PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 1344 p4p, 1567 weight class) and Voltsz Diesel (ranked 192 p4p, 228 weight class). Diesel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Outerspass - Frosty kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kobe Bryant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Voltsz Diesel's chin.

Bryant
vs
Diesel

184 cm
28
195
12 - 12 - 1

189 cm
27
195
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

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 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Voltsz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Diesel throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.

Diesel clinches.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Bryant.
Diesel avoids a wild elbow strike from Bryant.
Diesel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryant has Diesel pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Bryant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a combination. Diesel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diesel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bryant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diesel scrambles back to his feet.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
Diesel lands a jab.
Diesel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Bryant. Those never looked like landing.
Bryant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diesel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bryant at a distance.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Diesel avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.

Diesel clinches.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Diesel controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diesel.
Diesel stalling in the clinch but Bryant improves position.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Bryant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Bryant tries a body shot but Diesel blocks it.
Bryant is trying to push Diesel away but Diesel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bryant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diesel's defenses.

It looks like Voltsz Diesel has been cut.
Diesel tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.

Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Bryant throws a big counter combination but Diesel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Diesel avoids them all with ease.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryant sets himself, and Diesel steps forward looking for the clinch! Bryant avoids it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bryant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bryant managing to block the knees to the body from Diesel.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bryant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diesel has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryant blocking some punches.
Bryant working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.

Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Diesel tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diesel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Diesel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bryant throws a wild body kick that Diesel sees coming a mile off.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Diesel moves out of range easily.
Diesel scores with a nice strike.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Voltsz Diesel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Diesel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bryant moves out of range as Diesel strikes.
Bryant throws a quick counter head kick but Diesel was just out of range.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Voltsz Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Diesel drives through and clinches with Bryant against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bryant breaks from the clinch.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobe Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Bryant was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diesel avoids a kick to the body.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kobe Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant throws a head kick but Diesel moves out of range.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diesel throws a big shot that misses.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Diesel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bryant duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel wants to clinch.

Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Bryant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diesel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Bryant misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
As Diesel looks to move away, Bryant throws a big counter combo but Diesel just gets out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Bryant blocks the low kick.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diesel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
Bryant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diesel doesn't seem bothered though.
Bryant throws a head kick but Diesel moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Diesel looks to move away, Bryant throws a big counter combo but Diesel just gets out of the way.
Diesel lands with a shot to the body.
Diesel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diesel lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diesel darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant counters with a left and a right that stings Diesel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Voltsz Diesel'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. This is the final round!

Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Diesel closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Diesel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diesel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bryants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diesel throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant is looking to wear down Diesel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryant scores with a nice strike.

Diesel moves into the clinch.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diesel can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diesel wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel tries to clinch up
and Bryant counters with a two punch combo.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Diesel moves out of range easily.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
A lazy left from Bryant finds it's target.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Bryant misses.
Diesel tries to counter with a clinch but Bryant shakes him off and moves away.
Diesel darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bryant with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant misses with a double jab.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Bryant pushes him away.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Diesel has closed the distance and engaged Bryant in a clinch.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Diesel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voltsz Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Bryant throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diesel avoids it.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant lands a leg kick that knocks Diesel off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
Diesel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kobe Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diesel sprawls well. Diesel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryant, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!
During a confident post fight interview, Kobe Bryant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.