PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi Jr (ranked 5516 p4p, 4689 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 507 p4p, 468 weight class). Michael Garibaldi Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garibaldi Jr
vs
Dienekes

180 cm
18
185
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi Jr is looking to clinch but Dienekes is avoiding it.
Garibaldi Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garibaldi Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Dienekes circles away.
Dienekes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garibaldi Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garibaldi Jr misses with a leg kick

and Dienekes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dienekes postures up in Garibaldi Jr's guard and throws a big left but Garibaldi Jr blocks it.
Dienekes connects with a couple of short punches.
Dienekes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes landing some decent shots from guard.
Dienekes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dienekes throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dienekes trying to control but Garibaldi Jr is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garibaldi Jr is trying to control the position but Dienekes postures up.
Dienekes cracks Garibaldi Jr with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garibaldi Jr keeping moving, preventing Dienekes from controlling successfully.
Garibaldi Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dienekes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dienekes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dienekes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dienekes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dienekes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dienekes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dienekes throws a strike but Garibaldi Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dienekes slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garibaldi Jr is breathing heavily.
Dienekes controlling the pace.
Dienekes thows a huge punch but Garibaldi Jr dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Dienekes seems content to control.
Dienekes looks to land a strike but Garibaldi Jr avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garibaldi Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Dienekes is in close to Garibaldi Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dienekes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dienekes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dienekes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garibaldi Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dienekes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dienekes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garibaldi Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dienekes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dienekes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dienekes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garibaldi Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dienekes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dienekes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dienekes stays in close to Garibaldi Jr's body and controls the position.
Dienekes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dienekes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dienekes is looking to work some ground and pound but Garibaldi Jr has wrist control.
Dienekes wants to control from the top but Garibaldi Jr keeps moving.
Dienekes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dienekes working some strikes from top position.
Dienekes won't allow Garibaldi Jr to sweep him here.
Dienekes throwing strikes but missing.
Dienekes trying to control but Garibaldi Jr is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Doric Dienekes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from Garibaldi Jr.
Garibaldi Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dienekes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dienekes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garibaldi Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dienekes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dienekes feints the counter takedown.
Garibaldi Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dienekes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dienekes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dienekes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dienekes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dienekes throws a strike but Garibaldi Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dienekes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dienekes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garibaldi Jr's guard.

Dienekes pushing down on Garibaldi Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Doric Dienekes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dienekes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garibaldi Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dienekes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garibaldi Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dienekes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dienekes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garibaldi Jr taking some punishment here, with Dienekes in his half guard.
Dienekes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garibaldi Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dienekes.
Dienekes thows a huge punch but Garibaldi Jr dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dienekes lands with a punch from half guard.
Dienekes throwing shots but Garibaldi Jr is blocking nicely.
Dienekes winds up and cracks Garibaldi Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dienekes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garibaldi Jr defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dienekes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dienekes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garibaldi Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Garibaldi Jr is rocked!
Dienekes lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Garibaldi Jr quite badly. Garibaldi Jr pulls Dienekes in close trying to recover. Dienekes postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Garibaldi Jr on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Garibaldi Jr doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doric Dienekes!