PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 23090 p4p, 828 weight class) and Onni Seppala (ranked 4496 p4p, 559 weight class). Seppala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Husky Rescue - summertime cowboy . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Diaz
vs
Seppala

197 cm
21
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
214 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Diaz tenderised Seppala's leg. Seppala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Seppala works the jab nicely.
Seppala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seppala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Seppala misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Seppala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Seppala scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seppala.
Seppala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz cracks Seppala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Onni Seppala has been cut.
Seppala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Seppala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seppala.
Seppala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seppala misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Seppala throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Diaz is rocked!
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!
Seppala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Seppala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Seppala closes the distance and catches Diaz with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Diaz is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Diaz is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Diaz is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Seppala takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Onni Seppala!
After winning the bout, Onni Seppala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.