PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 19442 p4p, 509 weight class) and Vape Diaz (ranked 2384 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nu Cuuuuutos
vs
Diaz

188 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
162 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz defending well as Nu Cuuuuutos loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Nu Cuuuuutos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Nu Cuuuuutos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Nu Cuuuuutos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nu Cuuuuutos defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Nu Cuuuuutos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos slips a jab from Diaz.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nu Cuuuuutos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Nu Cuuuuutos's head.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nu Cuuuuutos throws out the jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Nu Cuuuuutos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nu Cuuuuutos's hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids them all with ease.
Nu Cuuuuutos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nu Cuuuuutos scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one to the side of the head.

Nu Cuuuuutos pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nu Cuuuuutos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Nu Cuuuuutos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
letting Nu Cuuuuutos counter with a right hand.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Nu Cuuuuutos shakes it off.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a jab to the nose.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vape Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz jabs at Nu Cuuuuutos's body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Nu Cuuuuutos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Nu Cuuuuutos clinches with his opponent.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nu Cuuuuutoss head.
Diaz wants to break free but Nu Cuuuuutos has control.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
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!
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an uppercut.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to stall.
Nu Cuuuuutos taking a breather.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos looking to slow down the pace here.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a head punch that misses.

Nu Cuuuuutos manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos motions for Diaz to come forward. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws the left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws a combination. Nu Cuuuuutos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the body
and Nu Cuuuuutos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nu Cuuuuutos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Nu Cuuuuutos saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Nu Cuuuuutos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos is winning the standup battle so far.
Nu Cuuuuutos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nu Cuuuuutos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nu Cuuuuutos scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a left hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses the jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vape Diaz.
Well Nu Cuuuuutos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
A very excited looking Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos 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.