PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 2744 p4p, 76 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 15016 p4p, 178 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Entei
vs
Diego

177 cm
29
155 lbs
27 - 18 - 4

183 cm
38
190 lbs
35 - 14 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego blocks a head kick by Entei.
Entei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Entei blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego thows a leg kick but Entei checks it
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diego.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entei manages to avoid it.
Entei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Entei throws a leg kick that misses.
Entei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Entei is just out of range.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Entei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego lands a front kick.
Diego wants to clinch up but Entei keeps it at a distance.
Diego lands a body shot.
Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Entei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Entei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Entei thinks about countering with a head kick.
Entei lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Entei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Entei throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.
Entei checks a low kick from Diego.
Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Entei tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diego throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Diego misses.

Diego rushes Entei and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Entei scores with a shoulder strike.
Entei misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Entei.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Entei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei blocks an uppercut.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Entei.
Diego gets through Entei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Entei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.

Entei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Entei tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego throws a leg kick but Entei moved away.
Entei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Entei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Entei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Entei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Entei moves into range and clinches up with Diego.
Diego tries to stall but Entei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Entei connects with a leg kick. Diego looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Entei avoids it.
Entei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Entei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Entei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Entei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Entei circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Entei throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Entei lands a body shot.
Entei throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Entei walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Diego defending well as Entei loads up on a big left hand.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entei scores with a push kick.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entei.
Dwan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Entei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Entei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Entei.
Entei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego 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.
As Diego looks to move away, Entei throws a big counter combo but Diego just gets out of the way.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Diego thows a leg kick but Entei checks it
and Entei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Entei gets a clinch.

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.
A right handed body shot lands from Entei.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Entei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Entei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego is looking to control Entei's arms but Entei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Entei lands an uppercut.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Entei avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Entei is working Diego over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Entei does it's job there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diego instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Entei.

Entei breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Entei. Those never looked like landing.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Entei is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Entei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Entei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Entei. That did some damage!
Entei misses with a straight right.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Entei to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Entei misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diego tries to clinch but Entei moves out of range.
Entei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego avoids the head kick by Entei.
Diego cracks Entei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Entei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego checks a low kick from Entei.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Entei looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Entei thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Entei needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Entei misses.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Entei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Diego walks into a left hand.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Entei misses the target.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Entei is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
Entei takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Entei lands a high kick!
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Entei tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Entei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Entei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Entei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Entei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego throws a nice looking combination but Entei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Entei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego throws a leg kick but Entei sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Entei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Entei counters with a quick kick to the body but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Entei counters with a quick kick to the body but Diego blocks it.
Entei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Entei moved out of range.
Entei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Entei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Entei throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Entei.
Entei staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Entei checks a leg kick.
Diego moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Entei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Entei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Entei.
Entei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Entei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Entei tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Diego clinches up with Entei and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Entei.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Entei blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Diego coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Entei.
Diego throws a hook but Entei blocks it.
Entei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego scores with a jab. Entei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Entei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego wants to clinch up but Entei keeps it at a distance.
Entei misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Entei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Entei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Entei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Entei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.

Entei clinches up with Diego and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Diego misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Entei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Diego to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Entei's calf.
Diego throws a low kick but Entei avoids it.
Entei tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Entei lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Entei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Entei throws a body kick that misses.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Entei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Entei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Entei seems unphased.
Entei misses with a low kick.
Entei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego thumps Entei with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Entei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diego scores with a nice right hand.
Entei scores with a nice right hand.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Entei throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Entei.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego dips to his left and cracks Entei with an uppercut!
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Entei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Entei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Entei checks a low kick from Diego.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Harry Entei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Entei throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Entei checks a leg kick.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Entei. Entei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Entei misses with some punches.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entei lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwan Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diego has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.