PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morre Diabo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duck has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diabo
vs
Duck

210 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morre Diabo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Long Duck!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabo moves in looking to clinch but Duck pushes him off.
Diabo misses with a low kick.

Duck pushes Diabo up against the cage in a clinch.

Duck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duck looks gassed!

Duck pushes Diabo up against the cage in a clinch.
Diabo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diabo backwards.
Diabo can't break the clinch.

Duck manages to break the clinch.
Diabo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duck is fending him off so far but Diabo persists. Nope, Duck circles away and we're back to standing.
Diabo wants to clinch but Duck slips to the side

and Duck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diabo misses with a knee strike.
Duck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diabo smiles and moves away.
Diabo tries to clinch but Duck moves away

and Duck moves into the clinch.
Diabo stalling in the clinch but Duck improves position.

Duck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diabo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Duck counters by clinching up.
Duck prevents the takedown attempt.
Duck looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabo tries to score a body lock takedown but Duck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morre Diabo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diabo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duck smiles and moves away.
Diabo wants to clinch

and Duck moves into the clinch.

Duck breaks from the clinch.
Diabo tries a head kick but it misses.
Diabo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duck counters with a two punch combo.
Diabo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duck as he avoids it easily.
Diabo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duck as he avoids it easily.
Duck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diabo looks to clinch
and Duck counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duck throws a one two combo.
Diabo shoots in for a takedown but Duck shows good takedown defense.
Diabo just misses with a punch to the body.
Diabo fails to land the takedown.
Diabo shoots and misses

and Duck counters with a single leg into guard. Diabo didn't expect that.
Diabo looking to control.

Duck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diabo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duck has managed to get both his arms back between Diabo's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck postures up in Diabo's guard and throws a big left but Diabo blocks it.
Duck thows a big elbow that misses.
Diabo working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diabo pulls Duck in close to prevent any damage.

Duck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diabo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Diabo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Duck throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Diabo's body to avoid the submission. Diabo has instead reached around Duck's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Diabo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Morre Diabo!