PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Agnus Dei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dei's entrance music is Dies Irae. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Dei
vs
Diaz

185 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Agnus Dei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dei avoids the body shot from Diaz.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Dei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dei throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dei throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Dei lands with a cross.
Dei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Dei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Dei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Dei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dei throws a head kick that misses.
Agnus Dei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dei lands a nice shot to the body.
Dei tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz misses with the body kick
and Dei counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Dei does no damage.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Dei moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick from Dei.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dei.
A good leg kick by Dei.
Agnus Dei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dei.
Dei misses with a double jab.
Dei lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dei misses the shot to the body.
Dei is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Dei.
Dei throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Dei.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Dei.
Dei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dei is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dei is retaining full guard.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Dei is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dei can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz works his way into side control.
Diaz controlling the position.
Dei managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Diaz throws an elbow but Dei slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dei is trying to work for a sweep but Diaz has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Dei bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz landing punches.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Diaz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Dei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Diaz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Agnus Dei will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dei misses with a hook to the body

and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dei's guard now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dei wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Dei has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dei is keeping the position for now.
Diaz trying to control but Dei is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dei wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz passes Dei's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dei preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz moves into full mount! Dei won't be happy about that!
Diaz scoring with strikes but Dei is staying in there.
Diaz looking to control but Dei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Dei is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dei is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Diaz has control of Dei's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dei regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Diaz quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Diaz but it's paid off an Dei is forced to tap! Nice work by Diaz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Diaz!