PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Freeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Harold Freeze has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harold Freeze seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Freeze
vs
Diaz

225 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Tokyo, Harold Freeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeze shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Freeze won't allow it.
Diaz has Freeze pressed against the cage.
Freeze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Freeze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz fails with the takedown

and Freeze counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Freeze smiles and moves away.
Harold Freeze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Diaz.

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.

Freeze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Freeze circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freeze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freeze gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.

Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Freeze is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Freeze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freeze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Diaz is positioning himself well to prevent Freeze advancing to mount.
Freeze throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Freeze is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Freeze is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeze content just to control the position here.
Freeze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Freeze dominating with strikes here.
Diaz is trying to reverse the position but instead Freeze has taken his back - oops!

Diaz is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Freeze has locked on a rear naked choke here! Diaz is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harold Freeze!