PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ali
vs
Diego

188 cm
26
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

170 cm
26
188 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monty Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali slips a straight right by Diego.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
Diego looks to land a combination but Ali avoids it well.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali misses the jab.
Diego throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Diego misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.

It looks like Don Diego has been cut.

Diego drives through and clinches with Ali against the cage.
Ali prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Ali blocks a body shot from Diego.
Ali blocks a body shot from Diego.

Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diego cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy left from Ali finds it's target.
Ali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diego.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Diego throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks a head kick by Diego.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego scores with a nice body kick.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali slips under a jab.
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a one-two to the body.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Ali sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
A little feinted left hand from Ali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped Diego's head back.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Ali slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Ali fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses the jab.

Diego rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego has Ali pressed against the cage, preventing Ali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego is working Ali over against the cage.
A short right from Diego.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Diego won't allow it.
Diego keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego digs a right hand into Ali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.

Ali is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ali with a big uppercut! Ali tries to clinch up but Diego pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ali to the mat! Ali covers up and Diego unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Diego!
Don Diego is the new middleweight champion!
Don Diego decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.