PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Groundskeeper Willie (ranked 5432 p4p, 6850 weight class) and Trey Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Willie
vs
Diesel

163 cm
19
139
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
130
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Groundskeeper Willie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Diesel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
Willie lands with a right hand.

Nice combo by Willie! Oh, that's hurt him - Diesel falls to the canvas and Willie follows him into side control.

Diesel is rocked!

It looks like Trey Diesel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel tries to bench press Willie off him but Willie keeps the position.
Diesel is still in real trouble! Can Willie finish him?
Willie trying to control the position but Diesel is working away.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.

Willie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Willie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Willie decides to stand back up.
Diesel seems to have recovered his senses.
Willie lands with an uppercut that bounces Diesel off the cage and back into range.
Nice takedown defense from Willie. No joy for Diesel on that attempt.
Diesel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Willie steps into range and cracks Diesel with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Diesel flops backwards and Willie dives into his guard looking to finish!
Willie wants to stand but Diesel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Willie postures up.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Diesel pulls Willie in to control the position.
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diesel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willie trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Willie gets to his feet - Diesel follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Willie drops Diesel with a big left hand and mounts him. Diesel is in big trouble!
Diesel tries to hold on but Willie postures up.
Willie content just to control the position here.
Willie is looking to work his way around to Diesel's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Diesel is squirming around, avoiding Willie's attempts to control the action.
Diesel wants to hold on but Willie pushes him away.
Diesel is desperately trying to improve his position but Willie has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diesel tries to reverse the position but Willie maintains control.
Willie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Willie avoids the attempt from Diesel to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diesel is trying to escape the mount but Willie keeps good control and instead manages to take Diesel's back.
Willie controlling the position well here. Diesel rolled but Willie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willie is hanging on to Diesel's back as he tries to escape.

Willie has got one arm under Diesel's chin. This could be trouble... Diesel trying to control the other hand but Willie gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Diesel has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Groundskeeper Willie!