PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diablo
vs
Pitbull

178 cm
26
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

205 cm
36
210 lbs
19 - 22 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Diablo misses the target.
Diablo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diablo scores with a jab to the head.
Pitbull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diablo tries to avoid it but Pitbull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diablo to the ground. Diablo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diablo feinted with a counter takedown.

Diablo gets the takedown into side control.
Pitbull is not content to let Diablo control the position.
Pitbull wants to control but Diablo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo trying to control the position but Pitbull is working away.
Pitbull is looking to regain half guard here but Diablo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diablo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pitbull knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pitbull is trying to control Diablo's posture but Diablo avoids it.
Pitbull is looking to regain half guard here but Diablo keeps moving and retains side control.
Pitbull wants to control but Diablo postures up.
Diablo tries to advance to mount but Pitbull denies him.
Pitbull is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diablo trying to control from half guard but Pitbull is working away.
Diablo trying to mount his opponent but Pitbull defends it.
Pitbull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diablo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diablo wants to control but Pitbull is keeping him busy.
Pitbull is looking for a sweep. Diablo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pitbull wants to control but Diablo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pitbull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diablo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pitbull is looking to control Diablo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitbull avoid being mounted?

Pitbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pitbull tries to roll over but Diablo keeps him under control.
Diablo trying to control from half guard but Pitbull is working away.
Pitbull keeping control of the position.
Pitbull is not content to let Diablo control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pitbull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diablo pulls his head out easily.
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Diablo has control of the leg.

Pitbull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pitbull is trying to control but can't.
Diablo is keen to just control but Pitbull is a slippery customer.
Pitbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pitbull can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diablo controls the pace.

Pitbull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pitbull working for a triangle but Diablo defends it easily.
Diablo is fighting to break Pitbull's control of his arms but Pitbull is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pitbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitbull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Diablo is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Diablo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pitbull manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pitbull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitbull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Diablo 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.

Pitbull staying out of range there.

Diablo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pitbull to the ground. Diablo is now in Pitbull's guard.

Pitbull has his foot on Diablo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diablo works his way back into a safe position though.

Pitbull has his foot on Diablo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diablo works his way back into a safe position though.
Diablo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diablo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitbull is keeping the position for now.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pitbull looking for a guillotine here but Diablo defends easily.
Pitbull wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Diablo is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull is trying to get back to full guard.
Pitbull trying to hold on to Diablo's head to control him but Diablo postures up.
Diablo trying to control the action but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Pitbull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diablo.
Diablo is trying to control the action in half guard but Pitbull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pitbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pitbull trying to control the position.
Diablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitbull is retaining full guard.
Diablo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diablo won't allow Pitbull to sweep him here.
Diablo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo wants to pass the guard but Pitbull is keeping the position.
Pitbull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diablo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pitbull working a defensive guard here.
Diablo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pitbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Diablo sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Diablo sprawls well.

Diablo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pitbull!
Pitbull is trying to get back to half guard.
Pitbull gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diablo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pitbull knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diablo content to control rather than advance.
Pitbull is looking to control Diablo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitbull avoid being mounted?
Diablo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pitbull knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitbull keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking to control Diablo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pitbull avoid being mounted?
Diablo controlling the action here.

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

Pitbull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Diablo has control of the leg.
Diablo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Diablo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Diablo looking to score a takedown here. Pitbull is defending well but Diablo drives through and ends up in Pitbull's guard.
Diablo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitbull can do to turn this around?
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Diablo from controlling successfully.
Pitbull working a defensive guard here.
Pitbull wants to hit a switch here but Diablo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pitbull there!
Diablo avoids the attempt from Pitbull to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diablo lands a big elbow.
Pitbull is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diablo lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to lock up and control but Diablo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diablo looking to control but Pitbull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diablo forces the positional change into back control.
Will Diablo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Pitbull trying to control the hands but Diablo won't let him.
Diablo lands a shot to the body.
Pitbull trying to control the position but Diablo manages to sink in the hooks.

Pitbull is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pitbull is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull trying to control the hands but Diablo won't let him.
Pitbull is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Diablo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Diablo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Pitbull is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Pitbull's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pitbull is trying to remain composed but Diablo is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Pitbull trying to control the hands but Diablo won't let him.
Diablo landing with strikes.
Diablo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pitbull. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pitbull manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diablo's guard. Nice work there by Pitbull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diablo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago Diablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago Diablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.
Diablo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diablo holds on and takes a little breather.
Pitbull throwing strikes but missing.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo being controlled here, momentarily.
Diablo has Pitbull pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo is pulling down on Pitbull's head to control his posture.
Pitbull lands a couple of elbows.
Pitbull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pitbull is looking to pass into half guard but Diablo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diablo is in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diablo content to stall in guard here.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diablo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Diablo!