PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sten Persson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Diaz
vs
Persson

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, dylan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sten Persson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Persson works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.

Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Persson to the mat! Persson manages to get full guard.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Persson has wrist control.

Persson has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz won't allow Persson to sweep him here.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Persson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Persson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Persson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Persson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Persson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Persson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.

Persson has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz wants to stand but Persson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Persson is keeping the position.
Diaz tries to stand but Persson is controlling from the bottom.
Persson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Persson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Persson looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Persson tries to clinch

and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Persson didn't expect that.
Persson looking to control.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Persson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Persson.
Persson wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Persson has wrist control.

That's four 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 trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Persson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Diaz trying to strike off his back.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Persson on the ground.
Persson trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Persson is one step ahead there.
Persson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dylan Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Persson tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.

Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Persson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Persson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Persson wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz wants to control but Persson is keeping busy.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Persson has control of the leg.
Persson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Persson wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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. Persson connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Persson thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Persson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz is not content to let Persson control the position.
Persson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Persson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Persson prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Persson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Persson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

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.
Persson avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Persson controlling the pace for now.
Persson looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Persson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Diaz is now in Persson's guard. A big mistake from Persson there, giving up the dominant position!
Persson wants to control but Diaz passes easily into half guard.
Persson is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Persson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Persson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Persson wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Persson is looking to escape.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Persson keeps working.
Persson trying to control but Diaz postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Persson moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Persson lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Persson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Persson is keeping the position for now.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Persson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Persson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dylan Diaz dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Diaz tries to clinch but Persson moves out of range.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Persson tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sten Persson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Persson tries to clinch up.
Persson connects with a jab.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Persson shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but Persson shrugs it off.

Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Persson sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz trying to control the action but Persson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is thwarting Persson's attempts to control the position.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Persson is defending well.
Persson is looking to improve his position.
Persson trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Persson wants to get back to full guard.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Persson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz working away.
Persson is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Persson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Persson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.

Persson pushes Diaz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Persson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz has managed to clinch.

Persson wants the takedown. Diaz is fighting it off but Persson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diaz's guard against the cage.
Persson throwing strikes but missing.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Persson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Persson throws a big right hand that misses.
Persson passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Persson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Sten Persson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Persson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Persson wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.

Persson is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz trying to hold on to Persson's head to control him but Persson postures up.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Persson is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
dylan Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dylan Diaz!