PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (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 Pulse. Kimura has chosen Inner Light by Shocking Lemon as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tatsuya Kimura was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Diu
vs
Kimura

188 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

190 cm
29
196 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu thuds his right hand into Kimura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diu throws a shot from downtown. Kimura moves away and avoids it.
Kimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Kimura thows a leg kick but Diu checks it
and Diu counters with a leg kick.
Diu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura misses with a lunging right hand
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimura tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Kimura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kimura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kimura misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kimura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimura's head.
Diu throws a hook but Kimura blocks it.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diu moves away.
Diu wants to slow Kimura down by chopping away at his legs.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Diu misses.
Diu swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimura.
Diu throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
Diu blocks a low kick nicely.
Diu throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diu.
A left and a right from Diu both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu thows a body kick. Kimura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diu throws a leg kick
and Kimura counters with an inside leg kick.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kimura checks it well.
Diu avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Diu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kimura under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diu. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gar Diu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
A punch lands to the side of Kimura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimura.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu misses with a low kick.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Diu is just out of range.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
Nice jab there from Kimura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a solid leg kick but Kimura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diu.
Diu thows a body shot but no joy.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diu staying out of range there.
Diu throws a lazy body kick
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Kimura throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
Diu tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kimura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Diu blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diu.
Kimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diu rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimura slips a straight right by Diu.
Kimura throws a low kick but Diu avoids it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a leg kick.
Diu connects with a body shot that sends Kimura's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Kimura misses
and Diu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Diu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kimura on the side of the head.
Diu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
Diu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Diu.
Diu throws a sloppy head kick and Kimura moves out of range easily.
Kimura throws a lazy uppercut
and Diu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Diu. Those never looked like landing.
Diu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diu.
Kimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kimura misses with a body punch
and Diu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kimura thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimura lands a leg kick that knocks Diu off balance momentarily.
Diu cracks the inside of Kimura's front leg.
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! This is the final round!

Kimura throws a low kick but Diu moves out of range easily.
Diu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kimura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Kimura looks to land a body kick but Diu moved away.
Kimura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kimura swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Kimura misses
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Kimura lands a jab to Diu's midsection.
Diu throws a one two combo.
Kimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diu moves away.
Kimura misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diu!
Diu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kimura avoids a kick to the body.
Diu misses with a straight right.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diu cracks the inside of Kimura's front leg.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
A big right from Kimura misses.
Kimura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
Diu throws a chopping leg kick but Kimura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diu throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimura.
Diu scores with a jab.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kimura at a distance.
Diu slips under a jab.
Kimura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diu cracks the inside of Kimura's front leg.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Diu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Diu avoids the body shot from Kimura.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Diu avoids it.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diu tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Diu.
Diu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diu.
Diu slips a straight right by Kimura.
Kimura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diu. That one must have hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu misses with a hook
and Kimura counters with a leg kick.
Diu works Kimura's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Diu.
Good leg kick by Diu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diu throws a wild body kick that Kimura sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura wants to clinch.
Kimura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diu to score with a decent uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a jab to the nose.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Gar Diu is winning the standup battle so far.
Diu is looking to chop away at Kimura's legs.
Diu looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
Kimura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diu finds it's way round the side to connect with Kimura's head.
Tatsuya Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diu connects with a leg kick. Kimura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kimura thows a body shot but no joy.
Kimura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kimura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diu to score with a decent uppercut.
Diu blocks the body kick.
Diu is looking to slow Kimura down with leg kicks.
Kimura throws a jab when Diu was well out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands with a kick to the temple. Kimura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gar Diu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kimura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diu misses with a double jab.
Kimura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diu avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Diu connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kimura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gar Diu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diu 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Gar Diu!

Gar Diu wins by unanimous decision!
Gar Diu made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY in his post fight interview.