PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Diaz (ranked 3319 p4p, 376 weight class) and Juu Dyon (ranked 1215 p4p, 149 weight class). Juu Dyon has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Diaz
vs
Dyon

173 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

150 cm
24
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juu Dyon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyon closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Dyon pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dyon fails with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dyon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Dyon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Ragnar Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juu Dyon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Dyon is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to break free but Dyon pushes him back against the cage.

Dyon has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Dyon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dyon prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Dyon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dyon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dyon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz tries to roll over but Dyon keeps him under control.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Dyon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dyon wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Dyon tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz is trying to hold Dyon in close to prevent damage but Dyon has managed to pass into half guard.
Dyon prevents Diaz from standing back up.

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

Dyon is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dyon to get the leverage.
Diaz is trying is best to control the position here.
Dyon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dyon stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Dyon works his way into full mount!
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyon trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Dyon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Diaz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dyon lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dyon controlling from the full mount.

Dyon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Dyon's body position as best he can.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dyon on the ground.
Dyon avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Dyon moves to his opponent's back but Diaz bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Dyon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dyon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Dyon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyon trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dyon stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz is trying to stand.

Dyon seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juu Dyon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dyon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dyon goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Dyon tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ragnar Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyon circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz with a hook.

Diaz rushes Dyon and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.

Dyon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Dyon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Dyon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dyon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dyon wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.

Dyon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dyon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dyon has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Dyon is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Dyon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dyon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Dyon is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Dyon.
Dyon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Dyon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control. Dyon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dyon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dyon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dyon tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Dyon gets full guard.

Dyon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Dyon had control of the position.

Dyon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz trying to control but Dyon is working from the bottom.

Diaz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dyon to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Diaz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dyon pulls down on the head and he's put Diaz to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juu Dyon!