PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reles's entrance music is Bone Thugs N Harmony - Mo' Murda. A fine choice. Diaz has chosen Edo. G - Like That as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reles
vs
Diaz

178 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

185 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Gilop®

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Reles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reles drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reles working the ground and pound from side control.
Reles lands an elbow.
Reles cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diaz regains half guard.
Reles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reles lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is looking to control Reles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Reles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reles.
Reles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reles with the ground and pound but Diaz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reles is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Reles is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reles defends it easily.

Diaz has his feet on Reles's thighs here. He's pushed Reles off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Reles screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.