PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Onichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hong
vs
Diaz

175 cm
21
171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
174 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 Los Angeles, Onichi Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
A big left from Diaz misses.
We've been told by Hong's head coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hong working aggressively here.
Diaz tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Diaz tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands a right hand.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Hong blocks a body shot from Diaz.
A hook to the body from Hong.
A short right from Diaz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hong or not.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Hong letting Diaz take a breather here.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz dips to his left and cracks Hong with an uppercut!
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Hong gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz tries to stall but Hong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hong up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Hong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong is working Diaz over against the cage.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong being controlled against the cage.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Hong.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
Hong lands a left hand.

Diaz is rocked!
Hong presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
Hong unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diaz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hong is unloading with more strikes now! Diaz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onichi Hong!