PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 1980 p4p, 203 weight class) and Sou Senior (ranked 2663 p4p, 246 weight class). Frank Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diaz
vs
Senior

185 cm
18
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sou Senior!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Senior scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Senior circles away easily
letting Senior counter with a right hand.

Diaz shoots in and bounces Senior off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz works over Senior with some ground and pound from guard.
Senior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Senior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Diaz 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.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Senior can do anything to dispel that myth.

Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Senior is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Senior has his hands clasped together around Diaz's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Senior is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Diaz!