PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeric Raval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeric Raval could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Romy Diaz's chin.

Raval
vs
Diaz

188 cm
26
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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1337 ANZAC

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeric Raval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raval slips under a jab.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raval looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Romy Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Raval.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raval blocks a leg kick.
Raval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raval fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raval connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raval - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raval. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raval throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Raval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raval.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Raval moved out of range nicely.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Raval shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Raval's shoulder, as Raval tries to avoid the shot.
Raval misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz throws a hook but Raval blocks it.
Raval fails to land with a series of punches.
Raval throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz takes a swing at Raval's ribcage but misses.
Raval lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Raval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Raval moved out of range nicely.
Raval misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Diaz misses.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Raval misses the shot to the body.
Raval moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Raval ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Raval moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Raval lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Raval.
Raval just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Raval.
Raval takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raval.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Raval moves away and avoids it.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Raval.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raval swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Raval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raval is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raval throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Raval misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Raval counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Raval looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raval.
Raval scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz misses with a straight right.
A big right from Raval misses.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Raval ducks down to avoid it.
Raval moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz throws a jab when Raval was well out of range.
Diaz misses with a hook. Raval ducked under it nicely.
Raval misses with a body kick.
Raval uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Nice jab there from Raval.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Raval moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raval moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a hook but Raval avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Raval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raval slips a straight right by Diaz.
Raval lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Raval displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raval lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Raval feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Raval does no damage.
Raval comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeric Raval is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Raval moved out of range.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Raval's head but Raval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeric Raval is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Raval misses the target.
Raval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raval.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Raval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Raval. Those never looked like landing.
Raval ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Raval misses the shot to the body.
Raval throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Raval.
Raval blocks a jab.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Raval defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Raval misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raval was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Raval gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Raval.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raval.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raval ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Raval is just out of range.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raval.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Raval slips a jab from Diaz.
Raval throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raval slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raval swinging wildly here.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Raval ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raval's calf.
Raval chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Raval throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Raval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz cracks Raval with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raval.
Diaz takes a swing at Raval's ribcage but misses.
Raval slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook but Raval blocks it.
Raval throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raval.
Raval slips under a jab.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Raval is out of range.
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!
Raval scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Raval.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Raval has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raval there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raval.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raval connects with a body shot.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Raval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Romy Diaz 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 throws an off balance right hand
and Raval counters with a stiff right hand.
Raval moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Raval throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Raval rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Raval.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Raval works the jab nicely.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Raval avoids nicely.
Raval throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raval throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Raval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raval has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Raval misses the target.
Raval slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raval misses with a body kick.
Raval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raval throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Raval is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz cracks Raval with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz cracks Raval with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Raval takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raval throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Jeric Raval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Raval.
Raval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws the left hand but Raval avoids the punch easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raval.
Raval scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raval misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Raval lands a nice shot to the body.
Raval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raval blocks a jab.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Raval's head but Raval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raval looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Raval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raval moves out of range of the strikes.
Raval moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Raval's head but Raval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Raval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Raval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raval feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Raval slips under a jab.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raval moves away.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Raval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Raval.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Raval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Raval counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Raval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws a hook but Raval blocks it.
Raval staying out of range there.
Raval takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romy Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Raval.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeric Raval.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romy Diaz!