PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charly White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
White

177 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

176 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charly White!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a shot to the body.
White throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
White scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
White misses with a straight left.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from White misses.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
White misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White takes one to the chin there.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Diaz defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Diaz lands.
White clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Charly White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
White misses with a hook
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White throws a poor cross that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
White misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
White lands with a good body shot.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
White takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from White.
White misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Diaz avoids the body shot from White.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz slips a jab from White.
A jab from White misses.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charly White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from White.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz slips under a jab from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
White misses with a looping right.
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the body shot from White.
White lands an overhand right.
Diaz slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses the jab.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Noel Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz moves away from the strike by White.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
White walks into a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
White blocks a jab.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
White throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
White tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a hook but White blocks it.
White throws an off balance right hand
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
White misses with a straight right.
Diaz slips a straight right by White.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
White throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz scores with a jab.
White misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
White moves away from the strike by Diaz.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Diaz slips under a jab.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz jabs at White's body.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
White misses with a straight left.
White throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charly White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White connects with a jab.
White lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Noel Diaz!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Noel Diaz!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Noel Diaz!

Noel Diaz wins by unanimous decision!