|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 6068 p4p, 502 weight class) and Pedro Scherer (ranked 7031 p4p, 536 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
|
196 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 5 - 2 |
Excellent boxer
Good chin
|
|
Excellent MT
Determined
|
|
| |
|
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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz blocks a head kick by Scherer.
Cain Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scherer.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Scherer misses.
Diaz scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Scherer to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Pedro Scherer has been cut.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Scherer ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scherer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scherer. Scherer obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scherer circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scherer.
Diaz swings for the body but Scherer moves out of range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Scherer counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scherer. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scherer manages to avoid it.
Scherer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scherer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Scherer throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
Scherer connects with a high kick.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Scherer slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz tries to bum rush Scherer with a series of wild strikes but Scherer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scherer 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.
Scherer tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Scherer misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Diaz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Scherer counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Scherer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scherer lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz works Scherer's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz punishes Scherer's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Scherer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scherer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scherer misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Scherer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scherer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer'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.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
enabling Scherer to counter with a crisp jab.
Scherer scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Scherer ducks down to avoid it.
Scherer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scherer can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scherer lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Scherer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scherer is rocked!
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Scherer is just out of range.
Scherer is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Scherer cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
A head kick misses from Scherer.
Scherer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Scherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Scherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Diaz throws a jab when Scherer was well out of range.
Scherer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cain Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scherer flicks out a counter leg kick but Diaz steps away.
Scherer throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Scherer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Scherer tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Scherer.
Scherer lands a right hook to the body.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Scherer avoids nicely.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
Scherer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Scherer moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Scherer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scherer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz slips a straight right by Scherer.
Scherer lands a high kick!
Scherer lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Scherer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Scherer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scherer misses with an uppercut.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Scherer - just one landing.
Scherer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Scherer misses with a looping right.
Scherer scores with a head kick.
Scherer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scherer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scherer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scherer throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scherer misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses the jab.
Scherer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Scherer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scherer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Scherer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scherer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scherer tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scherer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Scherer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Scherer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Scherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scherer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Diaz!
Our winner, Cain Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
