PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Van Der Zwet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Toby Diaby was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Van Der Zwet
vs
Diaby

184 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sweet-Tooth Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Zwet looks to land a right hand but Diaby moved out of range.
Van Der Zwet lands with a shot to the body.
Diaby ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Zwet.
Diaby shoots in but Van Der Zwet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by Diaby.
Van Der Zwet throws the left hand but Diaby avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Zwet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaby.
Van Der Zwet lands a right hook to the body.
Van Der Zwet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Zwet looks to land a combination but Diaby avoids it well.
Diaby walks into a jab.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Zwet works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaby.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Diaby.
Diaby looks gassed!

Diaby scores with a takedown into Van Der Zwet's guard.
Van Der Zwet is looking to stand up but Diaby isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaby stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Van Der Zwet has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Diaby manages to get his head free but now Van Der Zwet has transitioned to an armbar! Diaby grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Van Der Zwet! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giovanni Van Der Zwet!