PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauge Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Diaz

183 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gauge Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
Diaz wants to control but Penn postures up.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz keeps Penn under control for a moment.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Diaz throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Penn from improving position.
Penn trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Penn tries to stand but Diaz is controlling his head.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz won't allow Penn to pass to mount.

Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.

Penn is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Diaz trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
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.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Penn wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

Diaz pushes Penn off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Penn wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.

Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Penn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Diaz working Penn over with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Penn is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Penn is working away.
Penn manages to get to full guard.

Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.

Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Diaz content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Penn has locked up a guillotine! Penn's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Diaz is holding on here and Penn must be using up a lot of energy. Diaz has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Penn gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bill Penn!