PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jackon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Jackon has chosen Sky Might Fall as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Diaz
vs
Jackon

172 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

174 cm
25
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Jackon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackon fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackon closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Jackon pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook. Jackon ducked under it nicely.

Jackon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackon prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Jackon is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Jackon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Jackon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Jackon eventually gives up the hold.
Jackon looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackon is one step ahead there.

Jackon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Jackon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Jackon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Jackon keeps moving.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz stands up over Jackon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.

Jackon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackon's head.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control but Jackon is working from the bottom.
Diaz cracks Jackon with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz misses the jab.
Jackon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackon. Jackon gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackon gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Jackon does no damage.
Jackon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Jackon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Jackon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz breaks from Jackon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackon tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackon is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!

Jackon is rocked!
Diaz controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Diaz unloading with bombs!
Jackon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Jackon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz landing punches.
Jackon is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackon is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Jackon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackon is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
Jackon seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz looking to control but Jackon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackon tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Jackon is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Diaz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackon. Jackon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackon with a poor takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackon wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackon shoots and misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Jackon's head but Jackon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackon tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackon napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz takes a little break here. Jackon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Diaz trying to control the position but Jackon is working away.
Jackon can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz trying to control the action but Jackon is working from the bottom.
Jackon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackon is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackon fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Rodrigo Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Jackon.
Jackon clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Jackon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackon misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Rodrigo Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackon's head backwards.
Jackon with a poor takedown

and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Jackon fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz is in close to Jackon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Tyson Jackon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

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