PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neville Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diablo comes to the ring accompanied by Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil. The crowd seem to be enjoying Douglas's choice of entrance music: Clipse - Kinda Like a Big Deal. Neville Douglas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Diablo
vs
Douglas

188 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neville Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.

Douglas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diablo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Diablo breaks the clinch.
Diablo shoots in but Douglas avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Douglas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diablo sprawls well initially but Douglas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Douglas is tying to control. Diablo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Douglas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Douglas wants to work for an arm triangle but Diablo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Douglas is keen to just control but Diablo is a slippery customer.
Diablo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diablo wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy.

Diablo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diablo works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diablo looking for a guillotine here but Douglas defends easily.
Diablo keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Diablo trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Douglas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Douglas trying to control the position but Diablo is working away.
Douglas working the body and head with strikes.

Douglas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Diablo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dick Diablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas looks gassed!
Diablo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Diablo.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diablo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diablo digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
Diablo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Diablo.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Diablo.
Diablo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Douglas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diablo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dick Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neville Douglas.
Diablo misses with a wild combination.
Diablo stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diablo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Diablo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diablo pulls guard effortlessly.

Diablo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diablo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Diablo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Douglas stands and throws Diablo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diablo is looking to regain half guard here but Douglas keeps moving and retains side control.
Diablo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Douglas is thwarting Diablo's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo is trying to stand.
Diablo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Douglas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Douglas's back!
Diablo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Diablo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Douglas is defending well though. Diablo let's go of the attempt for now.
Douglas trying to control the hands but Diablo breaks the grip.
Douglas takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Diablo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Douglas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Diablo is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Douglas is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dick Diablo!