PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 5501 p4p, 14716 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 595 p4p, 720 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Cornell
vs
Diego

190 cm
28
190
17 - 4 - 0

183 cm
42
190
46 - 19 - 1

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cornell.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Cornell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego wants to clinch up but Cornell keeps it at a distance.

Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Cornell blocks an elbow strike.
Diego trying to stall but Cornell improves his position.
Cornell takes a shot to the head.
Cornell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego keeps control of Cornell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Cornell wants to break free but Diego has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cornell manages to break the clinch.
Diego throws a body punch but Cornell moves out of range.
Diego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cornell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
letting Cornell counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but Cornell shakes him off and moves away.
Cornell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego misses with a kick to the body
and Cornell counters with a body kick.
Cornell checks a low kick from Diego.
Cornell with a nice cross.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cornell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diego is looking to clinch but Cornell is avoiding it.
Cornell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Diego lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diego.
Cornell blocks a leg kick.
Jab from Cornell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornell lands a slapping body shot.
Cornell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego misses with a low kick as Cornell jumps back.
A low kick lands for Diego.
Cornell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Cornell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cornell ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego throws a head kick that half lands.
Cornell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Cornell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego looks winded!
Diego slips a straight right by Cornell.
Cornell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cornell staying out of range there.
Cornell tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Cornell misses the target.
Diego slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego throws a hook but Cornell blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Cornell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego throws a hook but Cornell blocks it.
Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego catches Cornell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cornell slips under a jab from Diego.
Cornell throws a leg kick but Diego moved away.
Cornell loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Cornell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego tries to clinch but Cornell is having none of it.
Cornell throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.

Diego instigates a clinch.

Cornell breaks the clinch.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cornell.
Cornell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cornell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornell 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.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Cornell.
Cornell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cornell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 tries to clinch but Cornell moves away
and Cornell counters with a body kick.
Cornell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cornell throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Cornell moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego misses with a right hand
and Cornell counters with a series of strikes. Diego will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a head kick that Cornell semi-blocks.
Diego thumps Cornell with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's time! Cornell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cornell's sensitive parts.
Diego looks to land a combination but Cornell avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
A nice side step and Diego releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego feints and then cracks Cornell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cornell down.

Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cornell is trying to force a seperation but Diego has the dominant position.
Cornell tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the ropes.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego has Cornell pressed against the ropes, preventing Cornell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cornell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cornell tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cornell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cornell looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Cornell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cornell looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Cornell moved out of range.
Cornell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Cornell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego is looking to clinch.
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 Cornell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cornell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cornell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Cornell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diego's head.
Cornell misses the shot to the body.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Cornell as he checks the leg kick.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cornell. Cornell obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Cornell.

Diego moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.

Cornell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Cornell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cornell throws a body kick that misses.

Diego pushes Cornell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego prevents Cornell from breaking the clinch.

Cornell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego tries to clinch but Cornell moves out of range.
Cornell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cornell throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Cornell there.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cornell. Cornell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Diego clinches up with Cornell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cornell wants to break free but Diego has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.

Cornell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Diego.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego misses with a hook.
Diego closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego throws a leg kick but Cornell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diego moves out of range as Cornell throws a body kick.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diego pushes Cornell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornell blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cornell's brow.
Diego prevents Cornell from breaking the clinch.
Dwan Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego has Cornell pushed against the ropes.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Cornell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cornell's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cornell breaks the clinch.
Cornell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego cracks Cornell with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is 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.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cornell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Cornell throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Cornell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Cornell swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Cornell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cornell lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego thumps Cornell with a low kick.
Dwan Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Diego clinches up with Cornell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Cornell.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego prevents Cornell from breaking the clinch.

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

Cornell breaks from the clinch.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Cornell blocks the body kick.
Cornell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego moves out of range of the body kick from Cornell.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cornell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego thumps Cornell with a low kick.
Diego throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cornell throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell backing away here, and Diego unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cornell takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego misses with a double jab

and Cornell counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Diego to the mat! Cornell runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Diego is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

Diego is rocked!
Cornell throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cornell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cornell. Those never looked like landing.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Cornell avoids the body shot from Diego.
Cornell slips a jab from Diego.
Diego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cornell checks it well.
Cornell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diego throws a hook but Cornell avoids it easily.
Diego is looking to chop away at Cornell's legs.
Cornell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diego can pounce on him.
Cornell throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cornell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cornell lands a nice looking body kick.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cornell delivers a nice body kick.
Cornell swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Cornell moves out of range easily.
Cornell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Cornell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Dwan Diego's cut even more.
Cornell lands with a nice body kick.
Cornell scores with a spinning back kick!
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cornell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Cornell counters with a quick kick to the body but Diego blocks it.
Diego seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with a hook. Cornell ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cornell lands a nice looking body shot.
Cornell misses the jab.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Cornell saw it coming and moves away.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Cornell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cornell under the eye.
Diego has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cornell.
Cornell pushes Diego away with a front kick.
Cornell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diego moves out of range as Cornell throws a body kick.

Cornell lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Diego goes down! The ref sends Cornell to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Diego is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cornell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Cornell takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cornell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diego drops his guard momentarily, allowing Cornell to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Diego! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Cornell takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Tony Cornell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.