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TWGC 24 (205lbs, D1): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 12828 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 15864 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Freddy Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Diaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (0) Diaz
Lee trying to control the pace.
Diaz trying to control but Lee postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Lee wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (2) Diaz
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (4) vs (2) Diaz
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee postures up.
Our spies down at at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches inform us that Diaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Lee is really struggling to control Diaz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Diaz controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lee stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lee! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (7) vs (2) Diaz
Lee tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Diaz is trying to control but Lee passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (10) vs (2) Diaz
Diaz tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Diaz is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Lee (12) vs (2) Diaz
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (12) vs (4) Diaz
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lee is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz looking to improve position, pressing down on Lee's thigh with his hand. Lee seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Diaz paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Diaz's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Lee picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Freddy Lee!
Mike Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent for his win and a good grappling contest.'. |
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