PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moese Daldo (ranked 3447 p4p, 369 weight class) and Diego Oriola (ranked 3809 p4p, 395 weight class). Daldo comes to the cage accompanied by They see me rollin'. Diego Oriola is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Daldo
vs
Oriola

170 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Kimura Klothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moese Daldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daldo feints and as Oriola raises his hands in defense, Daldo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Oriola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daldo is aware though and is defending well.
Daldo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daldo wants to control but Oriola is keeping him busy.
Daldo gets to mount! Oriola was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oriola is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oriola can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daldo fails to advance to Oriola's back.
Daldo wants to control the pace but Oriola is squirming around nicely.
Daldo prevents Oriola from getting the reversal.
Oriola looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Oriola is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Daldo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Oriola is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola is keeping busy.
Oriola is trying to break free.
Daldo is riding his opponent, not letting Oriola buck him off.
Oriola tries to break free.
Daldo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daldo controlling from the back.
Daldo has the hooks in. Oriola is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daldo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Oriola trying to control the action but Daldo just sinks the hooks in.
Oriola is keeping busy.
Oriola tries to roll but Daldo sticks to his back.
Oriola is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oriola has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Oriola is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Will Daldo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daldo keeps control of the position as Oriola tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moese Daldo 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.

Daldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oriola with the counter takedown but Daldo avoids it easily.

Oriola gets caught napping as Daldo dives in and scores a takedown. Oriola manages to retain guard.

Oriola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Oriola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oriola can do to turn this around?

Oriola is looking for a triangle here but Daldo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola is looking to regain half guard here but Daldo keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Oriola's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriola is trying to work for a sweep but Daldo has mounted him!
Oriola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oriola sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Oriola has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Daldo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Daldo!
Daldo controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola is looking for a sweep.
Oriola looking for a sweep but Daldo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oriola is trying desperately to improve position.
Daldo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Oriola to take his back!
Oriola wants to escape the position.
Oriola trying to control the hands but Daldo breaks the grip.
Oriola is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daldo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Will Daldo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I really don't envy Oriola right now.
Daldo doesn't have the hooks in and Oriola manages to turn into his guard.
Oriola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daldo is trying to keep Oriola in close.
Daldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oriola wants to pass the guard but Daldo is keeping the position.
Oriola is looking to pass into half guard but Daldo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daldo is in guard.

Oriola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Daldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oriola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daldo has managed to get both his arms back between Oriola's legs - danger averted.
Daldo advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oriola is not content to let Daldo control the position.
Oriola trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moese Daldo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Oriola gets caught flat footed, as Daldo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Oriola has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Daldo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oriola.
Oriola tries to control but Daldo manages to take his back.
Daldo keeps control of the position as Oriola tries to break free.
Oriola trying to control the action but Daldo just sinks the hooks in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daldo has the hooks in. Oriola is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daldo looking for the RNC.
Oriola tries to escape but Daldo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Daldo is not going to allow Oriola to sit and survive in this position.
Oriola looking very determined here, making life difficult for Daldo.
Moese Daldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Oriola moves into full guard.
Oriola wants to sweep but no luck.
Oriola keeping moving, preventing Daldo from controlling successfully.
Oriola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oriola looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Daldo passes into half guard.
Daldo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oriola wants to improve his position but Daldo is controlling well.
Oriola trying to control from the bottom.

Oriola looking for subs from the bottom but Daldo mounts him!
Oriola slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oriola is looking to get back to full guard here but Daldo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oriola is trying to work for a sweep but Daldo has mounted him!
Daldo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oriola can't escape the position.

Oriola tries to improve his position but Daldo has taken his back! Daldo has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Oriola tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Daldo pushes Oriola away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Moese Daldo!
In his post fight interview, Moese Daldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.