PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 1967 p4p, 3338 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 281 p4p, 437 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Diaz
vs
Teteny

188 cm
26
186
5 - 3 - 0

191 cm
27
190
7 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.

Diaz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Teteny did well to prevent Diaz getting side control.

Teteny looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Teteny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.

Teteny looking for submissions off his back.
Teteny is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the action here.

Teteny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Teteny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Teteny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Teteny actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is taking a breather. Teteny says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Diaz forces Teteny back against the cage and clinches.
Teteny tries for a takedown. No joy.

Diaz gets control of Teteny's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.

Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz controlling Teteny's posture.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Teteny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Teteny drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!

Teteny seems a little lost for a moment, as Diaz dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teteny is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Teteny tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Diaz controlling the position from side mount.
Teteny is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz taking a breather here.
Diaz advances to full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Teteny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz lunges at Teteny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teteny's hand.
Diaz cracks Teteny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Teteny tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Teteny throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teteny can do to turn this around?
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Teteny takes one to the chin there.
Teteny slips under a jab.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.

Teteny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frank Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teteny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.

Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Teteny!
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Teteny for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Teteny?
Teteny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Teteny is trying to escape the mount but Diaz keeps good control and instead manages to take Teteny's back.
Diaz controlling the position well here. Teteny rolled but Diaz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Teteny rolls, trying to escape but Diaz keeps control of the position.
Diaz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is hanging on to Teteny's back as he tries to escape.
Diaz controls the position.
Teteny tries to escape but Diaz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Diaz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Diaz working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Teteny is doing well to defend. Diaz seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Teteny is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.