PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 46 p4p, 153 weight class) and JoJo Diaz (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). Aiken kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aiken
vs
Diaz

160 cm
35
136
30 - 11 - 2

177 cm
29
137
17 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, JoJo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz tries to clinch but Aiken moves out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Aiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aiken gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz'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.
Aiken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aiken tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Aiken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Aiken is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.

Aiken breaks from the clinch.
Aiken circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aiken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Diaz closes the distance and pushes Aiken back into the cage.
Aiken is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Aiken is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
A short right from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Aiken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiken scores with a jab to the jaw.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz prevents Aiken from breaking the clinch.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a lazy body kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz wants to clinch.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Aiken misses its target.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Aiken circles away.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aiken misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aiken keeps the fight on the outside.
As Diaz looks to move away, Aiken throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz slips a straight right by Aiken.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aiken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a head kick that misses.

Diaz clinches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.

Aiken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Aiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.

Aiken breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Aiken.
Aiken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aiken wants to break free but Diaz has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Aiken moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JoJo Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aiken tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Aiken is trying to break free.

Aiken breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Aiken circles away.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Diaz rushes Aiken and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aiken wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Aiken wants to break free but Diaz has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aiken wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aiken's efforts to push away.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz has Aiken pressed against the cage, preventing Aiken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aiken.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Aiken swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Aiken throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Diaz forces Aiken back against the cage and clinches.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Aiken lands a left hand.
Aiken lands an uppercut.
JoJo Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries to clinch but Aiken moves out of range.

Aiken tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken blocking some punches.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
Aiken connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.

Oooooh!!! Aiken has knocked Diaz down with a huge combo! Aiken steps away and waves a wobbly Diaz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Diaz is rocked!

It looks like JoJo Diaz has been cut.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Aiken finish him?
Aiken throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aiken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Aiken misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Aiken pushes him off.
Aiken throws an overhand right that drops Diaz like a sack of potatoes! Aiken dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.