PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cieran Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Starting Over. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diu
vs
Doyle

188 cm
19
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

[JMFC] Slaughterhouse 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cieran Doyle !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diu circles away.

Diu closes the distance and clinches.
Diu throws an elbow but it misses.
Doyle managing to block the knees to the body from Diu.
Diu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diu misses with an elbow over the top.
Diu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maybe Diu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diu fails to land.
Diu lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diu throws a leg kick which misses Doyle 's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Doyle looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Diu.
Doyle shoots for a takedown but Diu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cieran Doyle .
Diu connects with the punch.

Diu clinches.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle .
Diu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Diu.
Doyle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diu just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Diu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doyle 's brow.
Diu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doyle avoiding damage as Diu throws knees to the body.
Diu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diu lands a nice knee to the body.
Diu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diu is leaning against Doyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Diu breaks from the clinch.
Diu wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Diu tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Diu feints and then cracks Doyle 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Diu tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle 's head.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Diu.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Diu.
Diu tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diu thuds a left hand into Doyle 's body.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu tests Doyle 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diu cracks the inside of Doyle 's front leg.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Diu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diu fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gar Diu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu lands a head kick!

It looks like Cieran Doyle has been cut.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Diu doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.

Diu moves into range and clinches up with Doyle .
Doyle avoids the elbow strike from Diu, against the ropes.
Diu scores with a hook to the body.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle .
Diu tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Diu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Diu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diu.
Diu scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diu wants to clinch.
Diu tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Diu. No joy for Doyle on that attempt.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diu wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Diu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gar Diu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gar Diu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Diu instigates a clinch.
Diu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diu lands a nice knee to the body.
Diu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Diu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diu scores with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Diu scores with a four punch combination!
Diu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Diu.
Diu throws out a powerful jab.
Diu is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.

Diu instigates a clinch.
Diu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diu can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Nice elbow from Diu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diu tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diu to the ground. Diu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Diu moves into the clinch.
Doyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doyle tries to pull guard but Diu won't allow it.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cieran Doyle .
Diu is trying to stall.
Diu scores a nice knee to the body.
Diu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doyle blocks the elbow strike.
Diu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gar Diu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cieran Doyle 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Diu doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Diu wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Diu stuffs the takedown attempt from Doyle . Doyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Diu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diu closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diu lands a nice knee to the body.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle .
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Diu scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu is looking to control Doyle 's arms but Doyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diu has his back to the ropes.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle .
Diu looking to stall.
Diu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Diu.
Diu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diu lands a knee to the body.
Diu lands a body shot.
Doyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diu smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle . That did some damage!
Diu wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diu lands a head kick!
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Diu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Diu tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Diu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle 's head.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Diu tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Diu wants to clinch.
Diu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diu tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doyle fails with the takedown.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cieran Doyle .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diu connects with a high kick.
Diu tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Gar Diu is winning the standup battle so far.

Diu rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doyle 's defenses.
Diu lands a knee to the body.
Gar Diu has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Doyle gets control of Diu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Doyle will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Diu is looking to stand up but Doyle won't let him.
Diu trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gar Diu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gar Diu!