PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 17514 p4p, 707 weight class) and James Delaney (ranked 2327 p4p, 285 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diego might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Delaney has chosen Dark Strings as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diego
vs
Delaney

183 cm
30
190 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

188 cm
37
201 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

IniTech Nutrition

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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Delaney's corner calls for a 1-2. Delaney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego slips under a jab from Delaney.
Delaney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Delaney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego motions for Delaney to come forward. Diego throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Delaney.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Delaney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Delaney clinches.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delaney throws an elbow that misses.

Delaney manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delaney.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Delaney lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Delaney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delaney lands with a left to the head.
Delaney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delaney throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.

Delaney breaks the clinch.
Delaney moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delaney doesn't seem phased though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Delaney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
Delaney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Delaney tries to work over Diego's front leg with a kick but Diego checks it.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Delaney 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 Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good exchange - Delaney coming out on top.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delaney checks a low kick from Diego.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and Delaney counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaney misses with an uppercut.
Delaney moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Delaney misses the jab.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Delaney moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Delaney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Delaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Delaney checks the leg kick nicely there.
Delaney tries to clinch up.
Diego digs a good body shot into Delaney's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Delaney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego backing away here, and Delaney unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Delaney as he checks the leg kick.
Delaney is looking to clinch.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delaney.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Delaney sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.

Delaney rushes Diego and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Delaney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Delaney 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 Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delaney cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Delaney slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Delaney loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego throws a leg kick but Delaney moved away.
Diego takes a swing at Delaney's ribcage but misses.
Delaney checks a low kick from Diego.
Delaney misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Delaney.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delaney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Delaney misses the jab.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delaney under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Delaney checks it.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Delaney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Delaney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Delaney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego slips a jab from Delaney.
Delaney throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delaney.
Delaney misses with a leg kick.
Diego slips under a jab from Delaney.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Delaney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Delaney is out of range.
Diego digs a good hook to Delaney's body.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Diego tenderised Delaney's leg. Delaney is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delaney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Diego 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.
Diego stuns Delaney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Delaney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diego checks a low kick from Delaney.
Delaney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Delaney off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delaney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Delaney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwan Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Delaney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Delaney misses with a straight right.
Diego wants to clinch.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Delaney's defenses.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.
As Delaney backs away, Diego returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Diego tries to move into range but Delaney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diego slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Delaney misses its intended target.
Diego thows a leg kick but Delaney checks it
and Delaney counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Delaney.
Delaney tries to clinch up.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Delaney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diego manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delaney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Delaney throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delaney moves into the clinch.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delaneys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Delaney working aggressively here.
Diego tries to work over Delaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Delaney manages to break the clinch.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delaney missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delaney wants to clinch up but Diego keeps it at a distance.
As Delaney backs away, Diego returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diego's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delaney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diego scrambles back to his feet.
Delaney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delaney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Delaney is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney checks a leg kick.
Delaney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delaney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Delaney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delaney throws a good cross that connects.
Delaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Diego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delaney throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego moves forwards but Delaney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Delaney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
Diego throws a leg kick but Delaney sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delaney only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego slips under a jab from Delaney.

Delaney moves into the clinch successfully.
Diego avoids a wild elbow strike from Delaney.
Delaney takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delaney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Delaney.
Diego tries to work over Delaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dwan Diego.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
After winning the bout, Dwan Diego thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
James Delaney spoke after the fight, saying 'YOU WIN OR YOU LEARN.'.