PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 1588 p4p, 199 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 1596 p4p, 200 weight class). Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Got Five On It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machida
vs
Diaz

192 cm
28
187 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

180 cm
37
184 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida staying out of range there.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Machida throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Machida with a body shot.
Machida throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz scores with a head kick. Machida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
As Diaz backs away, Machida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Machida is looking to counter punch.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Machida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machida there as he acknowledges the shot.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Machida lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Machida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Machida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Machida throws a body kick that misses.
Machida throws a body kick that misses.

Diaz feints and as Machida raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Machida is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz 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 is fighting to break Machida's control of his arms but Machida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Machida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machida controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Machida's ribs.
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Machida. Machida maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mat Diaz has been cut.
Machida blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mat Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mat Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Machida moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Diaz motions for Machida to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mat Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Diaz scores with a hook.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Machida counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Machida lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.

Diaz rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Machida throws an elbow that misses.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Machida.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
Machida prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.

Diaz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mat Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machida is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machida feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Machida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Machida slips under a jab.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Machida slips a jab from Diaz.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machida throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Machida.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz lands a body shot.
A big left from Diaz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Machida misses its target.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot lands for Machida.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machida jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Machida throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Machida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Diaz pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Diaz tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.

Diaz jumps guard and drags Machida to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Machida controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machida has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Machida is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.

Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mat Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!