PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 14914 p4p, 20725 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 716 p4p, 697 weight class). Diego comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diego
vs
Kovacs

183 cm
42
190
45 - 19 - 1

182 cm
26
192
1 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diego has managed to clinch.
Kovacs lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovacs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacs.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego lands an elbow inside that Kovacs shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovacs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kovacs's defenses.
Kovacs has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Kovacs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacs fails to land.
Diego prevents a body shot from Kovacs.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Kovacs in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Andor Kovacs has been cut.
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.
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!
Kovacs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kovacs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Kovacs in his tracks for a moment.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Kovacs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Diego leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Kovacs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovacs's brow.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovacs misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
Still in the clinch, Kovacs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Kovacs pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacs swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Kovacs is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kovacs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego gets through Kovacs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego tries to work over Kovacs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovacs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovacs lands an uppercut.
Diego pushes Kovacs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Kovacs lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovacs misses with a punch to the body.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovacs working aggressively here.
Kovacs misses with the head strike.
Kovacs tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovacs avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacs fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Kovacs is trying to push Diego away but Diego has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Diego lands an elbow just above Kovacs 's eye.
Kovacs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovacs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego tries a body shot but Kovacs blocks it.

Kovacs manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diego.

Kovacs clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kovacs's defenses.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Kovacs's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacs.
Diego throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovacss head.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovacss head.
Kovacs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kovacs.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovacs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovacs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Kovacs works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is 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! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kovacs pushes Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacs fails to land.
Kovacs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Kovacs misses with some punches.
Kovacs working aggressively here.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovacs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Kovacs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kovacs.
A short right from Kovacs on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovacs blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
Kovacs scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovacs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovacs working aggressively here.
Kovacs misses with a body punch.
Kovacs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovacs.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Kovacs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovacs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Kovacs scores with a shoulder strike.
Kovacs lands with a right to the head.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
Kovacs misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dwan Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kovacs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego cracks Kovacs with a nice body shot.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs lands an elbow inside.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands an elbow just above Kovacs 's eye.
Kovacs scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Kovacs throws a head punch that misses.
Kovacs blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Kovacs cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego prevents a body shot from Kovacs.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kovacs.
Diego works on Kovacs's body with a couple of short punches.
Kovacs is breathing heavily.
Kovacs misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
Kovacs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Kovacs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovacss head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego lands an elbow just above Kovacs 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego is leaning against Kovacs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.

Kovacs is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs takes an elbow to the temple.
Kovacs is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kovacs's defenses.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego cracks Kovacs on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Kovacs crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.