PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 1541 p4p, 216 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 1051 p4p, 155 weight class). Novoselic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber (SING OFF vs. Pixie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Novoselic
vs
Diaz

178 cm
34
174 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

182 cm
31
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Novoselic. Novoselic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Novoselic on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Novoselic moves away and avoids it.
Novoselic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Novoselic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Novoselic.
Diaz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz throws a body punch but Novoselic moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz shapes to counter with a head kick.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Novoselic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Novoselic lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novoselic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Novoselic slips a straight right by Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Novoselic. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novoselic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Novoselic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Novoselic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz throws a jab when Novoselic was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Novoselic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Novoselic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Novoselic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Diaz catches Novoselic right on the button with a cross.
Novoselic throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Novoselic only half commits.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Jab by Novoselic.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a hook but Novoselic blocks it.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Novoselic misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
And Diaz responds with a good body kick, but Novoselic manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Novoselic.
Novoselic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a shot to the body.
Diaz works Novoselic's body with a nice hook.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Novoselic. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Novoselic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Novoselic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Novoselic's head but Novoselic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Novoselic counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Novoselic lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Novoselic.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Novoselic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carlos Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novoselic.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Novoselic counters with a body kick.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Novoselic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Novoselic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Novoselic.
Novoselic moves away from the strike by Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Novoselic counters with a nice uppercut.
Novoselic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Novoselic throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Novoselic steps away.
Diaz throws a hook but Novoselic blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Novoselic staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Novoselic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Novoselic is able to avoid easily.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Novoselic counters with a nice uppercut.
Novoselic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Novoselic.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Novoselic.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Novoselic counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novoselic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Novoselic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Novoselic throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic slips a jab from Diaz.
Novoselic lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Novoselic slips the punch.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Novoselic ducks down to avoid it.
Novoselic looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novoselic was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Novoselic ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Novoselic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Novoselic slips under a jab from Diaz.
Novoselic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Novoselic.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic lands a body shot.
Novoselic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Novoselic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Novoselic. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Novoselic misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Novoselic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novoselic wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Novoselic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Novoselic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novoselic misses with a head kick.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Novoselic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Novoselic, right into the meat.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novoselic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novoselic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Novoselic checks it
and Novoselic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Novoselic.
Novoselic missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Novoselic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz throws a hook but Novoselic avoids it easily.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Novoselic has time to react.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Novoselic's head but Novoselic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Novoselic momentarily.
Novoselic throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novoselic throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Novoselic.
Novoselic throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic blocks a leg kick.
Novoselic throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Novoselic only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Novoselic avoids nicely.
Novoselic tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Novoselic off balance momentarily.
Novoselic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Novoselic is just out of range.
Novoselic throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz throws the left hand but Novoselic avoids the punch easily.
Novoselic misses the jab.
Diaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Novoselic looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Novoselic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Novoselic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic misses with a looping left.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Novoselic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Diaz.
Well Diaz 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Carlos Diaz!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Carlos Diaz!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight as a draw!

Carlos Diaz wins by majority decision!
A victorious Carlos Diaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.