PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dias
vs
Brock

200 cm
18
256 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

215 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias looks for a takedown but Brock sprawls well.

Brock has managed to clinch.
Brock taking a breather.
Dias keeps control of Brock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
Brock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brock tries to break the clinch but Dias is controlling the position.
Brock wants to break free but Dias has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock tries to clinch there but Dias circles away.
Dias throws a series of punches but Brock avoids them all with ease.
Brock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dias counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias throws a strike aimed at the side of Brock's head but Brock avoids it well.
Dias working the head and body with strikes.
Dias cracks Brock with a big right hand but Brock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Dias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dias cracks Brock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brock looks gassed!
Dias landing a few strikes.
Dias works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock taking a bit of punishment here - Dias scoring with strikes.
Dias lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dias cracks Brock with a big elbow.
Dias lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dias has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dias working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias cracks Brock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dias lands a nice forearm strike.
Dias lands a nice forearm strike.
Dias scores with punches from side control.

Dias is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dias connects with a decent elbow.

Brock explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Dias shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dias showed some decent athleticism there.
Dias stops Brock from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias trying to control the action but Brock is working from the bottom.
Dias looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dias moves nicely into side control.
Brock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dias throws a strike aimed at the side of Brock's head but Brock avoids it well.
Dias landing strikes.
Dias lands some shots froms side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Brock as Dias shoots in.
Dias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brock circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt - Brock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock clinches but Dias breaks the clinch
and Dias counters with a good low kick that Brock was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Dias dominated that round.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brock tries to clinch up.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dias decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brock's guard.
Dias has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dias throwing strikes from guard but Brock blocks nicely.
Brock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tiago Dias overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dias lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dias.
Dias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias stops Brock from standing up.
Dias is working Brock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Brock scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Dias with that takedown attempt.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.

Brock gets caught flat footed, as Dias shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dias landing some decent shots from guard.
Dias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Brock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dias is controlling him.
Dias might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brock wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dias shoots for a double leg takedown but Brock sprawls well. He's pushed Dias's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dias counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Brock, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Brock against the cage but Brock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock misses with the body kick

so Dias counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Dias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dias is controlling him.
Dias throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brock throws a lazy head kick

and Dias counters with a shoot takedown. Brock fights it but they end up in guard.

Brock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Brock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Dias dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.

Brock throws a lazy head kick

and Dias counters with a single leg into guard. Brock didn't expect that.
Dias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dias lands a couple of elbows.
Dias distracts Brock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dias throwing strikes but missing.
Brock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dias is looking to work some ground and pound but Brock has wrist control.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias throwing strikes but missing.
Brock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dias looks for a takedown but Brock sprawls well.
Brock closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dias counters with a shoot takedown. Brock fights it but they end up in guard.
Dias passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dias working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dias with the ground and pound but Brock regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Brock pushes Dias off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to clinch up but Dias keeps it at a distance.
Brock tries to clinch up

and Dias counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dias drops an elbow to the side of Brock's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dias lands a big shot there that rocks Brock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dias punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dias punching from mount but Brock doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brock wants to get back to his feet.
Brock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dias tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dias throws a sloppy strike and Brock uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Brock has ended up in Dias's guard.
Brock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dias is proving hard to escape from.
Dias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dias.
Brock tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dias decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brock's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dias trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Dias is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dias chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock wants to stand up but Dias is controlling him.
Dias thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Dias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dias, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Dias!