PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pinoy Ako. Flash Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Diaz
vs
Johnson

184 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Flash Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Diaz cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Diaz is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Diaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends an breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!