PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 20201 p4p, 548 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 15636 p4p, 535 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Umm
vs
Diego

200 cm
27
215 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

183 cm
35
190 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Umm counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego misses with a low kick.

Diego closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Umm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Umm blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
A right hand to the body from Umm.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umm's elbow.
Umm leaning against his opponent.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Umm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Umm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Umm backwards.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Umm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umm misses with the head strike.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Umm.
Diego blocks a body shot from Umm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego is working Umm over against the ropes.
Umm tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umm backwards.
Diego blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umm.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Umm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Umm avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umm's brow.
Diego effectively controlling the action here.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Umm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umm struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Umm avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Umm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Umm leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Umm swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego tries a body shot but Umm blocks it.
Diego tries a body shot but Umm blocks it.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Umm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego lands an elbow just above Umm 's eye.

It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Umm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Umm misses with a punch to the body.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego prevents a body shot from Umm.
Umm blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Umm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Umm's head back.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Umm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego feints and then cracks Umm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umm down.
Umm throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Umm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Umm cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego wants to clinch.
Umm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Umm moves in looking to clinch but Diego pushes him off.
Umm moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Umm misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Umm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Umm settles back down.
Diego scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
letting Umm counter with a right hand.
Diego thumps Umm with a low kick.
Diego lands a nice shot that snaps Umm's head back.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Umm moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umm. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Umm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Umm is just out of range.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Umm walks into a straight right hand from Diego.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Umm in the body.
A punch combination from Umm misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Umm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umm working aggressively here.
Umm misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Umm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Umm takes an elbow to the temple.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Diego. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Umm struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Umm looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umm.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Umm in his tracks for a moment.

Umm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Umm misses its intended target.
Umm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.

Diego drives through and clinches with Umm against the ropes.
Umm tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Umm blocks the elbow strike.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego prevents Umm from breaking the clinch.
Umm working aggressively here.
Umm avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.

Umm breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diego. That one must have hurt.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Umm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Umm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Umm throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.
Umm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Umm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Umm tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice body kick there by Diego.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Diego misses
and Umm counters with a right hand to the body.

Diego has closed the distance and engaged Umm in a clinch.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Umm avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego throws an elbow that misses.
Umm blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umm lands with a left to the head.
Umm stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Umm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umm stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Umm throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a body shot but Umm blocks it.
Umm misses with a punch to the body.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Umm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Umm blocks it.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Umm misses with some punches.
Umm tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Umm back against the ropes.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umm's elbow.
Umm lands with a light punch inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
Umm will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diego up against the ropes.
Umm is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Umm has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Umm controls the action.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego throws an elbow that misses.
Umm misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Umm.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Umm is keeping busy.
Diego tries to work over Umm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dwan Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umm blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Umm throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Umm counter with a right hand.
Rect Umm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Umm pushes Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
Umm stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Umm.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Umm in his tracks for a moment.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rect Umm's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Diego tries to work over Umm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego lands an elbow inside.

Rect Umm's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Umm takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego blocking some punches.
Umm can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Diego.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umm's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Umm fails to land.
Umm avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Umm blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
Diego throws an elbow that misses.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jeez, Rect Umm's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.
Umm blocks a body shot from Diego.
Umm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umm can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Diego throws an elbow but misses.
Umm trying to control the position but instead, Diego has worked for underhooks and has pushed Umm into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umm's brow.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Umm controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Umm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Umm's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rect Umm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dwan Diego thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Rect Umm stepped up to the mic, saying 'heavy handed, '.