QFC Tournament 156 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cristobal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cristobal Diaz
vs
Williams

175 cm
24
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
24
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Cristobal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Williams!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Nick Cristobal Diaz has been cut.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Williams slips under a jab from Diaz.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.

Diaz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Diaz getting side control.
Williams trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz prevents Williams from improving his position.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but Diaz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz lands a big elbow.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
Diaz prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.

Diaz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Williams can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz 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 pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cristobal Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cristobal Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.

Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Diaz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Diaz looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams manages to control the position for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
Williams taking shots to the head.
Nick Cristobal Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz lands a big elbow.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Diaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Williams to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Williams shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Diaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz unloading with bombs!
Diaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
Williams wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Williams because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Williams tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Williams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cristobal Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cristobal Diaz's cut.
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!

Diaz throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.

Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Williams seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams looking to control.
Dave Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams looking to control.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Cristobal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Williams misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Nick Cristobal Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Williams misses.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams works his way into full mount!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Nick Cristobal Diaz!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Nick Cristobal Diaz!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Nick Cristobal Diaz!

Nick Cristobal Diaz wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Pineiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonny Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters has chosen Graduation - Gemini as his entrance music. Lonny Waters has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pineiro
vs
Waters

160 cm
24
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Pineiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lonny Waters!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineiro shoots in for a takedown but Waters shows good takedown defense.
Waters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pineiro has closed the distance and engaged Waters in a clinch.
Waters tries a knee to the head but Pineiro blocks it.
Pineiro jumps guard but Waters turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pineiro is trying to break the clinch but Waters is controlling him.
Pineiro tries to pull guard but Waters holds him up against the cage and eventually Pineiro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Pineiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pineiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Waters smiles and moves away.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Pineiro is just out of range.
Pineiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Waters scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pineiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Pineiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Waters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pineiro throws a head kick that misses
and Waters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pineiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pineiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Waters is keeping the position for now.
Waters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pineiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pineiro advances position into side control!
Pineiro tries to stand but Waters is controlling his head.

Pineiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Waters knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineiro fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Pineiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Waters struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Waters is not content to let Pineiro control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pineiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waters stops a takedown attempt from Pineiro.
Waters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pineiro is working for takedown but Waters is calmly controlling the position for now.
Waters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pineiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Waters stalling in the clinch but Pineiro improves position.
Pineiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineiro is trying to drag Waters to the mat but Waters just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Pineiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pineiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Waters stalling the fight.
Waters misses with a knee to the head.
Waters is pressed up against the cage. Pineiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Waters down to the mat. Waters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pineiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waters's waist but Waters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pineiro off to one side.
Waters closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waters is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws the left hand but Pineiro avoids the punch easily.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pineiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pineiro blocks a head kick by Waters.

Pineiro gets a clinch.
Pineiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pineiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waters just stands there and leans against the cage.
Waters looking to throw knees to the head but Pineiro is blocking nicely.
Waters stalling in the clinch but Pineiro improves position.
Pineiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pineiro is looking to control Waters's arms but Waters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pineiro has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Waters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Waters controls his hands.
Waters looking to throw knees to the head but Pineiro is blocking nicely.
Pineiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pineiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pineiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waters is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Waters.
Pineiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Waters prevents Pineiro from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineiro tries for a takedown but Waters manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Waters.
Pineiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pineiro looking for a takedown.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pineiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pineiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Waters's efforts to push away.
Waters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pineiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lonny Waters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pineiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Waters quickly recovers to half guard.
Pineiro wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Waters uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Waters keeping moving, preventing Pineiro from controlling successfully.

Pineiro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Waters looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Waters looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Waters!
Pineiro regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineiro is looking to control Waters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pineiro avoid being mounted?
Pineiro gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pineiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Waters looking to pass the guard.
Waters postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Pineiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waters defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineiro trying to strike off his back.
Pineiro managing to control the position.

Pineiro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Waters stacks Pineiro on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Waters!
Waters is looking to take a break and control but Pineiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Waters decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pineiro rushes Waters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zack Pineiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pineiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Pineiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pineiro jumps guard but Waters turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pineiro tries to pull guard but Waters won't allow it.
Pineiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Waters walks away with a smile on his face. Pineiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Pineiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pineiro counters with an inside leg kick.
Waters throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pineiro on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waters pinned against the cage. Waters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pineiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waters throws a right and a left that Pineiro avoids nicely.
Pineiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Waters sprawls well. He's pushed Pineiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lonny Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters tests Pineiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pineiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zack Pineiro.
I think Pineiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Zack Pineiro!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Zack Pineiro!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Zack Pineiro!

Zack Pineiro wins by unanimous decision!