PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Longun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Longun has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Longun
vs
Diao

200 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
173 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Longun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longun scores with a sloppy right hand. Diao should have avoided that one.
Diao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diao staying out of range there.
Longun throws a series of punches but Diao moves out of range.
Longun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luke Longun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longun catches Diao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diao blocks a head kick by Longun.
Longun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Longun scores with a decent looking hook.
Longun jabs at Diao's body.
Longun misses with a head kick.
Diao throws the left hand but Longun avoids the punch easily.
Diao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Longun thumps Diao with a low kick.
Diao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Longun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diao. Longun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diao looks to land a body kick but Longun moved away.
Longun checks a leg kick nicely.
Longun throws a big shot that misses.
Diao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Longun checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Longun checks a leg kick.
Longun digs a good body shot into Diao's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Longun.
A cross from Longun lands.
Diao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diao.
Longun tries a head kick but it misses.

Diao clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Longun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diao scores with a hook to the body.
Diao digs a right hand into Longun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Longun's gas tank.
Longun really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Longun lands with a light punch inside.
Diao misses with a body punch.
Diao trying to land knees to the body.
Longun slows down the pace here.

Longun breaks the clinch.

Diao moves into the clinch.
Longun is trying to stall.
Longun stalling in the clinch.
Longun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Diao.
Longun is pushing Diao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diao digs a right hand into Longun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Longun's gas tank.
Diao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longun is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diao - that landed with a thud.
Diao trying to land knees to the body.
Diao misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longun as Diao tries to tie him up.

Longun manages to break the clinch.
Diao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longun.
Longun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Longun connects with a crisp jab.
Longun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longun.
Diao wants to clinch up but Longun keeps it at a distance.
Longun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Longun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diao at a distance.
Diao looks gassed!
Diao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Longun punishes Diao's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao tries a head kick but it misses.
Longun scores with a head kick.
Longun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Diao.
Longun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longun lands with a straight right. Diao didn't see that one coming.
Longun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diao swings for the body but Longun moves out of range.
Diao misses with a double jab.
Diao tries to clinch up but Longun circles away and keeps his distance.
Longun catches Diao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Longun lands with a kick to the temple. Diao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donk. Longun catches Diao right on the button with a cross.
Longun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Longun throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Diao is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longun.
Diao is still on wobbly legs! Can Longun finish him?
Longun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Longun drops Diao with a big left hand! Diao is injured, injured bad! Longun jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Longun!