PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Tutan

187 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

197 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kapitan Tutan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz slips a jab from Tutan.
Tutan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz leaves Tutan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tutan throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Tutan.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutan slips under a jab.
Tutan misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutan ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tutan moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Tutan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tutan staying out of range there.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutan was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Tutan slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Tutan's head but Tutan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice shot lands for Tutan.
Good exchange - Tutan coming out on top.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tutan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutan.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tutan slips a jab from Diaz.
Romy Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Tutan misses.
Tutan throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tutan.
Tutan takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Tutan moved out of range.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutan throws out the jab.
A jab from Tutan finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Tutan is out of range.
Tutan has a takedown stuffed.
Tutan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tutan lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutan is just out of range.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutan was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Tutan moved out of range.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tutan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Tutan avoids it well.
Tutan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz clobbers Tutan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tutans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tutan.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tutan throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Tutan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tutan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Tutan moves out of range.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz sizes up Tutan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Romy Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapitan Tutan.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Tutan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tutan ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Tutan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tutan lands with a shot to the body.
Tutan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tutan shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tutan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tutan slips under a jab from Diaz.
Tutan tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Tutan with a nice cross.
Tutan shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Tutan misses the target.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Tutan.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Tutan slips under a jab from Diaz.
Tutan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz throws a leg kick
letting Tutan counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Tutan's shoulder, as Tutan tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romy Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapitan Tutan.
Diaz scores with a jab. Tutan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutan ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Jab by Diaz.
Tutan throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Tutan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutan circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Tutan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Tutan throws a shot to the body.
Tutan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutan misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.

Tutan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tutan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tutan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tutan thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Tutan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Tutan.
Tutan works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutan lands an elbow.

Tutan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tutan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz prevents Tutan from improving position.
Tutan is trying to ground and pound but Diaz uses the momentary lack of control by Tutan to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to escape.
Tutan lands strikes from half guard.
Tutan thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Tutan wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Tutan 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan works his way into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kapitan Tutan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Tutan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Tutan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tutan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tutan dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Tutan throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Tutan on that attempt.
Tutan takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Tutan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tutan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romy Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tutan does it's job there.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Tutan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tutan slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Tutan ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutan is just out of range.
Tutan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutan.
Tutan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Tutan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Tutan crashes against the mat.

Tutan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Tutan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Diaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
The strikes coming from Tutan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tutan on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tutan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Tutan is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Diaz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tutan gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Diaz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tutan lets go of the hold and Diaz can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kapitan Tutan!