PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 1308 p4p, 145 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 4215 p4p, 404 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily The Bishop Of Bath And Wells seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bishop Of Bath And Wells
vs
Hageman

184 cm
34
171 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

172 cm
22
164 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman misses with a jab to the body
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Of Bath And Wells smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hageman.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Hageman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman throws a shot from downtown. Of Bath And Wells moves away and avoids it.
Of Bath And Wells appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Of Bath And Wells definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hageman throws a wild body kick that Of Bath And Wells sees coming a mile off.
Of Bath And Wells throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hageman on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hageman.
Hageman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hageman throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a right hand to the body.
Hageman lands with a slapping head kick.
Of Bath And Wells is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman throws a shot from downtown. Of Bath And Wells moves away and avoids it.
Of Bath And Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hageman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hageman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hageman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Bath And Wells defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
Hageman digs a good hook to Of Bath And Wells's body.
Hageman slips a straight right by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Hageman takes the fight into the clinch.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a hook to the body.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the elbow strike from Hageman, against the ropes.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to break the clinch but Hageman has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Bath And Wells.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Of Bath And Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Of Bath And Wells.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
A head punch on the inside from Hageman fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hageman fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells digs a right hand underneath Hageman's ribcage. Hageman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hageman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that The Bishop Of Bath And Wells will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hageman throws a nice looking combination but Of Bath And Wells bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hageman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Of Bath And Wells misses the jab.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Of Bath And Wells checks it.

Of Bath And Wells gets tackled into the ropes by Hageman. Hageman maintains the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells is leaning against Hageman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Hageman misses with some punches.
Hageman avoids the elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hageman's elbow.
Of Bath And Wells throws a head punch that misses.
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego Hageman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells lands an elbow inside.
Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hageman blocking some punches.
Hageman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Of Bath And Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
Hageman moves to clinch but Of Bath And Wells breaks away
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hageman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hageman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hageman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Of Bath And Wells looks to throw the jab but Hageman is out of range.
Hageman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Of Bath And Wells takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Of Bath And Wells throws a combination that misses
and Hageman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman misses with an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hageman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hageman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Bath And Wells scrambles back to his feet.
Of Bath And Wells throws a body punch but Hageman moves out of range.
Hageman misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hageman.
Hageman throws a solid leg kick but Of Bath And Wells takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hageman.
Of Bath And Wells is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hageman, right into the meat.
Of Bath And Wells checks a leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch
and Hageman counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Hageman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hageman throws the left hand but Of Bath And Wells avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for a 1-2. Of Bath And Wells obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Of Bath And Wells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Hageman misses.
Hageman cracks a nice hook into Of Bath And Wells's ribs.
Hageman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hageman throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Hageman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hageman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
Hageman throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hageman momentarily.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook. Hageman ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hageman.
Hageman feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Hageman defending well as Of Bath And Wells loads up on a big left hand.
Hageman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hageman misses with a hook.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.
Of Bath And Wells is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hageman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Of Bath And Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Bath And Wells throws the left hand but Hageman avoids the punch easily.
Hageman misses with a hook. Of Bath And Wells ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Bath And Wells slips a jab and a cross from Hageman.
Of Bath And Wells throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Hageman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hageman as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hageman.
Hageman throws out a loose jab but Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hageman.
Hageman walks into a stiff left hand from Of Bath And Wells.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman misses with a looping right.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hageman feints a counter leg kick.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hageman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells throws an off balance right hand
and Hageman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight left.
Hageman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight right.
As Of Bath And Wells backs off Hageman throws a huge counter combo but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it all.
Hageman misses with a left hand
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Bath And Wells swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hageman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Of Bath And Wells scores with a four punch combination!

Hageman rushes Of Bath And Wells and presses him up against the ropes.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Diego Hageman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Of Bath And Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hageman throws out a counter right but Of Bath And Wells avoids it with no problem.
Of Bath And Wells throws a jab when Hageman was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Hageman does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hageman rushes Of Bath And Wells and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Of Bath And Wells lands an elbow inside.
Hageman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hageman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand.
Of Bath And Wells blocks an elbow strike from Hageman.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
Of Bath And Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Bath And Wells.

That has opened up Diego Hageman's cut even more.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Of Bath And Wells lands a damaging elbow.
Hageman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells pushes Hageman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hageman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Of Bath And Wells fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Of Bath And Wells fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman pushes Of Bath And Wells back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Of Bath And Wells.

The cut above Diego Hageman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks the elbow strike.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Bath And Wells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bishop Of Bath And Wells had his way with Diego Hageman in that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's time! Of Bath And Wells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Of Bath And Wells throws a lazy right hand but Hageman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Of Bath And Wells as he connects with a hook.
Hageman tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells jabs at Hageman's body.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Hageman as he connects with a hook.
Hageman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Bath And Wells ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells 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.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hageman there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Bath And Wells lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Hageman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hageman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hageman misses the jab.
Of Bath And Wells swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hageman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Of Bath And Wells throws a lazy right hand but Hageman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Bath And Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Of Bath And Wells coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hageman. Of Bath And Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a left hand
and Hageman counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman is looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding it.
Hageman needs to keep his hands up - Of Bath And Wells had a free shot at his head there.

Diego Hageman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws an off balance right hand
and Of Bath And Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Bath And Wells stuns Hageman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells keeps the fight on the outside.
Hageman connects with a solid leg kick.
Hageman takes one to the side of the head.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hageman.

Hageman has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hageman takes a shot to the head.
Hageman struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Bath And Wells controls his hands.
Hageman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Of Bath And Wells 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
A very excited looking The Bishop Of Bath And Wells made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.