PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 3108 p4p, 3868 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 54 p4p, 62 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Erikson's choice of entrance music: Gåte - Statt Opp. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diego
vs
Erikson

202 cm
36
255
33 - 11 - 0

199 cm
32
256
24 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Erikson misses
and Diego counters with a one-two to the body.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erikson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erikson throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego with a nice calf kick.
Erikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Erikson cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Erikson staying out of range there.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Diego's belly button to the back.
Erikson throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
Diego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Erikson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.

Diego clinches up with Erikson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Erikson controls his hands.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Erikson.
Erikson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erikson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego is working Erikson over against the ropes.
Erikson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erikson takes a shot to the head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Erikson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erikson tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Erikson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erikson tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego is working Erikson over against the ropes.
Erikson looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tries to work over Erikson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikson is trying to break free.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erikson lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Erikson blocks an uppercut.
Diego is working Erikson over against the ropes.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego works on Erikson's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.

Erikson is rocked!
Diego breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Erikson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Erikson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Erikson get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
An out of breath Draughn Diego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.