PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buri Grimnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Diaz
vs
Grimnir

200 cm
24
285 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

196 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romo Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buri Grimnir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimnir tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimnir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimnir misses the shot to the body.

Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz prevents Grimnir from improving his position.
Grimnir trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grimnir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz prevents Grimnir from improving his position.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimnir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimnir has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimnir is trying to control but can't.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Grimnir is defending the position.
Diaz wants to advance to full mount but Grimnir doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimnir controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz passes Grimnir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Grimnir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Grimnir wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grimnir to regain full guard.

Grimnir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.

Grimnir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushing down on Grimnir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz trying to control the action but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz blocks the strikes from Grimnir.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grimnir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimnir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grimnir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Grimnir defending well.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz is thwarting Grimnir's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is taking a breather. Grimnir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grimnir is trying to control but can't.
Grimnir tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Grimnir trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Grimnir misses with a body punch

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grimnir!
Grimnir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grimnir is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grimnir controls the pace.
Grimnir trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grimnir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grimnir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz distracts Grimnir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grimnir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Grimnir trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimnir is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grimnir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grimnir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Grimnir has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz throwing shots but Grimnir is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimnir tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Diaz is nestled in close to Grimnir, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz wants to control but Grimnir is keeping him busy.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Grimnir's hands, connecting with Grimnir's forehead.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grimnir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimnir is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimnir avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Grimnir uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grimnir is on top in guard.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimnir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Grimnir passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Grimnir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grimnir keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.

Grimnir looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Grimnir is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grimnir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimnir is keeping the position for now.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir looking to control.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grimnir controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimnir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimnir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Grimnir lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to hold on but Grimnir postures up.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Grimnir.
Grimnir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?

It looks like Romo Diaz has been cut.
Grimnir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Grimnir preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimnir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grimnir postures up.
Grimnir slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz gets full guard.
Grimnir preventing the sweep.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Romo Diaz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Romo Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grimnir shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Grimnir won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Grimnir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Grimnir from controlling successfully.
Grimnir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grimnir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Grimnir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimnir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimnir advances position into side control!
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grimnir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grimnir is working away from the top position though.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grimnir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Romo Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grimnir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grimnir.
Grimnir is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Grimnir in close.
Grimnir looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimnir keeps moving.
Grimnir looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grimnir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Grimnir is defending the strikes.
Diaz throws a strike aimed at the side of Grimnir's head but Grimnir avoids it well.
Diaz landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Romo Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Romo Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grimnir but Grimnir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Grimnir.

Grimnir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Grimnir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grimnir trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimnir manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Grimnir pulls Diaz in to control the position.
Grimnir keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Grimnir.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz trying to control but Grimnir is working from the bottom.
Buri Grimnir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grimnir controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.

Grimnir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimnir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimnir working a defensive guard here.
Diaz trying to control but Grimnir is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Romo Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Grimnir swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Grimnir misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grimnir is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is pressing down on Grimnir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grimnir is holding on for now.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz prevents Grimnir from improving his position.
Grimnir manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romo Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Romo Diaz!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Romo Diaz!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Romo Diaz!

Romo Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
Romo Diaz is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Romo Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.