PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nick Diaz enters the cage!

Ass
vs
Diaz

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass lands a jab.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Ass circles away and keeps his distance.
Ass shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ass misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Ass avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ass circles away.

Ass moves into the clinch.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ass blocks an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Ass has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ass closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ass is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ass slowing the pace effectively.
Ass tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ass's elbow.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ass avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Ass has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ass circles away.
Diaz cracks Ass with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ass's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Ass blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Ass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ass prevents a body shot from Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Ass tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Ass drops back down to his feet.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ass prevents a body shot from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.

Ass drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz wants to stand but Ass is controlling his posture from full guard.

Diaz stands up and waves to Ass to follow him.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ass circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Ass avoids nicely.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ass counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz tries to circle away but Ass has him pinned against the cage.

Ass jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz preventing the sweep.

Ass pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ass shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Ass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ass shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kick Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Ass circles away.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Ass has Diaz pressed against the cage.
Diaz tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ass is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nick Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ass avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ass is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Ass takes a shot to the head.
Ass is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Ass scores with a shoulder strike.
Ass is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Ass blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Ass wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Ass tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Ass can't break the clinch.
Ass blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz is working Ass over against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ass controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Ass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ass is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Ass has the dominant position.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz wants to clinch

and Ass counters by clinching up.
Ass being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz wants to break free but Ass has control.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Ass is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ass as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Diaz tries to break free but Ass pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz prevents Ass from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Ass blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Ass prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ass drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ass keeps the fight on the outside.
Ass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Diaz clinches up with Ass and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz slows down the pace here.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Ass goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz tries to clinch but Ass is having none of it.
Ass circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz looks to clinch

and Ass moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ass avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ass.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Ass has the dominant position.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ass avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Ass stalling the fight.
Ass tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Ass avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Ass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz tries a body shot but Ass blocks it.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ass has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Ass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ass controls his hands.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Ass is avoiding it.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch

and Ass decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ass stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch

and Ass counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Ass drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ass prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ass controls his hands.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ass is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Ass is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Ass tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ass prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ass's elbow.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Ass is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Ass is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ass controls his hands.
Diaz tries to stall but Ass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Diaz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ass is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diaz to the mat. Diaz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ass won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diaz has his feet on Ass's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Ass tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

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