PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Diaz (ranked 1895 p4p, 245 weight class) and Lee Grimrock (ranked 1407 p4p, 187 weight class). Lee Grimrock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Grimrock

193 cm
26
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
204 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Grimrock!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimrock is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grimrock manages to circle out of the way.
Grimrock avoids the body shot from Diaz.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Grimrock has him pressed against the cage.
Grimrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimrock controls his hands.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimrock lands with a left to the head.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Grimrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Grimrock can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Grimrock avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimrock's elbow.
Diaz lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Grimrock takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Lee Grimrock has been cut.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimrock prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Grimrock misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Grimrock backwards.
Grimrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimrock.
Grimrock tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
As Grimrock backs away, Diaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grimrock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Diaz tries to work over Grimrock's front leg with a kick but Grimrock checks it.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Grimrock avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimrock slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diaz rushes Grimrock and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Grimrock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grimrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Grimrock.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Grimrock avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Grimrock misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Grimrock's ribcage. Grimrock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grimrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimrock blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grimrock presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grimrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Grimrock is rocked!
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Grimrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimrock.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimrock.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimrock blocking some punches.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimrock blocks an uppercut.
Grimrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Grimrock.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimrock.
Grimrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Grimrock seems to have recovered his senses.
Grimrock misses with some punches.
Grimrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimrock tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Grimrock with a big uppercut! Grimrock tries to clinch up but Diaz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Grimrock to the mat! Grimrock covers up and Diaz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Neil Diaz!
Neil Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.