PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Diefenbaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Carraretto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Carraretto
vs
Diefenbaker

190 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
195 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Carraretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Diefenbaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefenbaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diefenbaker thuds a left hand into Carraretto's body.
John Diefenbaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diefenbaker checks the leg kick.
Diefenbaker throws a hook but Carraretto avoids it easily.

Carraretto rushes Diefenbaker and presses him up against the cage.
Diefenbaker lands a shot to the body.
Carraretto can't get the takedown.
Diefenbaker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carraretto.
Carraretto letting Diefenbaker take a breather here.
Diefenbaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carraretto tries a knee to the head but Diefenbaker blocks it.
Carraretto blocks a body shot from Diefenbaker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diefenbaker misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Diefenbaker.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diefenbaker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carraretto or not.
Carraretto is breathing heavily.
Carraretto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carraretto trying to land knees to the body.
Carraretto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carraretto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diefenbaker looking to stall.
Carraretto missing with knees to the body.
Carraretto can't find room to land a body shot as Diefenbaker controls the action.
Carraretto misses with a punch to the body.
Carraretto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diefenbaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carraretto tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefenbaker avoids the damage to the body.
Diefenbaker lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diefenbaker's elbow.
Carraretto tries to land knees in the clinch but Diefenbaker avoids the damage to the body.
Carraretto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carraretto misses with a knee strike.
Diefenbaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diefenbaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carraretto's elbow.

Carraretto has picked Diefenbaker up - he's going for a ride! Carraretto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diefenbaker is trying to control but can't.
Carraretto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carraretto 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.
Diefenbaker wants to control but Carraretto is keeping busy.
Carraretto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto trying to pass the guard but Diefenbaker defending well.

Carraretto is working for a submission of some sort.
Carraretto works his way into side control.
Diefenbaker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carraretto's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto throws a strike but Diefenbaker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Diefenbaker has control of Carraretto's left arm, preventing Carraretto from doing any damage.
Carraretto looking to pass the guard.
Carraretto stopping the sweep attempt from Diefenbaker.
Carraretto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diefenbaker keeping full guard, as Carraretto tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Diefenbaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diefenbaker throws a hook to the side of Carraretto's head but Carraretto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carraretto tries to clinch but Diefenbaker is having none of it.
Carraretto walks into a stiff left hand from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker cracks Carraretto with a right hand to the side of the head.

Carraretto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diefenbaker to the mat! Diefenbaker manages to get full guard.
Carraretto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carraretto passes into half guard.
Carraretto works his way into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diefenbaker is trying to improve his position.

Carraretto is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Diefenbaker is trying to escape and Carraretto transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Diefenbaker is forced to tap! Nice work there by Carraretto! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manuel Carraretto!
After the big win, Manuel Carraretto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.