PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Diaz (ranked 3405 p4p, 3416 weight class) and Kai Read (ranked 344 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diaz
vs
Read

180 cm
25
155
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
148
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Read!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read tries to clinch up.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read avoids the head kick by Diaz.

Read gets a clinch.
Read looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Read successfully pulls guard.

Read is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Read throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Read has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Read actively working from the bottom here.

Read looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Read actively working from the bottom here.

Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Read manages to get to full guard.

Read looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the pace.

Read looking for submissions off his back.
Read trying to get back to full guard but Diaz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Read sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Read actively working from the bottom here.

Read has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Diaz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Diaz!
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Read is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Read is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Read tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz controls the position.
Diaz gets to mount! Read was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Read wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Diaz dominated that round.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt

and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.

Read is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Read is looking for a sweep.
Guillermo Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Read is trying to work for a sweep but Diaz has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Read can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Read tries to escape the position.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Read breaks Diaz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Read missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Read preventing the sweep.
Read tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read with a flurry of punches that miss.
Read passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Read is keeping busy.
Read sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz keeping control of the position.

Read is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Read seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Read has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Read tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Read is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Read is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kai Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Read tries to clinch up.
As Read tries to get set, Diaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Read manages to avoid the attempt.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Read tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Read doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz throws a jab when Read was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Read moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Read's brow.
Read blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Read blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Read gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Read will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Read working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.

Read working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Read doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Read looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.

Read actively working from the bottom here.

Read with the active half guard here but Diaz passes nicely into side control.
Kai Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz gets to mount! Read was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Read is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Read looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Diaz controls the position.
Read tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is still trying to improve position.
Read is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Read tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Diaz wants to control the pace but Read is squirming around nicely.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Read is in real trouble.
Read rolls, trying to escape but Diaz keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Read do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Read rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Read actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Read!
Read looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Diaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Guillermo Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Read manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Diaz!