sunchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sunchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Sunchez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sunchez gets the takedown into side control.
Sunchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Sunchez in side control, throwing shots but Diaz defends.
Diaz dodges the ground and pound from Sunchez.
Sunchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sunchez stalling away here and it's allowed Diaz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sunchez from controlling successfully.
Sunchez throws a big elbow that misses.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sunchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sunchez.

Sunchez stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Diaz has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Sunchez manages to get his head free but now Diaz has transitioned to an armbar! Sunchez grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Diaz! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Diaz!
A relieved looking Jose Diaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Alex Sunchez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew that winning this fight will be hard. And loosing this fight is not end of my career, i promise to be back in future fights better. I apologise to all my fans but next time i wont let you guys down. I need a rematch......'.