PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diaz
vs
Garrison

176 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.

Garrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Garrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping busy.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison stalling.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garrison pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Garrison seems content to control.

Garrison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Garrison eventually gives up the hold.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garrison trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Garrison.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Garrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Garrison seems to be looking for submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Garrison feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Garrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garrison looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz working for a triangle but Garrison defends it easily.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Garrison from controlling successfully.

Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Garrison has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends and breaks Garrison's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Diaz!
After the fight, Black Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.