PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trying'da hold me down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kinkeri
vs
Diaby

185 cm
31
203 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

185 cm
28
198 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Kinkeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby Diaby!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkeri throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinkeri misses with a wild combination.
Kinkeri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaby manages to avoid it.
Diaby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kinkeri throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kinkeri. Those never looked like landing.
Kinkeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaby.
Kinkeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaby throws a series of punches but Kinkeri moves out of range.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses.
Diaby misses the jab.
Diaby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinkeri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaby moves away.
Kinkeri walks into a jab.
Kinkeri misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with a straight right.
Kalle Kinkeri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaby swings for the body but Kinkeri moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaby.

Kinkeri is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Diaby.
Oh Kinkeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Diaby checks it.
Kinkeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kinkeri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaby misses with a left hand
and Kinkeri counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaby misses the jab.
Diaby throws a shot from downtown. Kinkeri moves away and avoids it.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Diaby moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinkeri.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
Kinkeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaby ducks under a wild hook from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to clinch there but Diaby circles away.
Diaby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kinkeri's head.
Diaby lands with a nice body punch.
Diaby staying out of range there.
Diaby lands a glancing blow to the side of Kinkeri's head.
Kinkeri misses with a low kick.

Diaby drops Kinkeri with a right and a left! Diaby comes rushing in but Kinkeri regains his composure and manages to keep Diaby in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kinkeri has momentary wrist control but Diaby slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby wants to control from the top but Kinkeri keeps moving.
Diaby forces his way into half guard.
Diaby is trying to control. Kinkeri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaby thows a huge punch but Kinkeri dodges it nicely.
Diaby lands with a punch from half guard.
Kinkeri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaby.
Diaby wants to pass to mount but Kinkeri is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri gets back to full guard.
Kinkeri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaby looking to pass the guard.
Kinkeri being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinkeri is trying to control the position but Diaby postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Diaby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kinkeri throws a jab when Diaby was well out of range.
Kinkeri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkeri thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaby swings for the body but Kinkeri moves out of range.
Kinkeri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaby throws out a loose jab but Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
Kinkeri swings and misses with a hook to the body.

A jab-cross combination lands for Diaby and sends Kinkeri crashing to the mat! Diaby follows him down to the mat - Kinkeri regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Kalle Kinkeri has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Diaby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kinkeri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby tries to pass to full mount but Kinkeri defends it.
Kinkeri tries to roll over but Diaby keeps him under control.
Diaby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinkeri's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaby seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkeri is staying active underneath Diaby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Diaby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kinkeri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinkeri is trying to get back to full guard.
Kinkeri is working hard here to advance position.
Diaby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaby seems to be working for a kimura but Kinkeri defends the submission attempt.
Kinkeri won't allow Diaby to pass to mount.
Kinkeri wants to control but Diaby is keeping busy.
Kinkeri wants to improve his position but Diaby is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Diaby.
Kinkeri is in trouble now - Diaby has advanced to mount!
Kinkeri keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaby thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaby lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Diaby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kinkeri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinkeri throws a hook to the side of Diaby's head but Diaby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinkeri defending well as Diaby loads up on a big left hand.
Diaby throws a series of punches but Kinkeri avoids them all with ease.
Kinkeri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaby, as that shot connected.
Toby Diaby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinkeri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Diaby misses.
Diaby scores with a nice strike.
Diaby throws an overhand right that lands on Kinkeri's shoulder, as Kinkeri tries to avoid the shot.
Diaby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinkeri.
Diaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby avoids the body shot from Kinkeri.
Diaby throws a right hand that misses
and Kinkeri counters with an outside leg kick.
Kinkeri throws a jab when Diaby was well out of range.
Kinkeri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinkeri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kinkeri scores with a nice body kick.
Diaby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kinkeri can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinkeri.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinkeri tries to clinch but Diaby moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaby connects with a body shot that sends Kinkeri's belly button to the back.
Kalle Kinkeri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby misses with a hook
and Kinkeri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kinkeri doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Diaby moved away.
Kinkeri lands a slapping body shot.
Diaby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaby misses with a wild combination.
Diaby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinkeri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinkeri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kinkeri misses the body punch
and Diaby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaby moves out of range as Kinkeri strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinkeri in his tracks.
Diaby cracks a nice hook into Kinkeri's ribs.
Diaby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kinkeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaby drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kinkeri right on the button. Kinkeri goes down! Diaby follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Diaby gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Diaby!
Toby Diaby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.