PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helmy Abu Basha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pulse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Abu Basha
vs
Diu

187 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
189 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helmy Abu Basha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Basha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diu tries to clinch up but Abu Basha circles away and keeps his distance.
Abu Basha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abu Basha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diu.
Diu blocks a jab.
Abu Basha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diu circles away quickly and effectively.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abu Basha throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Abu Basha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abu Basha.
Abu Basha misses with a looping left.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Abu Basha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diu on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Diu misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abu Basha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abu Basha connects with a single shot there.
Diu walks into a left hand.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Diu to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Abu Basha. Those never looked like landing.
Diu misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Abu Basha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diu doesn't seem phased though.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abu Basha misses with the combination.
Abu Basha throws a nice looking combination but Diu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Diu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Abu Basha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diu lands a nice shot that snaps Abu Basha's head back.
Abu Basha throws a one two combo.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Diu counters with a low kick, right behind Abu Basha 's knee.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
and Diu counters with a body kick.
Abu Basha slips a jab and a cross from Diu.
A right-left combo lands from Abu Basha.
Diu wants to clinch up but Abu Basha keeps it at a distance.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Abu Basha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abu Basha swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Diu counters with a head kick. That will keep Abu Basha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Abu Basha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diu.
Abu Basha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diu.
Abu Basha throws a shot to the body.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab.
Diu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abu Basha fails to land with a series of punches.
Diu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abu Basha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Abu Basha pushes him off.

Diu clinches up with Abu Basha and pushes him back against the cage.
Diu lands a right hand.
Abu Basha wants to get back to striking at distance but Diu won't allow it.
Diu slows down the pace here.
Abu Basha tries to circle away but Diu has him pinned against the cage.
Diu keeps control of Abu Basha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abu Basha has had enough of the clinch but Diu keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diu.
Diu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abu Basha avoids it.
Abu Basha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Abu Basha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abu Basha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Abu Basha. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gar Diu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abu Basha misses with an uppercut. Diu saw that one coming.
Abu Basha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abu Basha misses the body punch
and Diu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
and Diu counters with an outside leg kick.
Abu Basha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abu Basha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abu Basha throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
Diu defending well as Abu Basha loads up on a big left hand.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmy Abu Basha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu lands with a kick to the temple. Abu Basha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Abu Basha pushes him off.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abu Basha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Diu staying out of range there.
Abu Basha looks to land a left hand but Diu moved out of range nicely.
Gar Diu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Basha connects with a nice looking jab.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
and Diu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diu slips a straight right by Abu Basha.
Abu Basha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diu tries to clinch up.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diu counters with a good, hard body kick but Abu Basha shrugs it off.
Diu tries a low kick but Abu Basha avoids it.
Diu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abu Basha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diu counters with a big head kick but Abu Basha shrugs it off.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diu counters with a thumping low kick.
Abu Basha throws a series of strikes that have Diu backpedaling.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Diu counters by moving into the clinch.
Abu Basha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abu Basha walks away with a smile on his face. Diu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abu Basha throws a nice looking combination but Diu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Basha misses with a double jab
and Diu counters with a head kick. That will keep Abu Basha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abu Basha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diu.
Diu keeps the fight on the outside.
Abu Basha misses with a combination
and Diu counters with a body kick.
Abu Basha misses with an uppercut. Diu saw that one coming.
Diu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abu Basha to score with a decent uppercut.
Abu Basha misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abu Basha lands a lovely overhand right.
Diu misses the jab.
Abu Basha throws a hook to the side of Diu's head but Diu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diu slips a jab and a cross from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha swats away the attempt to clinch by Diu.
Abu Basha swats away the attempt to clinch by Diu.
Abu Basha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha looks to land a body kick but Diu moved away.
Some wild striking there from Abu Basha.
A low kick from Abu Basha is predictable there
and Diu counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abu Basha tries to bum rush Diu with a series of wild strikes but Diu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abu Basha ducks under a wild hook from Diu.
Abu Basha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diu tries to clinch up.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abu Basha counters with a three punch combo that has Diu backing up. Diu nods at Abu Basha to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha misses with the combination.
Abu Basha misses with a hook. Diu ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gar Diu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Diu moves into the clinch successfully.
Diu throws an elbow but it misses.
Diu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abu Basha is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abu Basha's brow.
Diu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abu Basha avoids it.
Diu prevents Abu Basha from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abu Basha as Diu tries to tie him up.
Diu just leaning against Abu Basha, taking a breather.
Diu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abu Basha managing to block the knees to the body from Diu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abu Basha's efforts to push away.
Abu Basha letting Diu take a breather here.
Abu Basha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abu Basha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Diu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abu Basha's brow.
Diu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abu Basha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Diu.
Diu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abu Basha.
Diu trying to stall but Abu Basha improves his position.
Diu throws an elbow that misses.
Diu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abu Basha avoids it.
Diu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abu Basha avoids it.
Abu Basha has had enough of the clinch but Diu keeps him there for the moment.

Abu Basha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Diu closes the distance and pushes Abu Basha back into the cage.
The referee calls for Diu to work.
Diu misses with an elbow strike.
Abu Basha can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha prevents a body shot from Diu.
Diu has Abu Basha pressed against the cage, preventing Abu Basha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diu lands a hook to the side of the head.

Abu Basha manages to break the clinch.
Abu Basha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diu counters with a nice leg kick.
Abu Basha fails to land with a series of punches.
Diu tries to clinch but Abu Basha is having none of it.
Abu Basha keeps the fight on the outside.
Diu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diu tries to clinch

and Abu Basha moves into the clinch.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Diu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abu Basha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abu Basha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abu Basha avoiding damage as Diu throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abu Basha blocks it with crossed arms.
Abu Basha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Abu Basha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diu throws a body punch but Abu Basha moves out of range.
Abu Basha keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Abu Basha.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha avoids the head kick by Diu.
Diu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abu Basha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diu.
Abu Basha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abu Basha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abu Basha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abu Basha throws a looping overhand right but Diu ducks down to avoid it.
Abu Basha misses with a leg kick
and Diu counters with a low kick, right behind Abu Basha 's knee.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diu counters with a body kick that stops Abu Basha in his tracks momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abu Basha.

Diu rushes Abu Basha and presses him up against the cage.
Diu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abu Basha's efforts to push away.
Abu Basha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diu backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abu Basha scores with a shoulder strike.
Diu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diu tries a knee to the head but Abu Basha blocks it.
Diu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gar Diu.
I've got Diu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Gar Diu!

Gar Diu wins by unanimous decision!