PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 476 p4p, 62 weight class) and Jewel Diaz (ranked 801 p4p, 100 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Fuego (La Romana). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jewel Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barbosa
vs
Diaz

185 cm
19
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
159 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Notorious

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jewel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz avoids the body shot from Barbosa.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz lands a few punches from side control.
Barbosa's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Diaz scores with punches from side control.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbosa down.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Barbosa is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Diaz cracks Barbosa with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barbosa can't escape the position.
Barbosa wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Barbosa is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barbosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz working the ground and pound effectively.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a big elbow.
Diaz landing shots from mount.

Barbosa is rocked!
Diaz working Barbosa over with strikes here.
Oh Barbosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz cracks Barbosa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jewel Diaz!
Jewel Diaz is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Jewel Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.