PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Diaz (ranked 3125 p4p, 2165 weight class) and Antonio Bertarelli (ranked 445 p4p, 314 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Diaz
vs
Bertarelli

184 cm
19
184
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
192
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Bertarelli!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bertarelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Bertarelli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Bertarelli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz prevents Bertarelli from getting the reversal.

Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bertarelli can't escape the position.
Diaz looking to control but Bertarelli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bertarelli can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control but Bertarelli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bertarelli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Diaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bertarelli to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bertarelli shrugs it off.

Diaz working for a submission but Bertarelli is keeping him at bay.
Bertarelli is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz tries to control but Bertarelli wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has control of Bertarelli's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bertarelli regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bertarelli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bertarelli is working to get back to half guard.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Diaz has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bertarelli is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Newton Diaz!
After the big win, Newton Diaz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.