PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Weaver
vs
Dias

206 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Hans Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Dias!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weaver 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.
Dias has a closed guard, preventing Weaver from standing up.
Dias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weaver is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weaver wants to stand but Dias has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Weaver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Dias drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver is trying to buck Dias off.
Weaver is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Dias politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dias prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dias is chipping away with strikes.
Dias lands an elbow.
Dias moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Dias has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dias is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weaver knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dias is chipping away with strikes.
Dias tries to advance to mount but can't.
Weaver taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dias moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Weaver is trying to get back to half guard.
Dias taking a breather here.
Weaver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weaver tries to escape but Dias is in control.
Dias working away.

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

Dias has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Weaver is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dias yanks on the arm and Weaver is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dias.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Dias!