PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Diaz
vs
Garrison

177 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Garrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garrison is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Garrison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garrison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garrison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz regains half guard.

Garrison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Garrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Garrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Garrison looks winded!
Garrison is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Garrison seems to be looking for submissions.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.

That's two 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.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Garrison from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Garrison postures up.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping him busy.

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

Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garrison sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping him busy.

Garrison looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is keen to just control but Garrison is a slippery customer.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Garrison defends the submission attempt.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garrison.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Garrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrison controlling Diaz's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulie Garrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrison.
Diaz moves out of range as Garrison strikes.
Garrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garrison.
Garrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Garrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Garrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrison is breathing heavily.

Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Garrison frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Garrison is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Noel Diaz!