PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes to the ring accompanied by Pulse. Vector is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hollywood Undead-Undead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Diu
vs
Vector

188 cm
30
190 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

190 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Vector!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
Diu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick from Diu lands but Vector takes it in his stride.
Vector tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Diu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vector throws a big shot that misses.
Vector looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Vector rushes Diu and presses him up against the ropes.
Vector is looking to control Diu's arms but Diu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vector has his back to the ropes.
Diu just leaning against Vector, taking a breather.
Vector tries a knee to the head but Diu blocks it.
Diu scores with a shoulder strike.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vector.
Diu trying to stall but Vector improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vector throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diu blocks it with crossed arms.
Vector swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diu is trying to stall.
Vector with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diu is stalling here.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vector can't break the clinch.
Diu lands a nice uppercut.
Vector misses with a knee to the head.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diu managing to block the knees to the body from Vector.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vector.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diu.
Diu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vector controls his hands.
Diu blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diu wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vector throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diu blocks it with crossed arms.

Vector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Diu.
A head kick misses from Diu.

Vector moves into range and clinches up with Diu.
Vector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vector tries a knee to the head but Diu blocks it.
Diu managing to block the knees to the body from Vector.
Diu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vector controls his hands.
Diu looking to slow down the pace here.
Diu misses with some punches.
Diu missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu with a knee to the head.
Diu lands a body shot.
Vector is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diu looking to slow down the pace here.
Diu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vector has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vector connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diu's face.
Diu wants to stall.
Diu just leaning against Vector, taking a breather.
Diu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Vector breaks from the clinch.
Vector tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Vector tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Diu feints and then cracks Vector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vector down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector closes the distance but Diu moves to the side
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vector's knee momentarily.
Diu throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Diu. Beautiful body shot.
Diu is looking to land body kicks.
Vector darts in trying to clinch
and Diu counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vector looks to throw the jab but Diu is out of range.
Diu thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that 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!

Vector looks to clinch
and Diu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vector on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vector tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Vector lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vector darts in trying to clinch
enabling Diu to counter with a crisp jab.
Diu lands a leg kick that knocks Vector off balance momentarily.
Vector moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
Vector throws a series of strikes that have Diu backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vector darts in and clinches Diu up against the ropes.
Diu throws a punch but it's blocked by Vector.
The referee calls for Diu to work.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diu.
Vinnie Vector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Diu.
Diu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Diu scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vinnie Vector has been cut.
Diu throws an elbow but it misses.
Diu landing knees to the body.
Vector misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Diu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vector breaks the clinch.
Diu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diu lands a nice hook to Vector's body. Vector takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vector misses with the combination.

Diu gets tackled into the ropes by Vector. Vector maintains the clinch.
Diu tries to land knees in the clinch but Vector avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vector.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vector with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu looking to throw knees to the head but Vector is blocking nicely.
Vector tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diu stalling in the clinch.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diu tries a body shot but Vector blocks it.
Vector tries to break the clinch but Diu is controlling the position.
Vector tries to break free but Diu pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vector.
Vector looking to throw knees to the head but Diu is blocking nicely.
Vector is trying to force a seperation but Diu has the dominant position.
Diu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vectors head.
Diu lands a knee to the head.
Vector misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.
Vector is trying to break free.
Vector misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector tries to circle away but Diu has him pinned against the ropes.
Diu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diu tries a knee to the head but Vector blocks it.
Vector trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vector.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Diu.
Vector with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vector looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Vector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vector fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vector has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vector moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
Diu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vector. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gar Diu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vector's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Vector looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diu scoring well with a low kick there.
Vector doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Some wild striking there from Vector.
Vector tries to clinch up
and Diu counters with a nice body kick.
Diu is looking to wear down Vector with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vector tries to clinch
and Diu counters with an outside leg kick.
Diu is looking to slow Vector down with leg kicks.
Gar Diu is winning the standup battle so far.
Vector lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diu swats away the attempt to clinch by Vector.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Diu.
Vector looks to clinch
and Diu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vector misses with a jab to the body
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vector's knee momentarily.
Vector has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diu.
Vector takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vector tries to clinch
and Diu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Vector drives through and clinches with Diu against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Diu.
Vector with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diu trying to stall but Vector improves his position.
Vinnie Vector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Diu.
Diu prevents a body shot from Vector.
Diu misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Diu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diu tries to stall but Vector uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vector wants to stall.
Diu lands an uppercut.
Vector tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diu avoids it.
Vector lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vector tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vector tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vector trying to stall but Diu improves his position.
Diu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vector misses with a knee to the head.
Vector is looking to control Diu's arms but Diu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vector has his back to the ropes.
Vector is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vector working aggressively here.
Vector tries to land a knee to the head but Diu blocks with his arms.
Diu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diu as Vector tries to tie him up.
Vector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vector's efforts to push away.
Diu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vector backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vector fails to land.
Vector throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diu blocks it with crossed arms.
Diu lands a shoulder strike.
Vector using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diu lands an uppercut.
Vector letting Diu take a breather here.
Vector misses with a knee strike.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gar Diu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gar Diu waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®'s logo in front of the cameras.