PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neal Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grace
vs
Diaz

169 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Country Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
Country Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Grace coming out on top.
Grace scores with a head kick.
Grace lands the left hand.
Grace scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.

Grace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Grace working away.
Grace cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Grace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grace tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Grace keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz is not content to let Grace control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grace looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.

Grace is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Diaz is trying to escape and Grace transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Diaz is forced to tap! Nice work there by Grace! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Country Grace!