PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lamb of God - To The End. On his way into the cage it seems that Dylan Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dylan Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Diaz
vs
Stephens

182 cm
37
164 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

185 cm
28
164 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.

Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.

Diaz gets to his feet - Stephens follows without any prompting.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Stephens against the cage.
Stephens is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stephens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Stephens misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Stephens looks winded!
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Stephens misses the shot to the body.
Stephens misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stephens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stephens throws out the jab.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stephens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Stephens has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.

Stephens is rocked!
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 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Stephens walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Stephens shakes it off.
Diaz lands with a hook. Stephens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stephens sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Stephens seems to have recovered his senses.

Diaz decides to return to a standing position.
Stephens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Stephens doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Stephens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz jabs Stephens right on the nose. Stephens blinks but takes it well.
Stephens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stephens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stephens seems a little lost for a moment, as Diaz dominates the positioning.
Diaz cracks Stephens with a big right hand but Stephens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Diaz decides to stand back up. Diaz steps back and let's Stephens get back to his feet.
Diaz scores with a jab. Stephens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz drops Stephens with a straight right hand, right on the button! Diaz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Diaz!