PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Take My Hand. A fine choice. Emelianenko has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diaz
vs
Emelianenko

188 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Deadly Clothing

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Diaz leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Diaz shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Diaz distracts Emelianenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelianenko trying to control the position.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.

Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Emelianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emelianenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz misses with a double jab.

Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.

Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.

Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emelianenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emelianenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emelianenko!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko slows the pace down.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Emelianenko wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Emelianenko blocks the strikes from Diaz.

That's two 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 is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emelianenko off and has taken his back!
Diaz landing with strikes.
Diaz is working the ground and pound. Can Emelianenko escape?
Diaz wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
Diaz is not going to allow Emelianenko to sit and survive in this position.
Emelianenko manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diaz's guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emelianenko trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emelianenko trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Emelianenko frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Emelianenko is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nick Diaz!