PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Grebisz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane Grebisz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shaq Diesel's chin.

Diesel
vs
Grebisz

190 cm
22
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaq Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dane Grebisz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diesel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grebisz!
Grebisz is looking to get to half guard.

Grebisz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diesel.
Diesel controlling the position easily from mount.
Diesel tries to control but Grebisz wriggling away.
Diesel prevents Grebisz from getting the reversal.
Grebisz tries to hold on but Diesel pushes him away.
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.
Diesel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diesel punching from mount but Grebisz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diesel prevents Grebisz from getting the reversal.
Diesel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grebisz hang on?
Diesel controlling from mount.
Grebisz working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grebisz can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grebisz taking shots to the head.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Diesel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grebisz hang on?
Diesel controlling the pace for now.
Diesel working the ground and pound effectively.
Grebisz is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grebisz is trying to stand.
Diesel could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diesel trying to control but Grebisz is having none of it.
Diesel landing punches.

Diesel working for a guillotine from mount but Grebisz is in no mood to give up.
Grebisz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grebisz is refusing to be controlled, as Diesel sits in half guard.
Diesel controlling the pace.

Diesel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diesel is tying to control. Grebisz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grebisz wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diesel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Diesel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diesel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grebisz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diesel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grebisz tries to kick Diesel off in order to stand up. Diesel Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Diesel just content to control the position.
Grebisz can't do much from the bottom here.

Diesel decides to stand back up. Diesel steps back and let's Grebisz get back to his feet.

Diesel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diesel lands in his opponent's guard.
Grebisz looking to control but Diesel passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel content to control rather than advance.
Diesel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Grebisz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Diesel stands up out of the half guard.
Grebisz is breathing heavily.
Diesel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diesel.
Diesel controlling the position.
Grebisz struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diesel decides to stand back up.

Diesel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grebisz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diesel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diesel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diesel controlling from the full mount.
Grebisz is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grebisz taking shots to the head.
Grebisz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Diesel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Grebisz knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Grebisz for a finish.
Diesel 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.
Grebisz is keeping busy.
Grebisz trying to control the hands but Diesel won't let him.
Diesel really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Grebisz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diesel has the hooks in. Grebisz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Diesel controls the position.
Diesel lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Grebisz.

Diesel is persistently looking for the submission but Grebisz is defending it well.
Diesel wants to control but Grebisz is keeping busy.
Diesel is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Diesel scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Grebisz is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Diesel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diesel clinches.

Diesel drags the fight down to the ground.
Diesel looking to control.

Diesel pushes Grebisz off and gets back to his feet.

Grebisz tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diesel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grebisz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grebisz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diesel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diesel stops a takedown attempt from Grebisz.
Diesel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grebisz backwards.

Diesel pulls Grebisz into guard.
Grebisz wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grebisz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Grebisz looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diesel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grebisz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diesel is looking to work some ground and pound but Grebisz has wrist control.
Grebisz wants to hit a switch here but Diesel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grebisz there!

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.
Diesel controlling from mount.
Diesel dominating with strikes here.
Diesel controlling from mount.
Diesel takes Grebisz's back.

Diesel working for a choke but Grebisz is defending well.
Grebisz is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grebisz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Diesel wants to control but Grebisz is keeping busy.

Diesel is persistently looking for the submission but Grebisz is defending it well.
Diesel wants to control but Grebisz is keeping busy.
Grebisz is trying to break free.
Shaq Diesel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Grebisz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Diesel gets his way!
Diesel controlling well, preventing Grebisz from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diesel lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diesel controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shaq Diesel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Grebisz misses with a takedown

and Diesel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grebisz's guard now.
Shaq Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Grebisz.
Diesel passes Grebisz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diesel is thwarting Grebisz's attempts to control the position.
Diesel is tying to control. Grebisz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaq Diesel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diesel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaq Diesel!