PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Comin' Straight Outta Stockton. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Diaz
vs
Blood

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Blood!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blood pinned against the cage. Blood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot by Diaz.

Blood tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Blood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Blood is controlling him.
Blood tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.

Blood breaks the clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Blood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Blood sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blood scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Blood wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Blood wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to hit a switch here but Blood passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diaz there!

That's two 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.
Blood looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Blood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Blood get's back to his feet.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blood looks gassed!

Blood pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blood walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed

and Blood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Blood breaks the clinch.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blood as he avoids it easily.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blood as he avoids it easily.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blood connects with a solid leg kick.

Blood moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blood as he avoids it easily.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Blood counters by clinching up.

Blood wants the takedown. Diaz is fighting it off but Blood persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diaz's guard against the cage.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Young Blood will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blood leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blood throws a one two combo.
Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Blood. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Blood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood looking to control.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diaz postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.
Blood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.

Blood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Blood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blood wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Blood's body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blood wants it to stay on the feet.
Blood has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Blood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Blood, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Blood against the cage but Blood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blood fails to land the takedown.

Diaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blood was covering up waiting for the punch and Diaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Blood wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blood on the ground.
Blood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Blood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Blood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Blood circles away easily

and Blood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blood trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz pushes Blood off looking to stand but Blood dives back in and keeps control.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz has his hands clasped together around Blood's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Blood wants to stand up but Diaz has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood stalling away here and it's allowed Diaz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two 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.
Blood slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz with a poor takedown

and Blood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Blood manages to pass to side control.
Blood passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz wants to control but Blood is having none of it.

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.
Diaz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Blood looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Blood avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Blood!