PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Tomassoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tomassoni
vs
Diaz

173 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Tomassoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomassoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.

Tomassoni moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomassoni working Diaz over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Tomassoni to work.

Tomassoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomassoni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz moves out of range as Tomassoni strikes.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Tomassoni has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomassoni stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomassoni is stalling here.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.

Tomassoni pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tomassoni 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.
Tomassoni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.

Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tomassoni trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni managing to control the position.
Tomassoni is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz pushes down on Tomassoni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz prevents Tomassoni from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Diaz is working for a kimura but Tomassoni is defending it quite comfortably.
Tomassoni trying to control but Diaz postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Tomassoni trying to control here.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Tomassoni is defending well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tomassoni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tomassoni is concentrating on defense, preventing Diaz from advancing position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomassoni shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Tomassoni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Tomassoni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tomassoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Tomassoni shows good takedown defense.

Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Tomassoni in a clinch.

Tomassoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tomassoni sprawls well. Tomassoni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomassoni is looking to counter punch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marco Tomassoni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomassoni stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Marco Tomassoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tomassoni clinches up against the cage.

Tomassoni manages to break the clinch.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Tomassoni closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Tomassoni drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomassoni breaks the clinch.

Tomassoni closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Tomassoni has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Tomassoni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz jumps guard but Tomassoni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tomassoni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomassoni with a knee to the head.
Tomassoni can't get the takedown.

Tomassoni manages to break the clinch.

Tomassoni clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.

Tomassoni has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.

Tomassoni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tomassoni kicks Diaz off and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomassoni leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tomassoni scores with a three punch combo!

Tomassoni clinches with his opponent.

Tomassoni breaks the clinch.

Tomassoni moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Tomassoni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but Tomassoni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Tomassoni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Tomassoni manages to pull guard.
Tomassoni 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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomassoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomassoni is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tomassoni manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomassoni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Tomassoni scores with a shoulder strike.

Tomassoni has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diaz uses from the top position.

Diaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tomassoni dives on top into guard.

Tomassoni trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Tomassoni wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Tomassoni dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tomassoni takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Tomassoni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?

Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomassoni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.

Tomassoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomassoni misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Tomassoni.
As Diaz looks to move away, Tomassoni throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Tomassoni against the cage.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Tomassoni lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomassoni prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Tomassoni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tomassoni tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Diaz letting Tomassoni take a breather here.
Tomassoni lands a knee to the body.
Tomassoni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Tomassoni pulls guard.
Tomassoni is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Tomassoni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Tomassoni pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

Tomassoni is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tomassoni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tomassoni passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

Tomassoni postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Diaz to stand up.

Diaz drives through and clinches with Tomassoni against the cage.

That's four 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.
Tomassoni tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Tomassoni unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Tomassoni pulls guard.
Diaz postures up.
Tomassoni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tomassoni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Tomassoni in his guard.

Tomassoni's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Tomassoni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomassoni 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Tomassoni!
A very excited looking Marco Tomassoni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.