PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Dieks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcides Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benny Dieks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dieks
vs
Acosta

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Dieks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alcides Acosta !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dieks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dieks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Acosta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Acosta .
Dieks looking to control.
Acosta preventing the sweep.
Acosta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dieks is keeping the position for now.
Dieks 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.
Acosta trying to control but Dieks is working from the bottom.

Dieks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Acosta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dieks is looking to stand up but Acosta isn't so interested in that idea.
Acosta wants to control from the top but Dieks keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dieks is looking for a triangle but Acosta pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Acosta won't allow Dieks to sweep him here.
Dieks keeping moving, preventing Acosta from controlling successfully.
Dieks working a defensive guard here.

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

Acosta drops back looking for a leg! Dieks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dieks manages to kick Acosta off! Acosta jumps back into Dieks's guard.

Dieks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Acosta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acosta is pushing down on Dieks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dieks is fighting to maintain full guard but Acosta has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dieks is looking to get back to is feet but Acosta passes into side control.
Dieks is trying to improve his position.

Acosta in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dieks is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alcides Acosta !