PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Newton Diaz (ranked 4200 p4p, 24571 weight class) and Cranjis Mcbasketball (ranked 492 p4p, 714 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Mcbasketball

184 cm
19
184
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
178
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

KOMBAT KLOTHING
MKFC

EFC Threads

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cranjis Mcbasketball!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mcbasketball.
Diaz looks to move to half guard but instead Mcbasketball has passed into mount! Damn!
Mcbasketball prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Mcbasketball is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Mcbasketball has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mcbasketball avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.

Mcbasketball looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcbasketball has a good base and remains in mount.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
My spies in EFC Gym inform me that Mcbasketball has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mcbasketball connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Mcbasketball missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mcbasketball is working for a submission of some sort.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to control Mcbasketball's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Mcbasketball has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcbasketball winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mcbasketball frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Mcbasketball looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Mcbasketball gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcbasketball scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mcbasketball is working for a guillotine from mount but Diaz frees his head quite easily.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz wants to hold on but Mcbasketball pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Mcbasketball isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz wants to control but Mcbasketball is having none of it.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Mcbasketball has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Mcbasketball is having none of it.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Mcbasketball smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mcbasketball scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz wants to control but Mcbasketball is having none of it.
Mcbasketball unloading with bombs!

Mcbasketball is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Mcbasketball's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcbasketball with a hook.

Mcbasketball gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcbasketball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mcbasketball working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcbasketball can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mcbasketball is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz is pressing down on Mcbasketball's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcbasketball is holding on for now.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcbasketball defends it well.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Mcbasketball is defending well.

Mcbasketball looking for submissions off his back.

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.

Mcbasketball looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcbasketball is trying to control but can't.

Mcbasketball looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcbasketball keeps working.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcbasketball wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbasketball is not content to let Diaz control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcbasketball knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Mcbasketball is having none of it.
Diaz is stalling here. Mcbasketball is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diaz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mcbasketball has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mcbasketball trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.

Mcbasketball tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mcbasketball has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is trying to improve his position.

Mcbasketball tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Cranjis Mcbasketball has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mcbasketball working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz wants to control but Mcbasketball postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cranjis Mcbasketball will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcbasketball enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcbasketball manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mcbasketball has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz trying to control but Mcbasketball is working from the bottom.

Mcbasketball looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcbasketball keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Mcbasketball looking to control.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Mcbasketball keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcbasketball working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.

Mcbasketball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcbasketball is keeping the position for now.
Diaz trying to control but Mcbasketball is working from the bottom.
Diaz cracks Mcbasketball with a solid left hand.
Diaz trying to control but Mcbasketball is working from the bottom.

Mcbasketball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz pushing down on Mcbasketball's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mcbasketball is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Newton Diaz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Newton Diaz made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.