PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinten Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Ely

175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinten Ely!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ely tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Ely clinches with his opponent.
Ely is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Ely is trying to stall.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ely is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ely tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ely wants to stall.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ely shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Ely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinten Ely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Ely manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ely is defended easily by Diaz.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Ely.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Ely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ely shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Ely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ely.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Ely seems unphased.
Ely takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Ely knows he should have avoided that one.
Antonio Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ely shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Ely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ely 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 Ely off to one side.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Ely scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz with a jab.
Ely throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Ely clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ely.
Ely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Ely controlling the action here for a moment.
Ely throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ely breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Ely.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ely tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ely on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ely misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Ely.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Ely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ely gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Quinten Ely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Ely misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ely with a poor takedown
and Ely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Antonio Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Ely fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Ely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ely closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ely shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ely tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ely misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ely tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Ely throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ely tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Ely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz lunges at Ely with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ely's hand.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ely has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ely's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ely closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Ely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Ely backing up. Ely nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Ely's head back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz.
Ely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Ely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diaz connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Ely has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ely creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ely throws an elbow but it misses.
Ely pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz is working Ely over against the cage.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
Ely lands a nice elbow.
Ely is trying desperately to land a takedown but Diaz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz tries to stall but Ely uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ely can do to turn this around?
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ely is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Diaz.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz stalks Ely and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ely's face. Ely staggers backwards, shaken.
Ely looks to clinch
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz pushes Ely away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ely tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz feints a jab promting Ely to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ely slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ely looks to clinch
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ely wants to clinch.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ely misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonio Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinten Ely.
Ely throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Ely takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.

Ely gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ely - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Ely looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Ely shoots and misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ely moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ely tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz scores with a jab. Ely acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ely misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Ely has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ely darts in trying to clinch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Ely moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Ely will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Quinten Ely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ely chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Diaz!