PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
178 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Buonarroti Simoni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Buonarroti Simoni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Buonarroti Simoni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz has hold of Buonarroti Simoni's hands but Buonarroti Simoni slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buonarroti Simoni prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Buonarroti Simoni.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buonarroti Simoni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Buonarroti Simoni eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Buonarroti Simoni seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Buonarroti Simoni throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buonarroti Simoni is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buonarroti Simoni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni working Diaz over with strikes.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Buonarroti Simoni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Buonarroti Simoni eventually gives up the hold.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Buonarroti Simoni is controlling him
Buonarroti Simoni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Buonarroti Simoni controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a left to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni lands an overhand right.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buonarroti Simoni.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a leg kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Buonarroti Simoni gets a takedown into half guard.
Buonarroti Simoni slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buonarroti Simoni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buonarroti Simoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni maintains the clinch.

Buonarroti Simoni jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buonarroti Simoni on the ground.
Buonarroti Simoni with good strikes from the mount here!
Buonarroti Simoni wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.

Buonarroti Simoni has isolated one of Diaz's arms. Diaz looking to fight him off but Buonarroti Simoni twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!