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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Diaz (ranked 6489 p4p, 3983 weight class) and Viosin Denia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 cm 23 160 0 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm 25 157 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Can Moonwalk |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Diaz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viosin Denia! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Denia shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Denia controls the pace. Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denia with a flurry of punches that miss. Denia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Diaz is trying to keep Denia in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Denia stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz. Denia cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Denia scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Diaz wants to sweep here but Denia controlling him for the moment. Denia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Denia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Denia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head. Denia postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it. Denia is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows. Denia trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. Denia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Denia lands a couple of digs. Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Denia postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow. Diaz keeping moving, preventing Denia from controlling successfully. Denia lands a couple of decent looking shots. Denia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Denia throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Denia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well. Denia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Denia working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Denia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Diaz cracks Denia with a solid left hand. Diaz lands a couple of elbows. Denia wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him. Diaz stands and throws Denia's legs to the side, diving into side control. Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denia keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz decides to take the fight back to the feet. Diaz is looking to clinch. Diaz tries to clinch up but Denia circles away and keeps his distance. Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick. Denia gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Denia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Diaz passes Denia's left leg - he's now in half guard. Denia looking for submissions off his back. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Denia actively working from the bottom here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viosin Denia will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Denia to score an easy takedown into full guard. Denia trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. Denia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Denia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Denia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Denia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Denia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Denia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Denia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Denia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Denia is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz tries to roll over but Denia keeps him under control. Viosin Denia has got the better of the ground game so far. Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denia. Diaz trying to control here.
Denia throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely. Denia wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it. Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two 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. Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denia. Diaz has one foot on Denia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Denia stuffs the takedown. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Denia! But no joy. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Denia is defended easily by Diaz. Jorge Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Denia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Denia somewhat. Diaz is looking to counter the offense by Denia and move into the clinch. No luck with that takedown attempt from Denia. Jorge Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viosin Denia. Denia is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Denia tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Denia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Denia shoots in. Diaz tries to clinch up but Denia circles away and keeps his distance. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Denia! But no joy. Denia shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Denia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Denia tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. And Diaz counters with a quick kick to the body but Denia blocks it. Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A little jabbing left from Denia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Denia is defended easily by Diaz. Denia tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Diaz tries to clinch but Denia moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Denia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Denia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Denia's temple. Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Denia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Denia is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Diaz dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Denia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away. Denia shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Diaz tries to counter by clinching up but Denia breaks away and moves out of range. Denia dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Denia's head and hops out. Jorge Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viosin Denia. Denia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denia. Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Denia shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Denia closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Denia pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Diaz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Denia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Denia napping and manages to drive through into side control! Diaz landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now. Diaz in side control lands a decent elbow. Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Denia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Denia tries to improve position but can't. A lull in the action here. Diaz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Denia for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Diaz tries for a kimura but Denia is defending well. Denia is trying to improve his position. Diaz wants to control but Denia is keeping him busy. Denia wants to control but Diaz postures up. Denia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Denia gets back to half guard. Diaz works his way into full mount! Denia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denia is one step ahead there. Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz trying to control from half guard but Denia is working away. Denia looking for submissions off his back. Diaz lands strikes from half guard. Diaz wants to take a breather but Denia is having none of it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Denia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Denia looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight! Jorge Diaz showed his dominance in that final round. Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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