PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Tribbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Diazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tribbett
vs
Diazo

170 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Tribbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathanial Diazo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tribbett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tribbett is thwarting Diazo's attempts to control the position.
Diazo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Tribbett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diazo defends it well.

Tribbett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diazo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diazo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tribbett is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tribbett is looking for a kimura here.
Diazo pushes Tribbett off looking to stand but Tribbett dives back in and keeps control.
Tribbett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diazo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tribbett wants to free his trapped foot but Diazo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tribbett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diazo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tribbett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tribbett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Tribbett seems to be looking for submissions.
Tribbett is breathing heavily.
Tribbett wants to stand up but Diazo manages to regain full guard.
Diazo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tribbett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tribbett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diazo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tribbett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tribbett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diazo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tribbett's guard.

Diazo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diazo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diazo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tribbett is keeping the position for now.
Diazo wants to control from the top but Tribbett keeps moving.
Diazo postures up in Tribbett's guard and throws a big left but Tribbett blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diazo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Tribbett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tribbett wants to get back to his feet but Diazo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diazo working some strikes from top position.

Tribbett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diazo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tribbett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diazo is looking to work some ground and pound but Tribbett has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diazo looking to pass the guard.
Diazo lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tribbett tries to clinch up.
Tribbett dives in and grabs Diazo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diazo pushes down on Tribbett's head and hops out.
Tribbett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diazo defends it nicely.
Tribbett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diazo pinned against the cage. Diazo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Tribbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Diazo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diazo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tribbett working for a triangle but Diazo defends it easily.
Diazo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Diazo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tribbett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tribbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diazo is aware though and is defending well.

Diazo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tribbett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diazo has managed to get both his arms back between Tribbett's legs - danger averted.
Diazo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diazo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Diazo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diazo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tribbett defending well though.
Tribbett is trying to get back to full guard.
Diazo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tribbett's head.
Tribbett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tribbett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diazo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diazo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diazo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Diazo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tribbett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diazo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tribbett throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diazo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Tribbett looking for submissions off his back.

Tribbett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diazo pulls his head out easily.
Tribbett is looking to control Diazo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tribbett avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diazo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diazo wants to pass to mount but Tribbett is defending the position.
Tribbett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diazo.
Tribbett wants to get back to his feet.
Tribbett is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Diazo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Tribbett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diazo is aware though and is defending well.
Tribbett trying to control the position.
Diazo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diazo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tribbett is striking from the bottom but Diazo uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Diazo trying to pass the guard but Tribbett defending well.
Tribbett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diazo is thwarting Tribbett's attempts to control the position.

Tribbett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Diazo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diazo in side control, throwing shots but Tribbett defends.
Tribbett wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathanial Diazo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diazo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diazo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Diazo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Diazo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tribbett tries to clinch up.
Nathanial Diazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diazo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tribbett sprawls well. Tribbett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diazo gets slowly back to his feet.

Diazo scores with a takedown into Tribbett's guard.

Tribbett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diazo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diazo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tribbett has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Diazo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tribbett.
Tribbett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diazo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diazo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tribbett keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diazo working away.
Tribbett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diazo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tribbett is trying to control Diazo's posture but Diazo avoids it.
Diazo is chipping away with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Diazo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tribbett is trying to defend but Diazo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tribbett is pressing down on Diazo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Tribbett looking for a guillotine here but Diazo defends easily.

Tribbett is looking for a triangle but Diazo pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diazo scoring with some ground and pound.
Diazo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Tribbett has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Diazo doesn't defend quickly enough and Tribbett has managed to lock this one up! Can Diazo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tribbett on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). George Tribbett!