PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 15134 p4p, 16267 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 647 p4p, 640 weight class). Diego comes to the ring accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Diego
vs
Johnson

183 cm
41
190
43 - 18 - 1

200 cm
39
185
37 - 18 - 1

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Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Diego tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.

Diego gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Diego lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Diego blocks an elbow strike.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Fleece Johnson's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Johnson wants to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Diego throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.

Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dwan Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Diego tries to tie him up.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.

The cut above Fleece Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Fleece Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Diego lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Diego lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwan Diego!
A very excited looking Dwan Diego 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.