PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego comes to the ring accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Diego
vs
Olds

183 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Diego misses.
Olds tries a quick counter leg kick but Diego is wise to it.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Olds's knee but Olds avoids it well.

Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
Olds avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Olds avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Olds tries to stall but Diego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olds takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Olds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olds stalling the fight.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Olds tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olds as Diego tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Diego has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Olds avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diego looking to stall.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olds has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Olds can turn it around.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Robin Olds's cut even more.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
Olds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee calls for Olds to work.
Olds looking to stall.

Olds breaks the clinch.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Olds connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Olds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Olds moves away and avoids it.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olds.
Diego lands a head kick. Olds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olds blocks the elbow strike.
Olds is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Olds.
Olds stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Olds scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Olds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Olds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olds blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.

The cut above Robin Olds's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Olds avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Olds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olds.
Olds avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Nice elbow from Diego.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a body shot from Olds.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olds lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olds's brow.
Olds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Olds fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Olds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olds avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Robin Olds's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Olds tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Olds dodges an elbow strike from Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Olds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olds throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diego takes a swing at Olds's ribcage but misses.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Olds jabs at Diego's body.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Olds misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Olds tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Diego looks to land a body kick but Olds moved away.
Olds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Olds's head back.
Olds slips a jab from Diego.
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Olds scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Olds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego checks a low kick from Olds.
Olds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Olds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego tries to clinch up but Olds circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Olds saw it coming and moves away.
Olds lands a slapping body shot.
Olds is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Diego staying out of range there.
Olds throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Olds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diego wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds misses with a straight right.
Olds misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Olds misses.
A head kick by Olds misses
and Olds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Olds saw it coming and moves away.
Diego tries to clinch but Olds is having none of it.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Olds is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olds can do to turn this around?
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds staying out of range there.
Olds lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Olds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diego thuds his right hand into Olds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olds looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olds swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olds lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Olds.
Diego misses with a low kick as Olds jumps back.
Olds keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olds.

Diego clinches.
Olds scores with a hook to the body.
Olds scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diego managing to block the knees to the body from Olds.
Diego blocking some punches.
A short left from Diego.
Diego stalling the fight.
Olds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Olds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Olds avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Olds digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Olds in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olds is keeping busy.
Olds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Olds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olds tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Olds.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olds.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robin Olds's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwan Diego!