PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Diaz (ranked 4533 p4p, 4476 weight class) and Grzegorz Dzwon (ranked 540 p4p, 537 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Dzwon

184 cm
18
184
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
191
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Dzwon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Dzwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dzwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dzwon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Dzwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dzwon to the mat! Dzwon manages to get full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Dzwon is working from the bottom.
Dzwon striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Dzwon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzwon is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz prevents Dzwon from getting back to his feet.
Dzwon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzwon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dzwon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Dzwon postures up.

Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dzwon frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Dzwon is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Newton Diaz!