PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Oriola (ranked 1242 p4p, 158 weight class) and Ralphie Harrell (ranked 906 p4p, 115 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Oriola
vs
Harrell

174 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
28
162 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralphie Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oriola misses with a low kick.
Ralphie Harrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell looks for a takedown but Oriola sprawls well.

Oriola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harrell has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Nonstop Works. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Oriola is pressing down on Harrell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harrell is holding on for now.
Oriola wants to control but Harrell is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola is looking to advance position but Harrell won't allow it.
Oriola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harrell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oriola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Oriola is working for a kimura but Harrell is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriola wants to pass the guard but Harrell is defending well.
Oriola is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harrell!

Oriola looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oriola misses with a head shot.

Oriola with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Harrell tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oriola moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Harrell has worked his arm free - good work by Harrell!
Harrell prevents Oriola from moving into mount.
Harrell is looking for a sweep.
Oriola is looking to take a break and control but Harrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Oriola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harrell, who protects the arm well.

Oriola is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrell is defending well.

Oriola goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harrell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oriola but great work by Harrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriola tries to improve position but can't.
Oriola can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrell scores with punches from side control.
Harrell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oriola tries to improve position but can't.
Oriola sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oriola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oriola looking for a sweep. Not yet Oriola, not yet.
Oriola is working hard here to advance position.

Oriola looking for a guillotine here but Harrell defends easily.
Harrell connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oriola has momentary wrist control but Harrell slips an elbow through the middle.
Harrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oriola is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Oriola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oriola keeping moving, preventing Harrell from controlling successfully.

Harrell is sitting in close to Oriola's body. Oriola has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Harrell is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Harrell is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Oriola.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Oriola!
Diego Oriola decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.