PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Petroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcelo Petroni has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcelo Petroni seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Petroni
vs
Diaz

180 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

185 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Petroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Petroni.

It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Petroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Petroni is trying to stand.
Diaz prevents Petroni from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petroni pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz prevents Petroni from improving his position.

Diaz is trying for a kimura here. Petroni looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Diaz wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Diaz!