PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pulse. Dickinson has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diu
vs
Dickinson

188 cm
34
190 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

179 cm
30
200 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Powerful

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Diu looks for the body kick but Dickinson saw that one coming.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Diu breaks away
and Diu counters with a body kick that stops Dickinson in his tracks momentarily.
Dickinson is looking to clinch.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Diu circles away.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickinson is looking to clinch.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dickinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diu takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diu!

It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson tries to clinch
and Diu counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickinson wants to clinch
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dickinson's knee momentarily.
Dickinson wants to clinch
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Diu keeps it at a distance.
Dickinson tries to clinch
letting Diu counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Diu moves out of range.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diu is looking to land body kicks.
Diu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dickinson takes one on the button.
Diu looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.

Diu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Diu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diu takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.
Diu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Diu is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Diu breaks the clinch.
Diu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson tries to clinch up.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Diu moves away
and Diu counters with a right hand to the body.
Diu connects with a solid leg kick.
Diu scores with a leg kick.
Diu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diu counters with a straight right hand.
Diu keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dave Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diu works over Dickinson's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diu.
Dickinson tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gar Diu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diu swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Diu thumps Dickinson with a low kick.
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Diu keeps it at a distance.
Diu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diu pushes Dickinson away with a front kick.
Gar Diu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
Diu swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dickinson's knee momentarily.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Diu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Diu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dickinson is looking to clinch.

Dickinson has managed to clinch.
Diu scores a nice knee to the body.
Diu lands with a left to the head.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Diu with a knee to the head.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diu avoids it.
Dickinson lands an uppercut.
Diu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diu.
Diu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.

Diu breaks the clinch.

Diu moves into range and clinches up with Dickinson.
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!
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but Diu blocks with his arms.

Diu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Diu moves away
and Diu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Diu counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Dickinson on his ass! Dickinson wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!

Dickinson is rocked!

That has opened up Dave Dickinson's cut even more.
Diu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dickinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Diu finish him?
Dickinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dickinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Diu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickinson tries to clinch

and Diu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Diu as he connects with a hook.
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diu counters with a nice body shot.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
Diu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diu stuns Dickinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gar Diu will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dickinson tries to clinch
and Diu counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Diu to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gar Diu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gar Diu thanked LOD: Affordable Quality for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).