PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Strzelba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by La La La. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Strzelba

195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcin Strzelba!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Strzelba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strzelba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Strzelba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!

Strzelba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strzelba passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Strzelba slows the pace down in half guard.
Diaz strikes from the bottom but Strzelba passes into mount!
Strzelba blocks Diaz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Diaz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Strzelba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Strzelba working for a choke but Diaz is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Strzelba is riding his opponent, not letting Diaz buck him off.
Diaz trying to control the position but Strzelba manages to sink in the hooks.
Strzelba keeps control of the position easily here as Diaz tries to buck him off.
Diaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Strzelba gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Strzelba is persistently looking for the submission but Diaz is defending it well.
Diaz is trying to stand back up.
Strzelba really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Diaz.
Diaz trying to control the action but Strzelba just sinks the hooks in.
Diaz wants to escape the position.
Diaz trying to control but not successfully.
Diaz can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Strzelba controlling well, preventing Diaz from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz trying to control but not successfully.
Strzelba doesn't have the hooks in and Diaz manages to turn into his guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Strzelba keeps moving.
Diaz won't allow Strzelba to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to control but Strzelba is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Strzelba won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz trying to control but Strzelba is working from the bottom.
Strzelba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Strzelba throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strzelba back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Strzelba dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strzelba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Strzelba moves out of range.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strzelba dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Strzelba backpedaling.
Dick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Strzelba counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strzelba is aware though and is defending well.
Strzelba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marcin Strzelba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Strzelba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strzelba slows the pace down in half guard.
Diaz trying to control here.
Strzelba wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strzelba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Strzelba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Strzelba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strzelba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Strzelba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz working a defensive guard but Strzelba manages to pass into side control anyway.

Strzelba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.

Strzelba decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
A right-left combo lands from Diaz.
Strzelba tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.

Strzelba rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strzelba has Diaz pushed against the cage.

Strzelba has Diaz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Strzelba pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Diaz tumbling to the mat - Strzelba dives into Diaz's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Strzelba drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Strzelba seems to have locked his on tight now - Diaz screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Strzelba, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marcin Strzelba!
Dick Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'This is...this..you know...bullshit...you know'.