PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hayden Allen (ranked 6368 p4p, 6761 weight class) and Ben Diaz (ranked 534 p4p, 558 weight class). Hayden Allen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Diaz

225 cm
25
160
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
160
7 - 3 - 0

Brawler
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ben Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.

Allen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Diaz cracks Allen with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Allen get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Allen looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Diaz misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Diaz cracks Allen with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Allen is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Allen is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Allen could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ben Diaz!