PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamerun Diaz (ranked 145 p4p, 25 weight class) and Alexey Andreev (ranked 196 p4p, 31 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Andreev

185 cm
36
175 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

175 cm
31
188 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

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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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects with a high kick.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Andreev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Andreev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andreev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Andreev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a hook but Andreev avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Andreev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz motions for Andreev to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andreev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andreev misses with a looping right.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Andreev checks it.
Andreev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andreev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Andreev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andreev lands with a cross.
Andreev tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andreev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andreev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andreev's hands.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Andreev's leg but Andreev calmly moves out of range.
Andreev throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andreev.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andreev is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Andreev's knee but Andreev avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Andreev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz scores with a hook.
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!
Andreev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev misses the shot to the body.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Andreev blocks the leg kick.
Andreev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Andreev throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Andreev staying out of range there.
Andreev wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Andreev.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz slips a straight right by Andreev.
Andreev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andreev's sensitive parts.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andreev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andreev misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Andreev. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Andreev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andreev takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz swings for the body but Andreev moves out of range.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Andreev.
Andreev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andreev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andreev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andreev scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andreev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andreev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andreev lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Andreev throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Andreev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Andreev avoids the head kick by Diaz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andreev throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Andreev throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick

and Andreev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamerun Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andreev avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz cracks Andreev with an open hand slap.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andreev staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a jab. Andreev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andreev counters with a straight right hand.
Kamerun Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andreev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Andreev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andreev is able to avoid easily.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Andreev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Andreev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Andreev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Andreev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Andreev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Andreev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andreev can do to turn this around?
Andreev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andreev just manages to avoid it.
Andreev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Andreev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Andreev throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andreev moves away.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Andreev shakes it off.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andreev misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andreev checks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andreev.
Andreev misses with a hook.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andreev.
Andreev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Andreev tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andreev.
Andreev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Andreev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andreev tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Andreev lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Andreev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andreev can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Andreev takes a shot to the head.
Andreev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Andreev controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andreev lands a left hand.
Andreev keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaz letting Andreev take a breather here.
Andreev throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Andreev controls the action.
Andreev gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andreev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andreev has him pressed against the cage.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Andreev blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Andreev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andreev! But no joy.
Diaz misses with a hook. Andreev ducked under it nicely.
Andreev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamerun Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Andreev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andreev's sensitive parts.
Andreev throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andreev digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Andreev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
enabling Andreev to counter with a crisp jab.
Andreev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Andreev counters by clinching up.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Andreev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz is working Andreev over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Andreev won't allow it.
Andreev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andreev has him pressed against the cage.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
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.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreev.
Andreev walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Andreev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andreev cracks Diaz with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andreev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the cage.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andreev just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Andreev.
Andreev throws a lazy uppercut
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses the jab.
Andreev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Andreev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andreev.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andreev on the side of the head.
Diaz sizes up Andreev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Andreev saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Andreev.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Andreev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andreev under the eye.
Alexey Andreev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Andreev down.
Andreev ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Andreev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andreev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andreev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andreev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
Diaz stuns Andreev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Andreev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreev misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andreev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andreev checks a low kick from Diaz.
Andreev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Andreev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
Andreev throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexey Andreev.
I think Diaz 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamerun Diaz!
Kamerun Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.