PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Diaz (ranked 20452 p4p, 24261 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 573 p4p, 554 weight class). Papa John has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Diaz
vs
John

165 cm
32
140
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
31
140
14 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz motions for John to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz avoids the head kick by John.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diaz. That one must have hurt.
John staying out of range there.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John staying out of range there.
John slips under a jab.
John misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
John moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Juan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

John instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz has John pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Diaz misses with some punches.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John trying to land knees to the body.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as John tries to tie him up.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves away from the strike by John.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping John under the eye.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from John lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Diaz motions for John to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John scores with a nice body kick.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow John down.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz keeps John at a distance using the push kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Papa John will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
Diaz throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
John wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
John misses with a looping left.
John thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John avoids the body shot from Diaz.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Diaz sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Diaz wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
John with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John with a nice calf kick.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
John connects with a leg kick.
John defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
John throws a body kick that misses.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Diaz misses.
John throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John slips a jab from Diaz.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juan Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
John with the inside leg kick.
John misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
John misses with a body kick.
Diaz thumps John with a low kick.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick lands for Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
John staying out of range there.
A big left from Diaz misses.
John throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Nice shot by Diaz.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
John has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John checks it.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John blocks a jab.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John misses with a wild combination.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped John's head back.
Diaz thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz lands a jab to John's midsection.
That kick from John tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz pushes John away with a front kick.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by John.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

John has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz blocks a body shot from John.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
A knee to the head by John.
John digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Diaz cracks John with a nice body shot.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John lands a nice elbow.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John misses with a knee to the head.
John letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
John shapes to counter with a head kick.
John checks the leg kick.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John connects with a single shot there.
John throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Juan Diaz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from John.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz is looking to chop away at John's legs.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
John blocks a leg kick.
John checks a leg kick.
John tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John avoids the head kick by Diaz.
A big left from Diaz misses.
John throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and John counters with a left to the body.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and John counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
John throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
John wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
John throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
John takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Diaz.
John looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from John - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says John. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from John.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz blocks a head kick by John.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
John thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
John with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from John.
John scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
John misses with a combination
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Papa John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John feints a counter leg kick.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
John throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
John scores with a push kick.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
John misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by John.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by John.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for John.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And John responds with a good body kick, but Diaz manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John checks a leg kick.
John throws a counter combo.

John gets a clinch.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a low kick but John avoids it.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from John lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
John misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papa John.
I think John has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa John!