PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 380 p4p, 869 weight class) and Joe Diddy (ranked 54 p4p, 122 weight class). Ayari comes to the cage accompanied by Samira Said - Yallah Rouh. Diddy has chosen lvl99ROIDMAGE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ayari
vs
Diddy

185 cm
28
170
15 - 6 - 0

170 cm
21
174
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Diddy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayari throws a series of strikes that have Diddy backpedaling.
No luck for Diddy with that takedown attempt.

Ayari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ayari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diddy is working Ayari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ayari wants to hit a sweep here but Diddy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ayari there!
Diddy wants to take Ayari's back here but Ayari is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Diddy tries to control but Ayari wriggling away.
Diddy mounts Ayari! Really nice guard pass there!
Ayari tries to hold on but Diddy pushes him away.
Diddy breaks from Ayari's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ayari's face.
Ayari is desperately trying to improve his position but Diddy has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diddy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diddy with good strikes from the mount here!
Diddy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayari is trying desperately to improve position.
Diddy wants to control the pace but Ayari is squirming around nicely.
Ayari working to try and regain half guard.
Diddy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Ayari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diddy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diddy wants to take Ayari's back but he can't do it this time.
You get the feeling that Ayari really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Diddy working Ayari over with strikes here.
Diddy landing punches.
Diddy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ayari is looking to improve his position but Diddy isn't that keen on the idea.

Diddy looking for a guillotine from mount but Ayari is having none of it.
Diddy punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Diddy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ayari is looking to escape.
Ayari is looking to improve his position but Diddy isn't that keen on the idea.
Diddy looking to control but Ayari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diddy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Diddy prevents Ayari from getting the reversal.
Ayari bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diddy keeping full guard, as Ayari tries to pass.
Ayari postures up in Diddy's guard and throws a big left but Diddy blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ayari slips nicely into half guard.

Ayari is trying to work for a kimura but Diddy is defending well.
Diddy is looking to improve his position.
Diddy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diddy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ayari manages to get himself to full guard.

Ayari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diddy passes into half guard.
Diddy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diddy wants to free his trapped foot but Ayari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Diddy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ayari lands a two punch combo.
Ayari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ayari swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diddy.
Diddy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diddy looking to control but Ayari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diddy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diddy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ayari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ayari tries to reverse the position but Diddy maintains control.
Ayari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diddy prevents Ayari from getting the reversal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Diddy landing shots from mount.
Ayari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ayari is squirming around, avoiding Diddy's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diddy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Diddy has hold of Ayari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ayari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ayari can't escape the position.
Diddy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diddy is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ayari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Diddy has taken his back.
Diddy is trying to stick to Ayari's back but Ayari is turning into Diddy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Diddy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ayari.
Diddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Diddy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ayari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diddy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diddy's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddy breaks Ayari's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diddy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ayari's guard.
Diddy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Diddy moves to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari tries to break free.
What can Ayari do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Diddy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ayari defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ayari is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Diddy loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ayari hold on?
Ayari can't escape the position.

Diddy is working for a rear naked choke. Ayari is not defending it well and Diddy has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ayari refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ayari's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Diddy!
An out of breath Joe Diddy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mounir Ayari spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.