PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kribbson Diaz (ranked 2757 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 376 p4p, 292 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cranio's choice of entrance music: It's My Life. Kribbson Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diaz
vs
Cranio

202 cm
27
195
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
190
4 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Tengelü Hekite

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kribbson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranio.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Cranio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cranio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cranio misses with a straight left.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Cranio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Kribbson Diaz has been cut.
Cranio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cranio misses with a looping right.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cranio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Cranio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cranio moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
A combination from Cranio does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranio. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Cranio looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Cranio scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Diaz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cranio jabs at Diaz's body.
Cranio throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Cranio misses.
Cranio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cranio misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cranio lands a jab.
Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cranio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Cranio throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cranio in his tracks.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Diaz.
Cranio loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cranio throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz cracks Cranio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Cranio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz misses with a left hand
enabling Cranio to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Cranio counters with a huge right that knocks Diaz out cold! Cranio is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quebra Cranio!
A relieved looking Quebra Cranio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.