PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diego's choice of entrance music: Tupac - I'm a Soldier. Don Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reyes
vs
Diego

190 cm
39
195 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

170 cm
34
185 lbs
27 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Reyes misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Diego steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reyes. That one must have hurt.

Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reyes lands a shot to the body.
Reyes lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reyes as Diego tries to tie him up.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reyes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego presses Reyes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Reyes tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.
Reyes lands with a left to the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Diego blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Reyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego digs a right hand into Reyes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reyes's gas tank.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is pushing Reyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Diego is pushing Reyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Diego.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice body punch from Diego.

Diego drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Reyes tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diego - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diego's face.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reyes.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body.
Reyes lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.

Reyes is rocked!
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Diego.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Don Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego works on Reyes's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reyes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reyes drops to his knees and Diego pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
Post fight, an emotional Don Diego said 'I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.