PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Nash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nash
vs
Dias

150 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

173 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Merciless Gladiators
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafa Dias!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nash misses.
Dias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dias blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Nash stalks Dias and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dias's face. Dias staggers backwards, shaken.
Nash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.

Dias shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nash is trying to defend but Dias finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Dias is looking for a kimura here.
Nash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dias on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias works his way into full mount!
Nash really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dias is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Nash is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Nash flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Dias anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Nash and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Dias slips an arm under Nash chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Dias has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Dias is squeezing on Nash like an anaconda would it's prey. Nash fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafa Dias!