PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Diehl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Tombstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tombstone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Minutes Alone - Pantera. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tyrell Tombstone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Diehl
vs
Tombstone

187 cm
19
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Diehl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrell Tombstone!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tombstone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diehl as he avoids it easily.

Diehl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diehl passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tombstone!
Tombstone can't escape the position.
Tombstone tries to hold on but Diehl pushes him away.
Diehl punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tombstone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Diehl working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diehl trying to control but Tombstone is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombstone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Diehl seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tombstone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tombstone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diehl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diehl is breathing heavily.
Tombstone trying to control the position.
Tombstone keeping moving, preventing Diehl from controlling successfully.

Tombstone has his foot on Diehl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diehl works his way back into a safe position though.
Diehl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diehl postures up.
Diehl trying to control but Tombstone is working from the bottom.
Diehl looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diehl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tombstone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tombstone has his foot on Diehl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diehl works his way back into a safe position though.
Diehl sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tombstone trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diehl looking to sit in guard and control but Tombstone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tombstone wants to control from the top but Diehl keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehl is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Tombstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Tombstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tombstone wants to stand but Diehl has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diehl is trying to control the position but Tombstone postures up.
Tombstone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diehl is keeping the position for now.

Tombstone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tombstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Diehl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diehl keeping full guard, as Tombstone tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tombstone stopping the sweep attempt from Diehl.
Diehl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tombstone's guard.
Tombstone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diehl manages to get himself to full guard.
Diehl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diehl keeping moving, preventing Tombstone from controlling successfully.
Tombstone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diehl looking to control but Tombstone passes into half guard.
Diehl won't allow Tombstone to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Diehl dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diehl misses with the combination.
Diehl gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tombstone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tombstone.

Tombstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Diehl looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tombstone passes into side control.
Diehl tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diehl doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Tombstone landing punches.
Tombstone working Diehl over with strikes here.
Tombstone is breathing heavily.
Diehl in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Tombstone jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Diehl is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Diehl and Tombstone has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Diehl sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombstone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diehl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diehl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tombstone's guard.
Tombstone looking for a sweep. Not yet Tombstone, not yet.

Tombstone has his feet on Diehl's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tombstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tombstone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Diehl counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tombstone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tombstone gets back to half guard.

Tombstone actively working from the bottom here.
Diehl passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehl postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tombstone looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Diehl looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diehl dominating with strikes here.
Diehl unloading with bombs!
Diehl looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diehl can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tombstone is looking to escape.
Diehl takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tombstone is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diehl is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Diehl!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronnie Diehl!
Ronnie Diehl retains his middleweight title!