PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vector comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead-Undead. Diu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pulse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vector
vs
Diu

190 cm
37
201 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

188 cm
35
190 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Vector misses.
Diu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vector has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Vector misses with a kick to the body.
Vector misses with a few strikes there.
Diu cracks Vector with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Vector misses with a low kick as Diu jumps back.
Vector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diu. That did some damage!

Vector rushes Diu and presses him up against the ropes.
Diu is trying to force a seperation but Vector has the dominant position.

Vector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vector blocks a head kick by Diu.
Diu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diu slips under a jab.
Diu lands a slapping body shot.
Diu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vector fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
Diu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vector manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vector sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diu throws a right hand that misses
and Vector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vector throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diu connects with a looping right hand.
Diu throws a wild body kick that Vector sees coming a mile off.
Diu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vector keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diu.
Diu misses the jab.
Vector throws an off balance right hand

and Diu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Vector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Diu tests Vector's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Vector is predictable there
and Diu counters with a one-two to the body.
Vector scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diu throws a body punch but Vector moves out of range.
Diu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Vector. Those never looked like landing.
Diu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vectors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vector walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diu ducks under a wild hook from Vector.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vector.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gar Diu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vector lands a glancing blow to the side of Diu's head.
Vector connects with a leg kick. Diu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vector throws a leg kick but Diu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vector throws a jab but it's blocked by Diu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vector.
Vector misses the shot to the body.
Diu with a jab.
Gar Diu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Vector misses.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Vector misses
and Diu counters with a three punch combo that has Vector backing up. Vector nods at Diu to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diu jabs at Vector's body.
Diu checks a leg kick.
Vector missing with a left hand there. Diu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diu looks to land a left hand but Vector moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Vector.
Vector finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Vector checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diu misses with an uppercut. Vector saw that one coming.
Diu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vector motions for Diu to come forward. Vector throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diu throws the left hand but Vector avoids the punch easily.
Diu throws a series of punches but Vector moves out of range.
Diu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
Diu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vector is out of range.
Diu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vector can pounce on him.
Diu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Vector moves into the clinch.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Diu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu feints and then cracks Vector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vector down.
Vector misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vector throws a sloppy head kick and Diu moves out of range easily.
Diu looks to land a right hand but Vector moved out of range.
Diu cracks the inside of Vector's front leg.
Vector changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vector throws a leg kick but Diu moved away.
Vector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vector fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diu connects with a leg kick. Vector looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vector throws the kick towards the body but Diu avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diu. Vector shrugs it off though.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinnie Vector will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vector pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diu is out of range and Vector settles back down.
Vector throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.
Vector looks to throw a body kick
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vector is out of range.
Vector fails to land with a series of punches.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vector throws out the jab.
Diu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vector looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vector wants to land a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
Vector is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vector misses with a low kick as Diu jumps back.
Diu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vector lands the left hand.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vector moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vector counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diu's knee momentarily.
Vector throws a nice looking combination but Diu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diu misses the jab.
Vector avoids the head kick by Diu.
Diu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vector can pounce on him.
Diu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vector.
Vector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diu throws out the jab.
Diu misses with an uppercut. Vector saw that one coming.
Vector pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vector throws a leg kick

and Diu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diu.
Vector taking a breather.
Vector landing knees to the body.
Diu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Vector lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dius head.
Vector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vector lands with a left to the head.
Diu takes an elbow to the temple.
Vector with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vector scores with a knee to the head.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but Diu blocks with his arms.
Diu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vector looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vector is pushing Diu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Vector is looking to break free of the clinch but Diu has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vector clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vector misses with a lunging right hand
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vector.
Diu misses with a kick to the body.
Diu throws a push kick but Vector slaps the foot to one side.
Diu throws a right hand that misses
and Vector counters with a thumping low kick.
Vector lands a really nice looking cross but Diu seems unphased.
Vector connects with a looping right hand.
Vector misses with a body shot.
Vector throws a low kick but Diu avoids it.
Diu throws a head kick but Vector moves out of range.
Diu misses with a head kick.
Diu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vector checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diu is looking to chop away at Vector's legs.
Vector scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu swings widly with a right hand
and Vector counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diu.
Vector swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vector connects with an inside leg kick.
Diu checks the leg kick.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vector misses with a low kick.
Vector fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
A punch combination from Vector misses.
A low kick from Vector misses

and Diu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diu.
Diu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vector is defending well for now.
Diu lands a damaging elbow.
Vector tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vector breaks the clinch.
Vector throws the left hand but Diu avoids the punch easily.
Diu misses with a combination
and Vector counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Diu throws a head kick that misses.
Diu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
Vector blocks a head kick by Diu.
Diu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vector throws a head kick but Diu moves out of range.
Vector misses with a low kick as Diu jumps back.
Diu punishes Vector's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diu misses with the combination.
Vector uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vector had his way with Gar Diu in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vector wants to slow Diu down by chopping away at his legs.
Vector doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vector.
Vector is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diu.
Vector throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Vector is predictable there
enabling Diu to counter with a crisp jab.
Diu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diu lands with a slapping head kick.
Vector throws a jab when Diu was well out of range.
Diu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diu cracks Vector with an open hand slap.
Diu throws a low kick but Vector avoids it.
Vector connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu lunges at Vector with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vector's hand.
Vinnie Vector is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diu in his tracks.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
Vector throws a leg kick but Diu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vector feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diu's calf.
Diu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vector throws the kick towards the body but Diu avoids it.
A slow jab from Diu misses its intended target.
Diu dodges the punch combination from Vector.
Diu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vector.
Vector throws a chopping leg kick but Diu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vector works Diu's body with a nice hook.
Diu swings for the body but Vector moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vector misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Diu. That snapped Vector's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vector throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diu loads up on a big right hand but Vector slips the punch.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vector fakes the leg kick and cracks Diu in the body.
Diu checks a leg kick nicely.
Diu delivers a nice body kick.
Vector looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vector scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector misses with a low kick.
Diu throws a low kick but Vector moves out of range easily.
Vector on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diu. Diu obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diu.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vinnie Vector.
Well Vector has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vinnie Vector!
Vinnie Vector thanked the fans post fight for their support.