PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayn Diesel (ranked 1131 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Dick Army Jr (ranked 174 p4p, 169 weight class). Diesel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outerspass - Der Pump. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diesel
vs
Army Jr

189 cm
27
195
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
28
196
16 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hayn Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Army Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diesel is looking for a takedown.
Army Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Diesel is trying to pull guard but Army Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel tries to pull guard but Army Jr won't allow it.
We've been hearing reports that Diesel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayn Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Army Jr lands a knee to the body.
Diesel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Army Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.

Army Jr forces Diesel back against the cage and clinches.
Army Jr lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Hayn Diesel has been cut.
Army Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.

Army Jr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Diesel is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Army Jr to the mat. Army Jr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel trying to control but Army Jr is working from the bottom.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Army Jr is keeping the position for now.
Army Jr keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Diesel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Army Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr trying to control the position.
Diesel works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Diesel is working for a submission of some sort.

Army Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Diesel.
Army Jr gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Army Jr keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass.
Diesel prevents Army Jr from getting back to his feet.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Army Jr keeps moving.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Army Jr is keeping the position for now.
Army Jr keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diesel is really struggling to control Army Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr tries to bum rush Diesel with a series of wild strikes but Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Army Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Diesel is working for takedown but Army Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diesel is working for takedown but Army Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Army Jr lands an elbow inside that Diesel shrugs off.
Diesel is trying to drag Army Jr to the mat but Army Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diesel tries to pull guard but Army Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Diesel drops back down to his feet.
Army Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diesel is trying to pull guard but Army Jr has him pressed against the cage.

Diesel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Army Jr uses from the top position.
Diesel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Army Jr wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
Army Jr trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr postures up.
Army Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diesel wants to sweep here but Army Jr controlling him for the moment.
Diesel is trying to keep Army Jr in close.
Army Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Army Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diesel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Army Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Diesel's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Army Jr is looking to stand up but Diesel won't let him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Army Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayn Diesel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diesel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Army Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Army Jr has closed the distance and engaged Diesel in a clinch.
Diesel is looking for a takedown.
Army Jr is stalling here.
Army Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Army Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Army Jr misses with a knee to the head.

Diesel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diesel is trying to hold Army Jr in close to prevent damage but Army Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Diesel tries to roll over but Army Jr keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army Jr not doing much here.
Diesel tries to get to full guard but Army Jr has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Army Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Army Jr's back!
Hayn Diesel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Diesel working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Army Jr is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Diesel has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Army Jr taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hayn Diesel!
During a confident post fight interview, Hayn Diesel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Dick Army Jr had this to say: 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.