PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones Jr. - Can´t be Touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Aziz

203 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aziz.
Aziz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Aziz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aziz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab. Aziz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aziz backs up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Aziz avoids it well.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz digs a good hook to Aziz's body.
Diaz swinging wilding here.
Quick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Aziz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aziz swivels and escapes.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aziz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a right hand that Aziz ducks under and follows up with a left that Aziz also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aziz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Aziz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A punch lands to the side of Aziz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.

Aziz shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aziz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aziz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Aziz isn't so interested in that idea.
Aziz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aziz postures up.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Aziz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz is really struggling to control Aziz but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aziz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz throws a combination that misses

and Aziz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Aziz controlling him for the moment.
Aziz tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Aziz throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Aziz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aziz is controlling him.
Aziz stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Aziz trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz cracks Aziz with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Aziz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aziz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Aziz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aziz looking to finish with strikes here!
Aziz avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Aziz is breathing heavily.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz wants to control from the top but Aziz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aziz's guard.
Aziz trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Aziz won't let him.
Diaz trying to control but Aziz is working from the bottom.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aziz is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Aziz is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aziz slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Aziz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aziz wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Aziz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aziz trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls Aziz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz wants to stand up but Aziz is controlling him.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Aziz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Aziz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Aziz is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Aziz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz trying to control but Aziz postures up.
Aziz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Aziz in close.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Quick Diaz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Aziz misses with a low kick.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz swinging wilding here.
Aziz misses with a wild combination.

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.
Aziz slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Aziz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Aziz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Aziz pushes his legs off easily.
Aziz wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to control the position but Aziz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Aziz controlling the pace.
Diaz tries to roll over but Aziz keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to hold on to Aziz's head to control him but Aziz postures up.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Aziz not doing much here.
Diaz wants to control but Aziz is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aziz trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aziz.
Aziz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aziz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Aziz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Quick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz stalks Aziz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aziz's face. Aziz staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Aziz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aziz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Aziz!