PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 520 p4p, 418 weight class) and Char Xiu (ranked 70 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diego
vs
Xiu

170 cm
27
145
15 - 5 - 1

170 cm
24
155
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Char Xiu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiu throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xiu connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiu. Xiu obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego throws a combination. Xiu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Char Xiu has been cut.
Char Xiu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiu connects with a leg kick.
A big right from Diego misses.
Xiu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xiu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diego defends it well.
Xiu throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiu is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiu connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Xiu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xiu's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xiu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiu connects with a high kick.
Xiu throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Xiu counters with a big head kick but Diego shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Xiu - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiu throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiu. That snapped Diego's head back.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xiu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Xiu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiu misses with a leg kick
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xiu throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Xiu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Xiu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Xiu staying out of range there.
Xiu throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Xiu fails with the takedown
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiu swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Xiu throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xiu missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiu lands a nice hook to Diego's body. Diego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiu is looking to land body kicks.
Xiu throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego lands the left hand.
Kron Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiu misses with a looping left.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xiu counters with a straight right hand.
Xiu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diego had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Xiu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Char Xiu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Char Xiu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego gets in close and tags Xiu with a short punch that almost sends Xiu to the mat! Oh Xiu is in big trouble! He turns his back on Diego, trying to create some distance but Diego rushes him, striking wildly and Xiu goes down! The referee tackles Diego into the cage to end the fight! Diego is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Diego!
Our winner, Kron Diego, 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.