PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 5601 p4p, 4012 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 216 p4p, 155 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Diego
vs
Ringnes

202 cm
40
255
46 - 16 - 0

202 cm
34
282
24 - 16 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 46 - 16 - 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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Ringnes pushes him off.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Diego pushes Ringnes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ringnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ringnes lands with a left to the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Ringnes 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Ringnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with some punches.
Ringnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries a body shot but Ringnes blocks it.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes working aggressively here.
Ringnes misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.

Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ringnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ringnes .
Diego closes the distance but Ringnes moves to the side
and Ringnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ringnes throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tries to clinch up but Ringnes circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego prevents Ringnes from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego misses with some punches.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Diego.
Ringnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Diego working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ringnes throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.

Diego rushes Ringnes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Draughn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego digs a right hand into Ringnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringnes 's gas tank.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ringnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego is working Ringnes over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Ringnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego lands a right hand.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego stalls.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ringnes is trying to break the clinch but Diego is controlling him.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?

Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Ringnes 's head back.
Diego moves out of range as Ringnes strikes.
Diego tries to clinch but Ringnes moves out of range.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ringnes throws out the jab.

Diego gets a clinch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diego pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Ringnes .
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.

Diego manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes misses with a two punch combination.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Ringnes tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ringnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego wants to clinch up but Ringnes keeps it at a distance.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ringnes .
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringnes moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ringnes misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ringnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Diego.

Diego has managed to clinch.
Ringnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ringnes up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ringnes .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ringnes lands with a right to the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ringnes .
Ringnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Ringnes scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Draughn Diego.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diego, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
Post fight, an emotional Draughn Diego said '(Mark Hunt voice)I�d like to say first off thank you to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. Yeah I wanted to knock him out, no patty cake bullsheet for me mate. Good opponent tho, props to him, there�s just not many people who can handle me mate.'.