PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 15401 p4p, 597 weight class) and Dennis Fischer (ranked 752 p4p, 119 weight class). Diego's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Diego
vs
Fischer

183 cm
36
190 lbs
30 - 13 - 1

192 cm
27
207 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego ducks right into an uppercut from Fischer.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fischer throws a big shot that misses.
Diego tries to clinch up but Fischer circles away and keeps his distance.

Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Diego to work.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Fischer misses with the head strike.
Fischer lands a right hand.
A short right from Diego.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Fischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with an elbow over the top.
Fischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fischer scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fischer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
Fischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Fischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fischer scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fischer scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A short left from Diego.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fischer.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Fischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego throws an elbow but it misses.
Fischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Fischer fails to land.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Fischer.
Fischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Fischer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fischer blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer lands a shoulder strike.
Diego throws an elbow that misses.
Diego blocking some punches.
Fischer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Fischer avoids it.
Fischer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fischer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fischer.
Diego misses with a body kick.
A big left from Diego misses.
A leg kick checked by Diego.
Fischer avoids the body shot from Diego.
Fischer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Fischer scores with a leg kick.
Diego walks into a left hand.
A big right from Fischer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Fischer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Dennis Fischer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Fischer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Fischer is just out of range.
Diego throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fischer with a jab.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Fischer.
Fischer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Fischer.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fischer wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.

Diego has managed to clinch.
Fischer lands with a light punch inside.
Fischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fischer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Dwan Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Fischer's head.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Fischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Fischer lands an uppercut.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fischer up against the ropes.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a body shot.
Fischer is breathing heavily.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fischers head.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego pushes Fischer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego gets through Fischer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego works on Fischer's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fischer's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands an elbow just above Fischer 's eye.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fischer slips a jab from Diego.

It looks like Dennis Fischer has been cut.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fischer.

Fischer tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Fischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Fischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diego.
Fischer blocking some punches.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fischer backwards.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fischer's elbow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diego here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Fischer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fischer's brow.
Dennis Fischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fischer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Fischer as the two fighters clinch.
Diego prevents a body shot from Fischer.
Fischer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fischer lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fischer.
Fischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Fischer's head.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Fischer avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Fischer.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Fischer lands with a light punch inside.
Fischer scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Fischer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fischers head.
Fischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A short left from Diego.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fischer takes a shot to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Fischer.
Diego misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Fischer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Fischer.
Fischer scores with a shoulder strike.
Fischer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries to stall but Fischer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Dennis Fischer just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fischer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fischer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fischer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Fischer misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fischer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Diego.
Diego cracks Fischer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fischer misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
The crowd cheers as Fischer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diego doesn't seem phased though.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Fischer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fischer.
Fischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego is looking to clinch but Fischer is avoiding it.
Fischer looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
A cross from Diego lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fischer looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Fischer as he checks the leg kick.
Fischer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Fischer walks into a jab.
Fischer misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diego is looking to score with low kicks.
Fischer 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.
Diego throws a low kick but Fischer moves out of range easily.
Fischer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Fischer.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego throws a jab when Fischer was well out of range.
Fischer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fischer is looking to land body kicks.
Fischer slips under a jab from Diego.
Fischer lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diego, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fischer is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Fischer misses with a leg kick.
Diego scores with the left hand. Fischer knows he should have avoided that one.
Diego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Fischer misses
and Diego counters with a straight right hand.
Fischer slips a jab from Diego.
Fischer scores with a punch to the head.
Fischer looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fischer backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Fischer blocks a body shot from Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fischer throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fischer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Diego moves into range and clinches up with Fischer.
Diego is trying to stall.
Fischer lands with a light punch inside.
Fischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Fischer scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fischer fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
Fischer blocks an uppercut.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with some punches.
Fischer gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fischer takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Fischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Fischer blocks the elbow strike.
Fischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fischer tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego pushes Fischer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fischer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short right from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fischer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diego.
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fischer pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Fischer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fischer.
Fischer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Fischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Fischer.
Fischer avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego!
Dwan Diego retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Dwan Diego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.