PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ars Faglio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toby Diaby's chin.

Diaby
vs
Faglio

185 cm
22
199 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby throws a body punch but Faglio moves out of range.
Diaby lands with a right hand.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
Diaby moves out of range as Faglio strikes.
Diaby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaby misses the target.
Faglio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaby lunges at Faglio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faglio's hand.
Faglio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaby misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faglio misses with a wild body shot.
Diaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Faglio.
Diaby throws a body punch but Faglio moves out of range.
Faglio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ars Faglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faglio misses with a straight right.
Faglio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaby.
Faglio looks to throw the jab but Diaby is out of range.
Faglio looks to land a combination but Diaby avoids it well.
Diaby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faglio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaby.

Diaby gets the takedown into side control.

Diaby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaby throws an elbow but Faglio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Faglio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaby working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faglio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diaby connects with a decent elbow.
Faglio is looking for a sweep.
Diaby throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diaby wants to control but Faglio is keeping him busy.
Diaby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaby taking a break here but Faglio is having none of it and regains half guard.

Diaby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faglio sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Diaby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Faglio slips under a jab from Diaby.
Faglio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaby.
Diaby looks to land a combination. Faglio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice straight punches there by Diaby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaby.
Diaby with a hook.
Diaby blocks a jab.
Diaby digs a good hook to Faglio's body.
A lazy left from Diaby finds it's target.
Diaby shoots for a double leg takedown but Faglio sprawls well. He's pushed Diaby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faglio staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaby scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaby is looking to take a break and control but Faglio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaby taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Diaby is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Faglio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Diaby in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaby wants to control for a moment but Faglio uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Diaby not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaby is looking for a kimura but Faglio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaby to get the leverage.
Diaby stalling.
Faglio is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaby trying to mount his opponent but Faglio defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Faglio trying to control from the bottom.
Faglio is controlling Diaby's trapped leg to prevent Diaby from advancing to side control.
Faglio won't allow Diaby to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Faglio's corner calls for a 1-2. Faglio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaby scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Diaby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diaby fails with a takedown attempt.

Diaby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Faglio did well to prevent Diaby getting side control.
Diaby controlling the action here.
Faglio is looking to control Diaby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Faglio avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Diaby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby is keen to just control but Faglio is a slippery customer.
Faglio is in trouble now - Diaby has advanced to mount!

Diaby with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Faglio wants to control but Diaby is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Diaby has control of Faglio's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Faglio regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaby misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Diaby lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby lands with some strikes.
Diaby throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Diaby has hold of Faglio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Faglio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Toby Diaby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaby lands a heavy elbow.
Diaby controlling the pace for now.
Ars Faglio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby wants to control the pace but Faglio is squirming around nicely.

Diaby is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Faglio is surviving well by controlling Diaby's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaby controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Diaby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Diaby!