PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Svetnela's choice of entrance music: Slayer - Angel of Death . Igor Svetnela is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Diaz
vs
Svetnela

181 cm
30
193 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

187 cm
41
198 lbs
38 - 16 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz tries to move into range but Svetnela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Svetnela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Svetnela ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Svetnela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand

and Svetnela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svetnela.
Svetnela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Svetnela.
Svetnela keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Svetnela.
Stalling in the clinch from Svetnela.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela has Diaz pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Svetnela misses with a knee to the head.
Svetnela takes a shot to the head.
Svetnela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela lands with a short shot to the head.
Svetnela told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Svetnela lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Svetnela.

It looks like Matt Diaz has been cut.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Svetnela trying to control the position but instead, Diaz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Svetnela into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svetnela.
Svetnela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svetnela is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Svetnela down to the mat. Svetnela avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a hook

and Svetnela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Svetnela lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz is working for takedown but Svetnela is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svetnela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Svetnela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svetnela working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Svetnela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz misses with an uppercut

and Svetnela counters by clinching up.
Svetnela trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svetnela tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela misses with a knee to the head.
Svetnela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svetnela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Svetnela digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svetnela obliges.
Svetnela pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Svetnela scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Svetnela is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Svetnela working Diaz over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Nice shot by Svetnela.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Svetnela moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Diaz misses

and Svetnela moves into the clinch.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Svetnela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Svetnela.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz avoiding damage as Svetnela throws knees to the body.
Igor Svetnela seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Svetnela keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Svetnela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svetnela lands a body punch.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svetnela takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Svetnela.
Svetnela looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svetnela obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela landing knees to the body.
Svetnela leaning against his opponent.
Svetnela connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Svetnela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela lands a body punch.
Svetnela lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela misses with a knee to the head.
Svetnela putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svetnela is struggling to control the position.
Svetnela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svetnela lands a shot to the body.
Svetnela is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Svetnela landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Svetnela with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Svetnela.

Diaz is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands with a left to the head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svetnela.
Diaz is pressed against the cage. Svetnela pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Diaz! Two more big strikes from Svetnela and Diaz crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Igor Svetnela!
Igor Svetnela took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm too old for this shit.'.