PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lamb of God - To The End kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boxlund
vs
Diaz

175 cm
37
165 lbs
21 - 22 - 0

182 cm
32
164 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxlund is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Boxlund counters with an inside leg kick.
Boxlund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blixt Boxlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boxlund checks it well.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Boxlund connects with a single shot there.
Diaz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boxlund dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Boxlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Boxlund is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxlund momentarily.
Boxlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxlund drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxlund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boxlund scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Boxlund misses.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boxlund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Boxlund misses with a hook.
Boxlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxlund.
Boxlund throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Boxlund tries to clinch up.
Boxlund moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxlund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxlund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boxlund looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws the left hand but Boxlund avoids the punch easily.
Boxlund misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxlund makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxlund 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.
Boxlund lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Boxlund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxlund moves away from the strike by Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips under a jab from Boxlund.
Boxlund tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Boxlund staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxlund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxlund wants to clinch.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Boxlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.

Boxlund instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Boxlund.
Boxlund lands a left hand.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxlund lands a nice uppercut.
Boxlund gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Boxlund moves out of range easily.
Diaz slips under a jab from Boxlund.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blixt Boxlund dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boxlund misses with a looping left.
Boxlund lands a head shot.
Diaz throws a hook but Boxlund blocks it.
Boxlund takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Boxlund throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Boxlund is looking to clinch.
Boxlund blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Boxlund moved out of range nicely.
Boxlund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Boxlund misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boxlund tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boxlund's hands.
Boxlund takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxlund throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Boxlund throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Boxlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Boxlund cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxlund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boxlund scores with a leg kick.
Boxlund misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Boxlund.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxlund ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws the left hand but Boxlund avoids the punch easily.
Boxlund works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz tries to bum rush Boxlund with a series of wild strikes but Boxlund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Boxlund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxlund scores with a body shot.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Boxlund scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Boxlund saw it coming and moves away.
Boxlund blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a low kick but Boxlund avoids it.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Boxlund rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Boxlund.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxlund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxlund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Boxlund fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxlund.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Boxlund keeps him there for the moment.
Boxlund presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Boxlund controls the action.
Diaz wants to break free but Boxlund has control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boxlund.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxlund.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxlund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Boxlund gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxlund has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blixt Boxlund dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Boxlund checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz slips under a jab from Boxlund.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boxlund scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Boxlund throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz takes a swing at Boxlund's ribcage but misses.
Boxlund lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Boxlund saw that one coming.
Boxlund defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Boxlund scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxlund ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Boxlund clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz motions for Boxlund to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Boxlund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxlund chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxlund moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Diaz
and Boxlund counters with a leg kick.
Boxlund throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxlund moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Boxlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxlund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Boxlund scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxlund works the jab nicely.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Boxlund is out of range.
Boxlund slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Boxlund. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Boxlund counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxlund throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Boxlund lands a jab.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boxlund.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxlund finish him?
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz glances at the clock... BAM! Boxlund nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Diaz crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Diaz is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blixt Boxlund!
Blixt Boxlund decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.