PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 1350 p4p, 189 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 1243 p4p, 176 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Diaz has chosen Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber (SING OFF vs. Pixie as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hawtry
vs
Diaz

182 cm
30
173 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

182 cm
31
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development
Conviction

Kato

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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Hawtry misses.
Hawtry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawtry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Hawtry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawtry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawtry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hawtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawtry.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Hawtry feinted with a counter takedown.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawtry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.
Hawtry moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Hawtry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawtry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Hawtry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hawtry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawtry trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Hawtry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets full guard.
Hawtry connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawtry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawtry stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Hawtry 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.
Hawtry throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz pulls Hawtry in close to prevent any damage.
Hawtry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Hawtry tries to pass.
Hawtry stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Hawtry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawtry lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz is positioning himself well to prevent Hawtry advancing to mount.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hawtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Hawtry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hawtry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diaz is trying to keep Hawtry in close.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawtry looking to pass the guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hawtry from controlling successfully.
Diaz is looking to sweep but instead, Hawtry has passed into half guard.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hawtry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hawtry's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with strikes from the back.
Diaz throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hawtry covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hawtry tries to roll but Diaz sticks to his back.
Hawtry wants to control his opponent's hands but Diaz gets his hands free.
Hawtry tries to break free.

Diaz working for the choke.
Diaz misses with an elbow to the head.
Hawtry wants to escape the position.

Hawtry defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Diaz's arms.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Hawtry manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hawtry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawtry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Charles Hawtry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hawtry connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawtry misses the shot to the body.
Hawtry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.

Hawtry moves into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Hawtry blocks a jab.
Hawtry feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawtry scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz throws a jab when Hawtry was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawtry throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawtry avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Hawtry moved out of range nicely.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Hawtry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hawtry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hawtry from controlling successfully.
Hawtry won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Hawtry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems keen to control Hawtry's posture.
Hawtry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawtry.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz controls Hawtry momentarily but Hawtry frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Hawtry. Beautiful body shot.
Hawtry lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawtry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawtry lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Hawtry seems unphased.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hawtry.
Hawtry lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawtry 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 misses with an uppercut. Hawtry saw that one coming.
Hawtry lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hawtry counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawtry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawtry works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawtry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawtry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawtry defends it easily.
Charles Hawtry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Hawtry won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Hawtry postures up.
Hawtry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz is trying to keep Hawtry in close.
Hawtry trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Hawtry is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hawtry landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Hawtry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawtry moves away.
Nice cross by Hawtry.
Hawtry throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Hawtry scores with a hook.
Hawtry cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Hawtry attempts a counter takedown but Diaz avoids it well and moves away.
Charles Hawtry is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawtry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawtry drops down looking for a counter takedown but Diaz sprawls and moves away.
Hawtry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawtry connects with a body shot.
Hawtry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Hawtry.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Hawtry. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawtry was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawtry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawtry.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Hawtry checks it.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Hawtry finds it's target.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawtry.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawtry is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Hawtry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawtry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawtry in the body.
Hawtry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Hawtry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carlos Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawtry.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Hawtry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawtry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawtry looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Carlos Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawtry throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Hawtry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Hawtry saw that one coming.

Hawtry scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Hawtry stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Charles Hawtry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry stops Diaz from standing up.
Hawtry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Hawtry postures up.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Hawtry has moved into half guard.
Hawtry stalling.

Hawtry is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawtry trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawtry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Hawtry is controlling well.
Hawtry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hawtry trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Hawtry is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hawtry pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Hawtry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawtry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Hawtry!
Charles Hawtry very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Carlos Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Te mato mas tarde afuera gringo.'.