PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Diaz
vs
Myers

193 cm
26
176 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caesar Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Myers!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Myers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Myers tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Myers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Myers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a good, hard body kick but Myers shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Myers.
Diaz cracks the inside of Myers's front leg.

Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Myers lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Myers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myers.
A left hand lands to the body for Myers.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Myers has the dominant position.
Myers lands a right hand.
Diaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Myers lands a body punch.
Diaz being controlled against the ropes.
Myers presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Myers or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz pushes Myers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Myers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Myers blocking some punches.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Diaz.
Myers digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Myers slowing the pace effectively.
Myers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Myers lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Myers's head.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Myers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Myers tries to tie him up.
Diaz tries to work over Myers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Myers pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Myers.
Myers managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Myers wants to stall.
Diaz is trying to push Myers away but Myers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Myers digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Myers.
Myers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the ropes.
Myers lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Myers - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Myers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myers digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short left from Diaz.
Myers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Myers is controlling him.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Myers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myers lands a shoulder strike.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Myers controls his hands.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
Myers prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Myers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz pushes Myers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Myers to work.
Diaz is looking to control Myers's arms but Myers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Myers digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Myers is stalling here.
Myers is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Myers is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Myers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A body shot lands from Myers.
Myers holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Myers digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Myers lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Myers works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Myers lands a left hand.
Myers blocking some punches.
Myers works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Myers.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Myers misses.
Myers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Myers as he jumps to the side.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myers throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
A cross from Myers lands.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Myers lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Myers.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Myers staying out of range there.
Myers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Myers's knee momentarily.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Myers lands an overhand right.
Myers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Myers slips the punch.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Diaz misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Myers throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Myers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Myers's body.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caesar Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
Myers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Myers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Myers misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Myers was not able to check.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Myers's leg but Myers calmly moves out of range.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caesar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense.
Myers doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Myers counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Myers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Myers cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Diaz falls to his knees and Myers doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Myers!
Jason Myers is the new welterweight champion!