PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 2055 p4p, 246 weight class) and Jose Diaz (ranked 2292 p4p, 265 weight class). Jose Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Chinaski's chin.

Chinaski
vs
Diaz

178 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jose Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz moves out of range as Chinaski strikes.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski walks into a jab.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Chinaski defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Chinaski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chinaski missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Chinaski pushes him away.
Chinaski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chinaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Chinaski pushes him away.
Chinaski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chinaski missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chinaski backing away here, and Diaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
It looked like Chinaski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chinaski in his tracks.
Chinaski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chinaski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chinaski counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Chinaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski connects with the punch.
Diaz's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chinaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chinaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws a leg kick but Chinaski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chinaski throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Chinaski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chinaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Chinaski misses with a looping left.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Chinaski avoids it with no problem.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chinaski takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chinaski throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Chinaski keeps the fight on the outside.
Chinaski is looking to counter punch.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chinaski throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Chinaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but Chinaski is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chinaski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Chinaski sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Chinaski avoids it this time.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chinaski.
The crowd cheers as Chinaski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Chinaski throws a right hand that misses

and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.

Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chinaski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chinaski has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.

Diaz working for a triangle but Chinaski defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Chinaski 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.

Chinaski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Chinaski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Chinaski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chinaski there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chinaski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chinaski swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Chinaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Chinaski misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chinaski throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
The fighters circling - Chinaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Chinaski catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chinaski looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Chinaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chinaski needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Chinaski misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chinaski looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Chinaski avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chinaski jabs at Diaz's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski swings widly with a right hand

and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Chinaski controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz wants to stall.
Chinaski being controlled against the cage.
Chinaski can't break the clinch.
Chinaski lands a nice shot to the body.
Chinaski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chinaski wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Chinaski wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chinaski uses from the top position.
Diaz tries to strike from the bottom.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chinaski defends it easily.
Diaz is trying to keep Chinaski in close.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Chinaski from controlling successfully.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chinaski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chinaski is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz slips a jab from Chinaski.
Diaz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinaski manages to avoid it.
Chinaski misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Chinaski and move into the clinch position.
Chinaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz slips a jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Chinaski blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Chinaski ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Chinaski misses its target.
Chinaski cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz tries to clinch but Chinaski is having none of it.
Chinaski misses with a few strikes there.
Chinaski throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chinaski looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chinaski is looking to counter punch.
Chinaski throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chinaski with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Chinaski counters with a straight right hand.
Chinaski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chinaski lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Chinaski misses with a looping right.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chinaski throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range as Chinaski strikes.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chinaski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chinaski throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a swing at Chinaski's ribcage but misses.
As Diaz looks to move away, Chinaski throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Chinaski's shoulder, as Chinaski tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Chinaski blocks a jab.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Chinaski.
Henry Chinaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chinaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
Chinaski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Chinaski.
I think Chinaski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Chinaski!
Henry Chinaski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.