PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baba Diuob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Diuob
vs
Roman

183 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baba Diuob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diuob tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diuob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Roman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diuob is trying to get back to full guard.
Roman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Roman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roman content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman avoids the attempt from Diuob to control.
Roman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Roman landing shots from mount.
Roman controlling the position easily from mount.
Diuob tries to hold on but Roman postures up.
Roman controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roman controlling his opponent.
Diuob can't escape the position.
Roman avoids the attempt from Diuob to control.
The referee warns Diuob that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You get the feeling that Diuob really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Roman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diuob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diuob is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diuob is desperately trying to improve his position but Roman has a good base and remains in mount.
Roman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diuob hang on?

Roman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diuob is surviving well by controlling Roman's body position as best he can.
Diuob is trying desperately to improve position.
Diuob is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Roman connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diuob in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Diuob is rocked!
Roman lands a big elbow - Diuob is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Diuob is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Greco Roman!
A victorious Greco Roman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.