PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Diaz (ranked 24474 p4p, 473 weight class) and Oleg Razor (ranked 4811 p4p, 348 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tom Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tom Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Diaz
vs
Razor

172 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
26
156 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Razor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Razor closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Razor.
Razor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Razor receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The referee calls for Razor to work.
Razor scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Nice body punch from Razor - that landed with a thud.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Razor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Razor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diaz is looking to stand back up but Razor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz is looking to escape.
Razor is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Razor is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz won't allow Razor to pass to mount.
Diaz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Razor.

Diaz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Razor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Razor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.

Razor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.

Razor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Razor has his hands on Diaz's head, controlling the position.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Diaz uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Razor moves into the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Razor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Razor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Razor lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Razor prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Razor pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Razor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Razor wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz 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.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
Diaz won't allow Razor to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Razor dominated that 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.

Razor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Razor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Razor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Razor prevents it.

Razor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Razor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Razor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Razor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Razor from controlling successfully.
Razor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Razor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Razor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Razor trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Razor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Razor.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Razor.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Razor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Razor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Razor drags the fight down to the ground.

Razor looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Razor controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.

Razor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Razor trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Razor wants to control the position but Diaz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is thwarting Razor's attempts to control the position.
Razor gets full guard.
Razor looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Razor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Razor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Razor controlling the position.
Our spies down at at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches inform us that Razor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Razor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Razor closes the distance and clinches.
Razor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Razor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz has Razor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Razor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Razor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Razor prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Razor is stalling here.
Razor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Oleg Razor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Razor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Razor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Razor prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Razor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Razor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Razor content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor lands a shot to the body.

Razor drags the fight down to the ground.
Razor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Razor controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.

Razor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Razor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Razor keeps moving.
Diaz postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works over Razor with some ground and pound from guard.
Razor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Razor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Razor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Razor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Razor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Razor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushes Razor off looking to stand but Razor dives back in and keeps control.
Razor is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Razor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tom Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg Razor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Razor scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Razor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Razor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Razor!
Oleg Razor looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I hope you Americans are ready, the Razors are here to take over, I am only the start, my three younger brothers will follow my path to dominance.'.