PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pulse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gar Diu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tarczynski
vs
Diu

186 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

188 cm
37
190 lbs
28 - 23 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
Diu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tarczynski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarczynski moves away.
Tarczynski throws a combination. Diu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diu.
Diu lands a leg kick that knocks Tarczynski off balance momentarily.
Tarczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diu just misses with a punch to the body.
Diu wants to slow Tarczynski down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarczynski wants to clinch.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarczynski. That's going to slow Diu down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diu moves out of range as Tarczynski strikes.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tarczynski connects with a jab.
Diu thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diu throws a nice looking combination but Tarczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Diu scores with a nice strike.
Diu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Diu.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but Diu checks it.
Diu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tarczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Diu slips the punch.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Diu throws a hook but Tarczynski avoids it easily.
Tarczynski throws a push kick but Diu slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski motions for Diu to come forward. Tarczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diu swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Diu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tarczynski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tarczynski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Diu throws a right hand that Tarczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarczynski also avoids with ease.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tarczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tarczynski as Diu tries to tie him up.
Diu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Tarczynski as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tarczynski lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tarczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Diu swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Diu throws a leg kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Diu checks a low kick from Tarczynski.
Diu lands a head kick. Tarczynski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tarczynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tarczynski gets a clinch.
Tarczynski lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarczynski.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
Tarczynski lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diu or not.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Diu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.

Tarczynski breaks from the clinch.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Diu.
Diu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tarczynski rather than just go for the knockout.
Tarczynski dips to his left and cracks Diu with an uppercut!
Tarczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diu moves out of range as Tarczynski throws a body kick.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
Tarczynski lands a front kick.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Diu slips the punch.
Tarczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Diu slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diu can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diu.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarczynski misses with a hook.
Diu throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tarczynski takes a swing at Diu's ribcage but misses.
Diu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diu's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Diu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tarczynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diu blocks a jab.
Diu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Tarczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Diu connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Diu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Diu is just out of range.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Diu blocks it.
A left lands for Tarczynski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Tarczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.
Diu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diu there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarczynski.
Diu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diu misses with an uppercut.
Diu lands a really nice looking cross but Tarczynski seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarczynski tried to score with a low kick but Diu checks it.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Diu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Diu moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Diu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diu - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Diu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tarczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Tarczynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarczynski under the eye.
A head kick from Tarczynski lands but Diu takes it in his stride.
Tarczynski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diu.
Diu throws a looping overhand right but Tarczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Tarczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarczynski throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.
Diu throws out a loose jab but Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.
Diu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu moves away from the strike by Tarczynski.
Diu feints a jab promting Tarczynski to slip. Diu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tarczynski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Karol Tarczynski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tarczynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karol Tarczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tarczynski looks to throw the jab but Diu is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diu.
Diu throws a push kick but Tarczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Tarczynski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tarczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Diu.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Diu moves away and avoids it.
Tarczynski moves away from the strike by Diu.
Diu is looking to slow Tarczynski down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarczynski.
Diu avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarczynski scores with a jab.
Diu misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Tarczynski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarczynski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diu is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tarczynski there.
Tarczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarczynski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diu.
Diu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diu misses with a series of wild punches.
Diu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tarczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diu finds it's way round the side to connect with Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski scores with a body shot.
Tarczynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diu on the side of the head.
Tarczynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarczynski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarczynski lands a slapping body shot.
Diu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski had his way with Gar Diu in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Diu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tarczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diu. Tarczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Diu avoids it.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarczynski tries to land a front kick but Diu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarczynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diu throws an elbow but it misses.
Diu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarczynski keeps control of Diu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski lands with a light punch inside.
Diu is trying to force a seperation but Tarczynski has the dominant position.
Diu looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Diu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diu's gas tank.
Tarczynski cracks Diu with a nice body shot.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Diu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarczynski.
Good body shot from Tarczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski misses with some punches.
Tarczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Diu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarczynski lands a shot to the body.
Diu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Diu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diu's gas tank.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diu blocks the leg kick.
Tarczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tarczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarczynski misses with a looping right.
Tarczynski lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Tarczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarczynski 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!