PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vpered kPobede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trying'da hold me down. kPobede comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kalinka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Diaby
vs
kPobede

185 cm
25
198 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

187 cm
31
202 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vpered kPobede!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kPobede scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
kPobede 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.
Diaby shoots in looking for a takedown but kPobede manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from kPobede.
kPobede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kPobede on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
kPobede misses with a leg kick.
kPobede blocks a jab.
kPobede uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaby.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
Diaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
kPobede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kPobede throws a leg kick but Diaby checks it.
kPobede turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from kPobede 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 Diaby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
kPobede keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaby blocks a leg kick.
kPobede avoids a punch combination nicely.
kPobede throws a front kick aimed at Diaby's knee but Diaby avoids it well.
Diaby tests kPobede's chin there with a solid looking shot.
kPobede tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by kPobede.
kPobede misses the jab.
kPobede staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaby.
kPobede lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by kPobede.
kPobede misses with a looping right.
Diaby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but kPobede manages to avoid it.
Diaby slips a straight right by kPobede.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby lands a glancing blow to the side of kPobede's head.
kPobede dips to his left and cracks Diaby with an uppercut!
Diaby throws a hook to the side of kPobede's head but kPobede sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaby slips a jab from kPobede.
Diaby misses the jab.
Diaby fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kPobede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kPobede tries a head kick but it misses.

Diaby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. kPobede looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaby working the strikes but kPobede uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
kPobede is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaby working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kPobede has a hand on Diaby's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Diaby takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vpered kPobede dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diaby fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging kPobede to the ground. Diaby is now in kPobede's guard.
kPobede bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaby's guard.

Diaby working for a triangle but kPobede defends it easily.
Diaby controlling kPobede's posture.
kPobede trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaby's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kPobede wants to control from the top but Diaby keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaby has a closed guard, preventing kPobede from standing up.
Diaby is adopting a defensive guard.
kPobede wants to get up but he can't break Diaby's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

We're going to have a standup here because Toby Diaby wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diaby throws the left hand but kPobede avoids the punch easily.
Diaby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from kPobede.
Vpered kPobede is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and kPobede counters with a low kick, right behind Diaby 's knee.
Diaby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but kPobede swivels and escapes.
kPobede misses with a body shot.
Diaby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kPobede defends it nicely.
Diaby with a jab.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says kPobede as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kPobede misses with a low kick.
kPobede scores with a jab. Diaby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kPobede connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
kPobede lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaby misses with a hook. kPobede ducked under it nicely.
kPobede steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaby.
kPobede misses the body punch
and Diaby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
kPobede lands a head kick. Diaby smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaby slips a straight right by kPobede.
Diaby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but kPobede manages to avoid it.
Diaby misses with an uppercut. kPobede saw that one coming.
Toby Diaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby fails with the takedown.
kPobede lands with a straight right. Diaby didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaby checks a low kick from kPobede.

Diaby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kPobede slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vpered kPobede showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diaby throws a big shot that misses.
Vpered kPobede seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaby throws a series of punches but kPobede moves out of range.
Diaby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
kPobede misses with a straight left.

kPobede gets caught napping as Diaby dives in and scores a takedown. kPobede manages to retain guard.
Diaby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
kPobede is wriggling around but Diaby manages to pass to half guard.
kPobede is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Diaby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Diaby uses his free foot to push down on kPobede's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for kPobede.
Diaby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as kPobede is looking to escape.
Diaby controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kPobede slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Toby Diaby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
kPobede is refusing to be controlled, as Diaby sits in half guard.
Diaby looks to land a strike but kPobede avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
kPobede is wriggling around but Diaby manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby is just content to waste time from the top position. kPobede takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diaby works over kPobede with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaby preventing the sweep.
Diaby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
kPobede wants to stand up but Diaby is controlling him.
kPobede takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
kPobede keeping moving, preventing Diaby from controlling successfully.
Vpered kPobede is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby preventing the sweep.
Diaby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaby won't allow kPobede to get back to his feet.
Diaby trying to control the position from guard on top but kPobede is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Toby Diaby just wasn't active enough.
Diaby takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Diaby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think kPobede has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vpered kPobede!