PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brown
vs
Diaz

225 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Brown rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown missing with knees to the body.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.

Brown breaks from the clinch.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Eric Brown has been cut.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.

Brown instigates a clinch.
Diaz avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brown clinches up against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.

Diaz drops Brown with a nice combination! Diaz dives into Brown's guard, looking to finish!

Brown is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diaz stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Diaz swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eric Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Diaz.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Brown passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz misses with the combination.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown stalling the fight.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eric Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Ralph Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.

Brown forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown stalling against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Brown lands a high kick!
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.

Brown darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Brown throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Brown blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Brown prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Brown wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eric Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Diaz.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Eric Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Diaz.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Brown just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brown forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz swinging wildly here.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown is trying to break free.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Diaz digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.

Brown has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz jumps guard but Brown stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Brown.
Eric Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown has Diaz pressed against the cage.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Diaz motions for Brown to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brown!