PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patty Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Green

190 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

182 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emanuel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patty Green!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz feints and as Green raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Green pulls Diaz in to control the position.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green managing to control the position.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Green is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patty Green wasn't active enough on the ground.

Green shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diaz parries the strikes from Green easily there. Green is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
Diaz prevents Green from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is fighting to break Green's control of his arms but Green is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Green can do anything to dispel that myth.
Green pulls Diaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Diaz from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz preventing the sweep.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz 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.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz thows a big elbow that misses.
Green has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Emanuel Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Green counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Green pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Green trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Green frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Green is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Emanuel Diaz!