PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanner Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diablo comes to the cage accompanied by Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nuts's choice of entrance music: Bananaman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diablo
vs
Nuts

188 cm
21
176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Diablo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nanner Nuts!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Diablo.

Nuts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nuts throws a head punch that misses.
Nuts looking to stall.
Diablo avoiding damage as Nuts throws knees to the body.

Diablo tightens his grip and picks Nuts up, before dumping him to the ground. Nuts manages to land in guard.
Diablo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Nuts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diablo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuts has momentary wrist control but Diablo slips an elbow through the middle.
Diablo is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuts has wrist control.

Nuts working for a triangle but Diablo defends it easily.
Diablo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nuts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diablo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Nuts had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diablo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nuts Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diablo's back instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nuts doesn't have the hooks in and Diablo manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nuts is looking for a triangle but Diablo pushes his legs off easily.
Diablo landing some decent shots from guard.
Diablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nuts keeping moving, preventing Diablo from controlling successfully.

Nuts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diablo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diablo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nuts looks gassed!

Diablo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nuts has momentary wrist control but Diablo slips an elbow through the middle.
Diablo trying to control but Nuts is working from the bottom.
Diablo is really struggling to control Nuts but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nuts is looking for a triangle but Diablo pushes his legs off easily.
Nuts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diablo.

Nuts is looking for a triangle but Diablo pushes his legs off easily.
Diablo scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diablo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nuts wants to sweep here but Diablo controlling him for the moment.
Diablo with a nice head shot there.
Diablo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Nuts 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 is in close to Nuts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diablo passes into half guard.
Diablo working over Nuts with some ground and pound. Nuts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diablo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Diablo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Nuts looking for submissions off his back.
Diablo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diablo is stalling here. Nuts is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diablo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nuts has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Diablo throws a couple of strikes there.
Nuts misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diablo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Diablo is thwarting Nuts's attempts to control the position.
Nuts is pressing down on Diablo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Nuts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nuts wants to sweep but no luck.

Diablo drops back looking for a leg! Nuts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nuts manages to kick Diablo off! Diablo jumps back into Nuts's guard.
Diablo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Nuts is looking for a triangle but Diablo pushes his legs off easily.
Diablo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nuts's guard.
Diablo wants to control but Nuts is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Diablo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diablo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diablo throws a sloppy head kick and Nuts moves out of range easily.

Nuts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Nuts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diablo is trying to control but can't.

Nuts is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diablo is just riding it out for now. Nuts eventually gives up the hold.
Diablo is pressing down on Nuts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nuts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diablo is keeping the position for now.

Diablo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diablo looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Nuts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diablo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Diablo gets to his feet. Nuts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nuts doesn't manage to clinch there - Diablo circles away.

Nuts moves into range and clinches up with Diablo.

Diablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dick Diablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diablo lunges at Nuts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nuts's hand.
Diablo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nuts wants to clinch.
Nuts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diablo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts moves out of range of the leg kick from Diablo.
Nuts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nuts tries to clinch up but Diablo circles away and keeps his distance.

Diablo has managed to clinch.
Diablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Nuts pulls guard successfully.

Nuts has an active guard here but Diablo has managed to pass into half guard.
Nuts tries to roll over but Diablo keeps him under control.
Diablo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Diablo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nuts defend it? Diablo steps over the head and cranks it - Nuts is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Diablo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dick Diablo!
Dick Diablo is the new welterweight champion!