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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Pablos's chin.
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198 lbs
14 - 26 - 0 |
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180 cm
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178 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
14 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz works over Pablos's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pablos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Pablos persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Pablos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Pablos trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pablos trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pablos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pablos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Pablos ends up having to push Diaz into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diaz dives in and grabs Pablos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pablos pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Pablos is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Pablos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablos dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Pablos looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos working a defensive guard here.
Diaz trying to control but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Pablos is looking to sweep but instead, Diaz has passed into half guard.
Diaz prevents Pablos from improving his position.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pablos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz is keen to just control but Pablos is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos is trying to control but can't.
Pablos wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pablos moves into full guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Pablos keeps moving.
Pablos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pablos controlling Diaz's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pablos keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Pablos.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pablos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Pablos ends up having to push Diaz into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablos looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pablos or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Pablos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pablos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Pablos, which made it look bad.
Pablos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pablos circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pablos shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pablos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Pablos ends up having to push Diaz into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pablos doesn't seem bothered though.
Pablos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz jumps guard but Pablos turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pablos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pablos trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pablos passes into half guard.
Pablos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Diaz defend it? Pablos steps over the head and cranks it - Diaz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pablos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pablo Pablos!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Pablos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Diego Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'Eu amo este esporte e eu nunca vou parar até que eu estou morto, então eu estarei de volta novamente. (I love this sport & I will never stop until I'm dead so I will be back again)'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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