PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Drug Test. The crowd seem to be enjoying Roberts's choice of entrance music: Jay-Z- American Gangster. Nick Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diaz
vs
Roberts

200 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Roberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberts wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roberts as he avoids it easily.
Roberts jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richie Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Roberts rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.

Roberts has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts swinging wildly here.

Roberts has managed to clinch.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Nice body punch from Roberts - that landed with a thud.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roberts pulls his leg out and moves away.

Roberts instigates a clinch.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Roberts has managed to clinch.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.

Roberts darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Roberts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roberts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Roberts.
Roberts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts throws a shot to the body.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Roberts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roberts wriggles free and stands up.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Roberts.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.

Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts lands with a light punch inside.
Roberts pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts lands with a right to the head.
Roberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie Roberts dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Roberts instigates a clinch.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Roberts is defending well.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Richie Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.

Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Roberts.
Diaz looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Roberts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roberts digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.

Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Roberts drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roberts is looking for the KO!

Diaz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Diaz covering up! Roberts comes in with a big uppercut and Diaz goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richie Roberts!
Richie Roberts took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.