PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 329 p4p, 347 weight class) and Frank Diaz (ranked 55 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peterson
vs
Diaz

180 cm
35
180
25 - 13 - 1

188 cm
30
186
11 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
Peterson wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson scores with punches from side control.
Peterson looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Peterson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Peterson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz parries the strikes from Peterson easily there. Peterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diaz to escape.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Peterson is staying active.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Peterson working Diaz over with strikes.
Peterson is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peterson pulls his head out easily.
Peterson working Diaz over with strikes.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Diaz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peterson tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
Peterson is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Peterson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Peterson working Diaz over with strikes.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson connects with a jab.
Diaz cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.

Peterson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Peterson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Peterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an 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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz keeping hold of Peterson's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peterson with a couple of short strikes.

Diaz is rocked!
Peterson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Diaz! More shots from Peterson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Frank Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I came to hump. This man came to fight. Tonight was not a night for lovers. '.