PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Manson
vs
Diaz

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Manson moves away
and Manson counters with a one-two to the body.
Manson misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Manson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Cain Diaz has been cut.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Manson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manson fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manson counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Manson drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Manson won't allow it.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Manson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manson goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diaz wants to clinch but Manson slips to the side

and Manson counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manson's face.

It looks like Charles Manson has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manson as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Manson has the dominant position.
Manson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Manson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz darts in trying to clinch

and Manson counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Manson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Manson keeps him there for the moment.
Manson prevents a body shot from Diaz.

Manson manages to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch but Manson slips to the side

and Manson counters by clinching up.

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

Manson forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Manson holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Manson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz wants to clinch but Manson slips to the side
and Manson counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manson is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manson fails with the takedown.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Manson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Manson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Manson rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz tries to break free but Manson pushes him back against the cage.
Manson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson blocks a body shot from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manson keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Manson has double underhooks.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Manson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Manson has the dominant position.
Diaz tries to circle away but Manson has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Diaz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Manson counters by clinching up.
Diaz tries a body shot but Manson blocks it.
Diaz is trying to push Manson away but Manson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.

Manson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.

Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Manson to get to half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Manson is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manson is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Diaz wants to hold on but Manson pushes him away.
Manson controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz tries to buck Manson off but Manson takes his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Diaz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Manson biding his time, looking for the opening.

Diaz showing good submission defense here.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but Manson has full control of the position and if anything, Diaz has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Diaz hold on?!
Manson misses with a punch to the head.
Diaz covering up well under a series of strikes from Manson.
Manson controlling the position well here. Diaz rolled but Manson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Manson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Manson controlling from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Manson keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Manson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Diaz tries to clinch up.

Manson has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Cain Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manson wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Manson is looking for a takedown.
Manson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manson's face.
Diaz wants to stall.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manson looking for a takedown.
Diaz tries to circle away but Manson has him pinned against the cage.
Manson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Manson drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to stand but Manson is controlling from the bottom.
Manson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.

Manson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Manson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Manson is avoiding it.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Manson circles away.

Manson darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Manson has double underhooks.
Manson fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Manson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Manson circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manson backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Manson closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Manson pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manson keeps the fight on the outside.

Manson moves into the clinch.

Manson breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Manson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves to clinch but Manson breaks away
and Manson counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Manson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manson off to one side.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Manson circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Manson is avoiding it.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Manson counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Diaz wants to stand up but Manson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Manson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Manson just wasn't active enough.
Manson keeps the fight on the outside.

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 Charles Manson.
I think Manson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Manson!