PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dias
vs
Selmy

185 cm
22
233 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
236 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolfo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Selmy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dias's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Selmy lands a nice short elbow.
Dias is looking to improve his position.
Selmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dias defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selmy wants to free his trapped foot but Dias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Selmy is looking for a kimura here.
Selmy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Selmy lands a nice short elbow.

Selmy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Selmy wants to take a breather but Dias is having none of it.
Selmy misses with a head shot. Dias uses the momentum to regain guard.
Selmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Selmy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy won't allow Dias to sweep him here.
Selmy postures up.
Selmy wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Selmy on the ground.
Selmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Selmy throwing strikes but missing.
Dias controls Selmy momentarily but Selmy frees himself.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Selmy from controlling successfully.
Selmy lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Selmy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dias is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dias has escaped and now he's on top!
Selmy pulls Dias in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dias slaps away a takedown attempt from Selmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adolfo Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Selmy misses with an uppercut
and Dias counters with a left and a right that stings Selmy.
Dias lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Selmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Selmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Selmy. Dias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selmy fails to land the takedown.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arstan Selmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Dias lands an impressive looking overhand right. Selmy doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Arstan Selmy has been cut.
Dias ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Selmy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Selmy showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selmy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arstan Selmy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arstan Selmy's cut.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dias lands a nice shot to the body.
Dias moves out of range of the strikes.
Dias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dias lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Selmy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dias's head backwards.

It looks like Adolfo Dias has been cut.
Selmy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Selmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Selmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selmy loads up on a big right hand but Dias slips the punch.
Selmy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a good low kick that Selmy was not able to check.

Selmy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy scoring with some ground and pound.
Selmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Dias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Selmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dias 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.
Selmy scoring with some ground and pound.
Arstan Selmy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Selmy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dias being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dias feints and then cracks Selmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Selmy down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selmy scores with a sloppy right hand. Dias should have avoided that one.
Selmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dias.
Adolfo Dias is winning the standup battle so far.
Selmy missing with a left hand there. Dias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Selmy. That snapped Dias's head back.
Selmy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selmy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias feints and then cracks Selmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Selmy down.
Selmy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dias is fending him off so far but Selmy persists. Nope, Dias circles away and we're back to standing.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arstan Selmy.
Selmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dias as he jumps to the side.
Selmy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Selmy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dias connects with the punch.

Selmy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dias on his heels. He'll look to pass Dias's guard now, I'm sure.
Dias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Selmy manages to get himself to full guard.
Dias has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias won't allow Selmy to sweep him here.
Selmy wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
Selmy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Arstan Selmy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Selmy throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arstan Selmy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Selmy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dias stuffs the takedown attempt from Selmy. Selmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Dias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Selmy.
Selmy takes one to the chin there.
Selmy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dias sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Selmy somewhat.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arstan Selmy.
Selmy misses the body punch
and Dias counters with a nice low kick that buckles Selmy's knee momentarily.
Dias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dias lands a big head kick that sends Selmy tumbling to the mat! Dias takes a step backwards and waves Selmy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selmy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Selmy misses.
Selmy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dias throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arstan Selmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy shoots in but Dias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Selmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Dias.

That has opened up Arstan Selmy's cut even more.
Selmy shoots for a takedown but Dias saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Dias finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Selmy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dias lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

The cut above Arstan Selmy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Selmy has time to react.

Dias cracks Selmy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dias has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Selmy to stand back up!

Selmy is rocked!

Arstan Selmy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selmy looks for a takedown but Dias sprawls well.
Dias throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Selmy is defended easily by Dias.
Dias is looking to slow Selmy down with leg kicks.
Dias scores with a crisp jab that stopped Selmy in his tracks.
Adolfo Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Selmy's sensitive parts.
Selmy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dias's waist but Dias gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Selmy off to one side.
Selmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Selmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Selmy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dias fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Selmy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Selmy takes a jab right on the kisser.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arstan Selmy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adolfo Dias!
Adolfo Dias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.