PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Diniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Diniz
vs
mars

188 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Diniz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tony mars!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mars jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diniz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
mars thows a left - swing and a miss!
mars stuffs the takedown.
mars throws an overhand right that lands on Diniz's shoulder, as Diniz tries to avoid the shot.
Diniz fails with the takedown.
mars is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
mars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mars throws a hook but Diniz blocks it.
Diniz staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from mars. No joy for Diniz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Diniz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mars looks to land a left hand but Diniz moved out of range nicely.
Diniz slips a straight right by mars.
mars throws out a loose jab but Diniz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Diniz.
mars throws out a loose jab but Diniz uses good head movement to avoid it.
tony mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diniz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says mars as he avoids it easily.
mars misses with a hook. Diniz ducked under it nicely.
Diniz shoots in for a double leg but mars sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
tony mars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
mars throws a jab but it's blocked by Diniz.
mars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diniz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diniz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mars tries to avoid it but Diniz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mars to the ground. mars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mars throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Diniz.
A big right from mars misses.
A jab from mars misses.
Diniz shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diniz moves in looking to clinch but mars pushes him off.
mars moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diniz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from mars.
Diniz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mars but mars pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from mars.
Diniz closes the distance and clinches up with mars, looking for a takedown. Diniz pushes mars against the cage but mars circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diniz is breathing heavily.
mars throws a hook but Diniz blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from mars misses.
Diniz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from mars.
Diniz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mars tries to avoid it but Diniz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mars to the ground. mars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diniz.
Diniz slips under a jab.
Diniz tries to close the distance and clinch but mars swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diniz slips a straight right by mars.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tony mars 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.

Diniz staying out of range there.
No luck for Diniz with that takedown attempt.
mars throws a jab when Diniz was well out of range.
mars looks to land a left hand but Diniz moved out of range nicely.
mars misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mars throws a hook but Diniz blocks it.
Diniz staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from mars lands.
mars is breathing heavily.
Diniz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mars tries to avoid it but Diniz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mars to the ground. mars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from mars misses.
mars catches Diniz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Vitor Diniz has been cut.
mars throws a hook but Diniz avoids it easily.
mars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
mars waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Diniz.
mars misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars misses with a looping left.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diniz.

Diniz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diniz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
mars wants to get back to his feet but Diniz drags him back down.

Diniz is trying to get an arm triangle but mars is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mars is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diniz is controlling him well.

Diniz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diniz prevents mars from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars seems a little lost for a moment, as Diniz dominates the positioning.
mars tries to escape but Diniz is in control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diniz tries for a takedown but mars sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Diniz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
mars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
mars might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horrible takedown by Diniz or perhaps it was just good defense by mars which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from mars.
Diniz slips a jab from mars.
mars misses with an uppercut.
Diniz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around mars's waist but mars gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diniz off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vitor Diniz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Diniz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

mars misses with a hook.
Diniz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
mars throws an overhand right that lands on Diniz's shoulder, as Diniz tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from mars misses the target.
Diniz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from mars misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mars misses with an uppercut. Diniz saw that one coming.
Diniz closes the distance and clinches up with mars, looking for a takedown. Diniz pushes mars against the cage but mars circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diniz slips under a jab.
Diniz staying out of range there.
Diniz slips a jab from mars.
Diniz shoots for a takedown but mars saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Diniz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from mars misses the target.
mars misses with an uppercut.
Diniz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around mars's waist but mars gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diniz off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
mars throws the left hand but Diniz avoids the punch easily.
mars misses with a looping left.
mars misses with a straight right.
Diniz fails with the takedown.
mars lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
mars throws the left hand but Diniz avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars stuffs the takedown attempt from Diniz. Diniz gets slowly back to his feet.
mars bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diniz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from mars.
Diniz shoots in for a double leg but mars sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
mars throws a looping overhand right but Diniz ducks down to avoid it.
mars looks to land a left hand but Diniz moved out of range nicely.

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.
Nice takedown defense from mars. No joy for Diniz on that attempt.
mars throws a jab when Diniz was well out of range.
Diniz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. mars tries to avoid it but Diniz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag mars to the ground. mars escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diniz slips under a jab from mars.
Diniz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diniz tries for a takedown but mars sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diniz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
tony mars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think mars has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tony mars!