PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Diaz (ranked 19703 p4p, 22467 weight class) and Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 489 p4p, 481 weight class). Badweather Jr has chosen Lil Nas X- Old town road as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Badweather Jr

165 cm
32
140
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
150
5 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Conviction
Dick Dolla Douchebag

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Badweather Jr is out of range.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Badweather Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Badweather Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Badweather Jr.
A little jabbing left from Badweather Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Badweather Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Badweather Jr checks it well.
Diaz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Badweather Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Badweather Jr blocks the leg kick.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Badweather Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Badweather Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Badweather Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Badweather Jr's knee but Badweather Jr avoids it well.
Badweather Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Badweather Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Badweather Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badweather Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Badweather Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badweather Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Badweather Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Badweather Jr blocks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Badweather Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws the kick towards the body but Badweather Jr avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Badweather Jr checks a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Badweather Jr jumps back.
Diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Badweather Jr saw that one coming.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Badweather Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Badweather Jr.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Badweather Jr swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badweather Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
A nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badweather Jr jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Juan Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz is looking to wear down Badweather Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badweather Jr throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badweather Jr throws a counter combo.
Badweather Jr slips under a jab from Diaz.
As Diaz backs off Badweather Jr throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Diaz swings for the body but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Badweather Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz jabs Badweather Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Badweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badweather Jr misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badweather Jr at a distance.
Badweather Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badweather Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Badweather Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badweather Jr moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Badweather Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz swings for the body but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Badweather Jr cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Badweather Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Badweather Jr throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diaz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Badweather Jr cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Badweather Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Badweather Jr checks a leg kick.
Badweather Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badweather Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
enabling Badweather Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz 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 Badweather Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badweather Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Badweather Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Badweather Jr's knee but Badweather Jr avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Badweather Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Badweather Jr to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr checks a leg kick.
Diaz 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badweather Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Badweather Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Badweather Jr.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Badweather Jr's shoulder, as Badweather Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Badweather Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Badweather Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Badweather Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz looks to throw a body kick
enabling Badweather Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr scores with a body shot.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Badweather Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Badweather Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A big right from Diaz misses.
A slow jab from Badweather Jr misses its intended target.
Badweather Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Badweather Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Badweather Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Badweather Jr is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lloyd Badweather Jr just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Badweather Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. Badweather Jr shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Badweather Jr lands with a cross.
Badweather Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Badweather Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz sizes up Badweather Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Badweather Jr throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Badweather Jr finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Badweather Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Badweather Jr 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.
Good leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Badweather Jr.
Diaz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Badweather Jr avoids it.
Badweather Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Badweather Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Badweather Jr misses.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Badweather Jr.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Badweather Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Badweather Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Badweather Jr throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Badweather Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz keeps Badweather Jr at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badweather Jr moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz feints and then cracks Badweather Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badweather Jr down.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Badweather Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badweather Jr can do to turn this around?
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A bone on bone clash there as Badweather Jr blocks the leg kick.
Badweather Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Badweather Jr works the jab nicely.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badweather Jr.
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 Juan Diaz will probably get the nod.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badweather Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badweather Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Badweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Badweather Jr misses.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Badweather Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Badweather Jr throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Badweather Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Badweather Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a hook. Badweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
Badweather Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Badweather Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz throws a body punch but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
Badweather Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Badweather Jr saw that one coming.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badweather Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badweather Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd Badweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Badweather Jr moved out of range.
Badweather Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Badweather Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Badweather Jr moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badweather Jr! But no joy.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Badweather Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badweather Jr.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Badweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badweather Jr scores with a nice strike.
Badweather Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badweather Jr throws a counter combo.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Badweather Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Badweather Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badweather Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Badweather Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Diaz!