PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holy Diver by Dio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Schwarzeneg
vs
Diver

181 cm
32
190 lbs
15 - 33 - 0

161 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 15 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzeneg clinches up against the cage.
Diver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schwarzeneg walks away with a smile on his face. Diver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schwarzeneg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diver circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg is defended easily by Diver.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Schwarzeneg forces Diver back against the cage and clinches.
Diver is trying to pull guard but Schwarzeneg has him pressed against the cage.
Diver tries to pull guard but Schwarzeneg holds him up against the cage and eventually Diver drops back down to his feet.
Diver goes for a takedown attempt but Schwarzeneg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schwarzeneg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schwarzeneg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diver backs up against the cage.
Diver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diver shoots in for a double leg but Schwarzeneg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown but Diver manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schwarzeneg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schwarzeneg works over Diver's head and body with a nice combination.

Schwarzeneg has taken the fight to the clinch.

Diver has Schwarzeneg pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diver pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Schwarzeneg tumbling to the mat - Diver dives into Schwarzeneg's guard.
Diver trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schwarzeneg is proving hard to escape from.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Diver from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzeneg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Diver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schwarzeneg as he avoids it easily.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diver quickly recovers to half guard.
Schwarzeneg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Schwarzeneg shoots in and gets a takedown into Diver's guard.
Schwarzeneg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Diver keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg being controlled here momentarily.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzeneg postures up in Diver's guard and throws a big left but Diver blocks it.
Diver trying to control the position.
Schwarzeneg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Schwarzeneg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diver is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneg is one step ahead there.
Schwarzeneg looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roger Schwarzeneg just wasn't active enough.
Schwarzeneg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Schwarzeneg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schwarzeneg is in Diver's guard.
Schwarzeneg forces his way into half guard.
Diver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roger Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Diver won't let him.
Diver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schwarzeneg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Diver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Diver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Schwarzeneg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Schwarzeneg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schwarzeneg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diver's guard.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Diver to get back to his feet.
Diver has his hands on Schwarzeneg's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg passes Diver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzeneg trying to mount his opponent but Diver defends it.
Schwarzeneg is thwarting Diver's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzeneg trying to advance position but Diver counters by regaining guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Diver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Diver looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diver has a takedown stuffed.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown but Diver sprawls well.

Schwarzeneg scores with a takedown into Diver's guard.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diver is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg stops Diver from standing up.
Diver looking for a sweep. Not yet Diver, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Diver is working from the bottom.
Diver wants to sweep here but Schwarzeneg controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes from guard but Diver blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diver trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Schwarzeneg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Holy Diver has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diver.

Diver shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schwarzeneg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schwarzeneg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diver manages to get himself to full guard.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Schwarzeneg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diver.
Diver tries to clinch there but Schwarzeneg circles away.

Schwarzeneg instigates a clinch.
Diver is trying to pull guard but Schwarzeneg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roger Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holy Diver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diver jumps guard but Schwarzeneg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schwarzeneg to keep the fight standing.
Schwarzeneg working Diver over with knees to the body.
Diver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diver is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diver fails to pull guard.

Schwarzeneg gets control of Diver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schwarzeneg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep here but Diver controlling him for the moment.

Schwarzeneg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Schwarzeneg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schwarzeneg is in Diver's guard.

Schwarzeneg has gone for a leg lock! Diver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schwarzeneg's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzeneg trying to keep a closed guard but Diver is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarzeneg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diver's guard.
Diver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneg is one step ahead there.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Diver won't let him.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet - Diver follows without any prompting.
Diver moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diver.

Schwarzeneg forces Diver back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwarzeneg prevents it.
Schwarzeneg lands an elbow inside that Diver shrugs off.
Schwarzeneg is pressed up against the cage. Diver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schwarzeneg down to the mat. Schwarzeneg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schwarzeneg fails with a takedown attempt.

Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into Diver's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diver slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diver shoots for a takedown but Schwarzeneg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Diver gets tackled into the cage by Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schwarzeneg to keep the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diver is trying to pull guard but Schwarzeneg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Schwarzeneg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schwarzeneg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Holy Diver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Schwarzeneg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Schwarzeneg looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Diver is defending well. Schwarzeneg quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Diver has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Schwarzeneg celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Schwarzeneg!