PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaq Diesel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bertrand Russel's chin.

Diesel
vs
Russel

190 cm
24
273 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaq Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bertrand Russel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diesel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Russel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diesel throwing shots but Russel is blocking nicely.
Diesel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel thows a huge punch but Russel dodges it nicely.
Russel wants to get back to his feet.
Diesel slips a nice elbow through Russel's hands, connecting with Russel's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is trying to control but can't.
Diesel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Russel is looking to get back to is feet but Diesel passes into side control.
Russel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Russel is looking for a sweep.
Russel taking a bit of punishment here - Diesel scoring with strikes.
Diesel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Diesel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Russel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diesel cracks Russel with a big right hand but Russel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to ground and pound but Russel uses the momentary lack of control by Diesel to regain half guard.
Diesel with the ground and pound but Russel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diesel throws a strike but Russel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diesel striking from his own guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to strike off his back.
Russel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Diesel has a closed guard, preventing Russel from standing up.
Diesel throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diesel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diesel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diesel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russel's guard.
Russel controls Diesel momentarily but Diesel frees himself.
Diesel won't allow Russel to get back to his feet.

Russel pushes Diesel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Diesel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Russel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diesel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Diesel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Russel is looking to regain half guard here but Diesel keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Diesel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diesel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Russel sprawls well initially but Diesel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diesel prevents Russel from standing back up.
Russel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Russel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diesel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russel defending well though.
Diesel passes to full mount!
Russel tries to reverse the position but Diesel maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diesel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Diesel with a couple of short strikes.
Russel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diesel landing strikes from the mount and Russel is in trouble!
Diesel working the ground and pound effectively.
Diesel punching from mount but Russel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diesel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Russel hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel with shots to the head and body - Russel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Russel tries to reverse the position but Diesel maintains control.
Diesel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diesel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diesel dominating with strikes here.
Diesel landing strikes from the mount.
Russel is bucking up trying to escape but Diesel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel tries to reverse the position but Diesel maintains control.
Russel is breathing heavily.
Diesel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diesel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diesel raining down shots from the mount!
Diesel unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Russel hang on?
Diesel raining down shots from the mount!
Shaq Diesel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diesel thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diesel throwing strikes here but Russel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diesel working the ground and pound effectively.
Diesel working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diesel won't let Russel get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Diesel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diesel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diesel shoots in but no luck this time.
Russel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaq Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russel digs a good hook to Diesel's body.
Diesel closes the distance and clinches up with Russel, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes Russel against the cage but Russel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaq Diesel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russel lands with a straight right. Diesel didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diesel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diesel shoots for a double leg takedown but Russel sprawls well. He's pushed Diesel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Russel tries to clinch up but Diesel circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Russel throws a good cross that connects.
Diesel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Russel misses with a wild combination.
Diesel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russel.
Russel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diesel shoots in looking for a takedown. Russel tries to sprawl out of it but Diesel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Russel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Russel tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diesel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab-cross combination lands for Russel and sends Diesel crashing to the mat! Russel follows him down to the mat - Diesel regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Russel tries to stand and escape but Diesel is controlling the position.
Diesel is looking for a sweep. Russel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russel tries to stand and escape but Diesel is controlling the position.
Diesel missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, if Russel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diesel controls his leg.
Russel stalling.
Diesel tries to roll over but Russel keeps him under control.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Russel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Russel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diesel doesn't seem bothered though.
Diesel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Diesel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Russel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diesel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Russel manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diesel is thwarting Russel's attempts to control the position.
Bertrand Russel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaq Diesel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Russel actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertrand Russel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diesel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaq Diesel!