PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tj Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Broken Sunday as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wash
vs
Diaz

225 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Master Lee's One Stop
Dissolution Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tj Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chip Diaz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Tj Wash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Diaz.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diaz closes the distance but Wash moves to the side
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz moves to clinch but Wash breaks away
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wash is working the combinations to good effect here.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Wash really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tj Wash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz closes the distance but Wash moves to the side
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Wash dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Tj Wash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Diaz tries to clinch up
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wash.
Tj Wash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wash's defenses.

Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wash doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wash manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Wash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wash lands a couple of elbows.
Wash working some strikes from top position.
Wash is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wash defends well.
Wash postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Wash with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wash stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wash with a nice head shot there.

Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Wash defends easily.
Wash chips away with some ground and pound.
Wash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Wash works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Wash won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wash scoring with punches to the head and body.

Diaz has his foot on Wash's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wash works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wash chips away with some ground and pound.
Wash landing some decent shots from guard.
Wash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wash lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wash stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wash chips away with some ground and pound.
Wash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wash chips away with some ground and pound.
Wash landing with the ground and pound.
Tj Wash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
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!
Wash stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wash working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wash is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Wash dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Tj Wash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Diaz.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Wash circles away easily
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz wants to clinch but Wash slips to the side
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but Wash is having none of it.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wash counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Wash counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Wash jumps back.
Chip Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wash checks a low kick from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Wash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Wash!
Chip Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'I gave it my all but it wasn't good enough. Back to the gym for me.'.