PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 7347 p4p, 558 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 23333 p4p, 642 weight class). Nate Diaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Timothy Rex is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Diaz
vs
Rex

184 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rex.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex lands a left hand.
Rex lands a left hand.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Rex gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rex.
Rex lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rex.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rex.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Rex.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
A short right from Rex.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Rex lands a body shot.
A short right from Rex.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Rex lands an uppercut.
Diaz jumps guard but Rex stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rex walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rex closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rex working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Rex dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rex gets a clinch.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rex.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
A short right from Rex.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Rex lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rex.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands a body shot.
A short left from Rex.
Rex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Timothy Rex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex won't allow it.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Rex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rex.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rex pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A short left from Rex.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Rex.
Rex working Diaz over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Rex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
Rex lands an elbow inside.
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!
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rex forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rex lands a nice elbow.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Rex.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Rex clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rex lands a right hand.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rex.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Rex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Rex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex scores with a hook to the body.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Timothy Rex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Rex.
Rex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Rex!