PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu's entrance music is Pulse. A fine choice. Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diu
vs
Kvasov

188 cm
39
190 lbs
28 - 25 - 1

185 cm
37
202 lbs
26 - 32 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.

Kvasov forces Diu back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kvasov.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kvasov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Kvasov fails to land.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kvasov tries to work over Diu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kvasov lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kvasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kvasov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Kvasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kvasov stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kvasov has him pressed against the cage.
Kvasov swings wildly with an uppercut but Diu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Kvasov.
Kvasov swings wildly with an uppercut but Diu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvasov taking a breather.
Diu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kvasovs head.
A short left from Kvasov.
Kvasov has a couple of punches blocked by Diu.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kvasov is keeping busy.
Kvasov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diu trying to control the position but instead, Kvasov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diu into the cage.

Kvasov manages to break the clinch.
Kvasov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kvasov is looking to clinch.
Kvasov tries to clinch there but Diu circles away.
Kvasov misses with the combination.
Diu swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu just misses with a punch to the body.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Kvasov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kvasov has a couple of punches blocked by Diu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries a body shot but Kvasov blocks it.

Kvasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kvasov lands a slapping body shot.
Diu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kvasov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kvasov scrambles back to his feet.
Kvasov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kvasov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kvasov instigates a clinch.
Kvasov avoids the elbow strike from Diu, against the cage.
Kvasov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kvasov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kvasov can turn it around.
Diu missing with knees to the body.

Kvasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diu keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kvasov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diu.
Kvasov motions for Diu to come forward. Kvasov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kvasov has closed the distance and engaged Diu in a clinch.
Kvasov tries to throw a body punch but Diu avoids it by throwing Kvasov back against the cage.
Kvasov lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Diu to work.
Kvasov presses Diu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kvasov scores with a shot to the side of Diu's head.
Kvasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diu's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kvasov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kvasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Kvasov 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.

Nice uppercut lands for Diu. That snapped Kvasov's head back.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Diu scores with a nice strike.
Diu throws a big shot that misses.
Kvasov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kvasov checks the leg kick.
Kvasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Gar Diu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvasov ducks under a wild hook from Diu.
Kvasov flicks out a counter leg kick but Diu steps away.
Gar Diu is winning the standup battle so far.
Diu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kvasov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diu lands with a nice body kick.
Diu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov wants to counter with a clinch but Diu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kvasov moves into the clinch.

Kvasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kvasov is looking to clinch but Diu is avoiding it.
Diu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kvasovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Diu gets tackled into the cage by Kvasov. Kvasov maintains the clinch.
Kvasov lands with a light punch inside.
Kvasov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kvasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvasov. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvasov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kvasov misses with a two punch combination.
Diu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diu throws a head kick that misses.
Kvasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kvasov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kvasov misses with the combination.
Diu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kvasov gets a clinch.
Kvasov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kvasov throws a head punch that misses.
Kvasov scores with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kvasov 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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diu blocks a body shot from Kvasov.
Kvasov working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kvasov.
Kvasov lands a body shot.
Diu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvasov avoids it.
Kvasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Diu.
Kvasov tries to throw a body punch but Diu avoids it by throwing Kvasov back against the cage.
Kvasov effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu blocks an uppercut.

Diu breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Diu.
Kvasov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diu misses with a right hand
enabling Kvasov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Diu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Kvasov moves into the clinch.
Kvasov tries to stall but Diu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kvasov has a couple of punches blocked by Diu.
Diu being controlled against the cage.
Diu blocking some punches.

Kvasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kvasov closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvasov's elbow.
A short right from Kvasov on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kvasov as Diu tries to tie him up.
Kvasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kvasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diu backwards.
Kvasov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kvasov fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvasov blocks an uppercut.
Kvasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Diu backwards.
Kvasov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diu as Kvasov tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Diu.
Kvasov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diu's efforts to push away.
Kvasov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Kvasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kvasov is looking to clinch but Diu is avoiding it.
Diu punishes Kvasov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kvasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kvasov is looking to clinch.

Diu gets tackled into the cage by Kvasov. Kvasov maintains the clinch.
Diu blocks an uppercut.
Roman Kvasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kvasov is looking to control Diu's arms but Diu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kvasov has his back to the cage.

Kvasov breaks from the clinch.
Kvasov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kvasov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kvasov lands a right hand.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kvasov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kvasov keeps control of Diu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diu is trying to break the clinch but Kvasov is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvasov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kvasov.
Diu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kvasov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kvasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diu or not.
Kvasov scores with a shoulder strike.

Kvasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kvasov darts in and clinches Diu up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kvasov.
Diu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kvasov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diu has a couple of punches blocked by Kvasov.
Kvasov can't find room to land a body shot as Diu controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Kvasov.
Kvasov is working Diu over against the cage.
Kvasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diu backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Kvasov.
A short right from Kvasov.
Diu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kvasov controls his hands.
Kvasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diu backwards.

Diu is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kvasov.
Oh Diu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kvasov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Diu to his knees! Kvasov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Kvasov!
A victorious Roman Kvasov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.