PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hick Diaz (ranked 4107 p4p, 5702 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 492 p4p, 563 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Diaz
vs
Wick

180 cm
22
185
7 - 6 - 0

186 cm
22
170
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick shoots in but no luck this time.

Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wick is looking to get back to is feet but Diaz passes into side control.
Wick 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 is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wick is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick wants to get back to his feet.

Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wick, who protects the arm well.
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diaz grinds an elbow into Wick's temple.

Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wick is defending well.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wick is defending well.

Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.

Diaz has hold of Wick's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wick tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Wick screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wick, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hick Diaz!
Hick Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Wick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.