PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 195 p4p, 601 weight class) and Jewel Diaz (ranked 28 p4p, 70 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Andre Nickatina, Drought Season. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

De Andrade
vs
Diaz

175 cm
35
150
30 - 17 - 2

174 cm
29
154
16 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Conviction

Brooklyn Apothecary
SynCity Fightwear

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 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but De Andrade gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
De Andrade is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
And Diaz tries to counter it with a takedown but De Andrade pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Andrade lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by De Andrade as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz slips under a jab from De Andrade.
De Andrade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Andrade lands a jab to the head.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Andrade is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Andrade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Andrade is looking to escape.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
De Andrade is trying to stand.
Diaz thows a huge punch but De Andrade dodges it nicely.
De Andrade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz prevents De Andrade from standing back up.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Andrade defending well though.
De Andrade tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diaz wants to control but De Andrade is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz prevents De Andrade from standing back up.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Andrade pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
De Andrade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

De Andrade is rocked!
De Andrade tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oh De Andrade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Andrade defending well though.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Andrade pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to De Andrade's temple.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

De Andrade manages to escape and get back to his feet!
De Andrade misses with a head kick.
Diaz with the inside leg kick.
De Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Andrade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Andrade defends it well.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Andrade's waist but De Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jewel Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Diaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Andrade!
De Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.
Diaz grinds an elbow into De Andrade's temple.
De Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
De Andrade is being controlled here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcelo Costa De Andrade will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Andrade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Andrade slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A good leg kick by De Andrade.
De Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Andrade catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Diaz.
De Andrade lands with an overhand left.
De Andrade tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Andrade moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but De Andrade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Andrade looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade tries to escape but Diaz is in control.
Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Diaz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
De Andrade is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
De Andrade taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes.
De Andrade pushes Diaz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diaz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Diaz.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Andrade is avoiding damage well.
Diaz prevents De Andrade from escaping the position.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
De Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz is putting a hurting on De Andrade here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Andrade managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Diaz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
De Andrade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Diaz throws a strike aimed at the side of De Andrade's head but De Andrade avoids it well.

De Andrade bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling De Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jewel Diaz.
A big right from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
Diaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheers as De Andrade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
De Andrade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
Diaz with the counter takedown but De Andrade avoids it easily.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.

De Andrade has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice body punch from De Andrade.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Andrade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but De Andrade is out of range.
De Andrade throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Andrade swivels and escapes.
De Andrade connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Andrade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Andrade misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from De Andrade.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Andrade leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards De Andrade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Diaz is rocked!
De Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andrade lands a big head kick that sends Diaz to the canvas! De Andrade follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jewel Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'See me at the dispensary. '.