PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hellsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diao
vs
Hellsing

173 cm
24
173 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

180 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Hellsing!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hellsing shoots in and bounces Diao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hellsing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hellsing stops Diao from standing up.
Diao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diao tries to get out of the position.
Hellsing postures up in Diao's guard and throws a big left but Diao blocks it.
Hellsing lands a couple of elbows.
Hellsing throwing strikes from guard but Diao blocks nicely.
Diao wants to get back to his feet but Hellsing is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hellsing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellsing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsing throws a body punch but Diao moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Diao.
Diao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellsing.
Hellsing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diao sprawls well. Diao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hellsing gets slowly back to his feet.
Hellsing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diao circles away.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hellsing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diao. That's going to slow Hellsing down.
Hellsing on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Hellsing scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Diao explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hellsing checks a low kick from Diao.
Hellsing misses with a series of wild punches.
Diao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diao throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Diao as Hellsing shoots in.
Diao scores with a hook to the body. Hellsing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diao scores with a leg kick.
Hellsing misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diao tests Hellsing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Hellsing misses.
Diao lands the left hand.
Hellsing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diao counters with a nice leg kick.
Kai Diao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hellsing looks gassed!
Diao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hellsing dodges the punch combination from Diao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diao. Hellsing does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing fails to land the takedown.
Diao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hellsing's sensitive parts.
Diao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hellsing dives in and grabs Diao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diao pushes down on Hellsing's head and hops out.
Hellsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diao lunges at Hellsing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hellsing's hand.
Hellsing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diao cracks the inside of Hellsing's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diao, right into the meat.
Diao connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diao.
Good leg kick by Diao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diao stalks Hellsing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hellsing's face. Hellsing staggers backwards, shaken.
Diao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hellsing momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diao.
Diao jabs Hellsing right on the nose. Hellsing blinks but takes it well.
Hellsing stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diao.
Diao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diao. That's going to slow Hellsing down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diao.
Hellsing misses with a takedown attempt
and Diao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diao thumps Hellsing with a low kick.
Hellsing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diao. Diao obviously looking to wear him down.
Diao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hellsing tries to bum rush Diao with a series of wild strikes but Diao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellsing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Diao counter with a right hand.
Hellsing's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hellsing has his takedown stuffed
and Diao counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Diao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Diao is looking to slow Hellsing down with leg kicks.
Diao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hellsing's head.
Hellsing throws a right and a left that Diao avoids nicely.
Hellsing misses with a takedown
and Diao counters with an inside leg kick.
Hellsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hellsing misses with a double jab
and Diao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diao scores with a decent looking hook.
Frank Hellsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellsing throws a right hand that Diao ducks under and follows up with a left that Diao also avoids with ease.
Hellsing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diao counters with an inside leg kick.
Hellsing is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diao.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A good leg kick by Diao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diao.
Diao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hellsing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao works the jab nicely.
Diao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hellsing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellsing. That did some damage!
Diao fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank Hellsing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellsing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diao counters with a nice leg kick.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hellsing.
Diao with a jab.
Kai Diao is winning the standup battle so far.
Diao scores with the left hand. Hellsing knows he should have avoided that one.
Diao jabs Hellsing right on the nose. Hellsing blinks but takes it well.
Diao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hellsing's hands.
Hellsing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellsing. That did some damage!
Diao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hellsing.
Diao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellsing. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hellsing stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diao.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diao, right into the meat.
Diao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hellsing's sensitive parts.
Diao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Diao. No joy for Hellsing on that attempt.
Diao digs a good body shot into Hellsing's ribs.
Hellsing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hellsing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diao counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice cross by Diao.
Diao throws a leg kick which misses Hellsing's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellsing tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diao. That's going to slow Hellsing down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diao cracks the inside of Hellsing's front leg.
Diao misses with a double jab.
Hellsing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diao can pounce on him.
Hellsing throws a combination that misses
and Diao counters with a good low kick that Hellsing was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Diao - just one landing.
Hellsing has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diao.
Diao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hellsing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diao counters with a leg kick.
Diao feints and then cracks Hellsing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hellsing down.
Nice jab there from Diao.
Hellsing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diao can pounce on him.
Diao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diao lands a really nice looking cross but Hellsing seems unphased.
Diao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diao cracks the inside of Hellsing's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diao feints and then cracks Hellsing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hellsing down.
Diao cracks the inside of Hellsing's front leg.
Hellsing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hellsing misses with a combination
and Diao counters with a thumping low kick.
Diao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hellsing lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellsing. That did some damage!
Hellsing misses with a hook. Diao ducked under it nicely.
Hellsing misses with a takedown attempt
and Diao counters with a straight right hand.
Hellsing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diao cracks Hellsing with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellsing tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hellsing's sensitive parts.
Hellsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Diao 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. This is the final round!

Diao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hellsing's calf.
A big left from Diao misses.
Diao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Hellsing shoots in and bounces Diao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hellsing won't allow Diao to get back to his feet.
Diao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hellsing wants to control from the top but Diao keeps moving.
Hellsing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hellsing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsing trying to control but Diao is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diao is looking to stand up but Hellsing isn't so interested in that idea.
Hellsing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hellsing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hellsing lands strikes from half guard.
Hellsing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hellsing is looking to take a break and control but Diao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hellsing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diao defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing is pressing down on Diao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diao is holding on for now.
Hellsing is trying to control the action in half guard but Diao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hellsing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hellsing controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diao wants to get back to his feet.
Kai Diao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hellsing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diao counters with a good low kick that Hellsing was not able to check.
Diao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Diao gets caught flat footed, as Hellsing shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hellsing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hellsing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hellsing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diao has momentary wrist control but Hellsing slips an elbow through the middle.
Hellsing postures up in Diao's guard and throws a big left but Diao blocks it.
Hellsing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hellsing thows a big elbow that misses.
Hellsing is looking to work some ground and pound but Diao has wrist control.
Diao wants to stand and escape but Hellsing is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hellsing is working Diao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellsing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hellsing prevents Diao from getting back to his feet.
Diao has momentary wrist control but Hellsing slips an elbow through the middle.
Hellsing landing some decent shots from guard.
Hellsing throwing strikes but missing.
Diao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diao has momentary wrist control but Hellsing slips an elbow through the middle.
Frank Hellsing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellsing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Hellsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Diao!