PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes to the ring accompanied by Pulse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diu
vs
Plas

188 cm
35
190 lbs
26 - 20 - 1

184 cm
33
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

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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 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vanden Plas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plas tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Plas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Plas drives through and clinches with Diu against the ropes.

Plas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plas throws a head kick but Diu moves out of range.
Diu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diu in his tracks.
Plas 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.
Plas throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
Diu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Plas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diu finds it's way round the side to connect with Plas's head.
Diu misses with a body shot.
Diu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Diu avoids the head kick by Plas.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Diu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Diu does no damage.
Plas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diu's head.
Nice cross by Diu.
Plas throws a lazy head kick

and Diu moves into the clinch.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plas presses Diu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Plas misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Diu to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diu.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Plas has Diu pressed against the ropes, preventing Diu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plas working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plas is working Diu over against the ropes.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plas.
Plas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Plas misses with some punches.
Diu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plas.
Plas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diu tries a body shot but Plas blocks it.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diu is trying to maintain a safe position but Plas gets an underhook and turns Diu into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Plas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Plas breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Plas.
Plas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diu missing with a left hand there. Plas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diu keeps the fight on the outside.
Diu connects with a looping right hand.
Plas throws a jab when Diu was well out of range.
Plas looks to land a body kick but Diu moved away.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diu misses with a kick to the body.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Diu moves out of range easily.
Plas doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diu throws a head kick that misses.
Plas misses with a straight right.
Plas is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Plas has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diu.
Plas scores with a shoulder strike.
Diu throws a head punch that misses.
Plas is working Diu over against the ropes.
Plas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diu backwards.
Plas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diu blocks an uppercut.
Plas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diu misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plas.
Plas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Plas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.
Plas scores with a head kick. Diu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Diu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plas misses with a head kick.
Diu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Plas eats them both and turns towards Diu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diu tries to clinch up.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Diu moves out of range easily.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plas misses with a head kick.
Vanden Plas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Diu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Plas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plas misses with a knee strike.
Plas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Plas lands with a short shot to the head.
Plas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanden Plas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Diu lands a right hook to the body.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diu just misses with a punch to the body.
Plas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plas checks a leg kick.
Plas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Plas avoids the head kick by Diu.
Plas throws a body kick that misses.
Plas delivers a nice body kick.
Plas misses with a straight left.
Diu dips to his left and cracks Plas with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diu. Plas shrugs it off though.
Diu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plas moves into range and clinches up with Diu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas lands a left hand.
Diu misses with some punches.
Plas misses with the head strike.
Plas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diu backwards.
Plas misses with the head strike.
Plas gets through Diu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plas's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Plas throws a punch but it's blocked by Diu.
Plas managing to block the knees to the body from Diu.
Diu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plas backwards.

It looks like Vanden Plas has been cut.
Diu is trying to maintain a safe position but Plas gets an underhook and turns Diu into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diu.
Vanden Plas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Diu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Plas with a knee to the head.
Diu throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plas looking to throw knees to the head but Diu is blocking nicely.
Diu tries to work over Plas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diu is trying to break free.
Diu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Gar Diu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Plas throws a head kick that misses.
Plas is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diu.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Diu.
Plas looks to score with a jab to the body but Diu is just out of range.
Plas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Diu moves out of range easily.
Diu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Plas misses
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Plas is rocked!
Nice body kick from Diu.
Plas is still on wobbly legs! Can Diu finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plas is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Diu just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Plas has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gar Diu!
Gar Diu made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality in his post fight interview.