PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. Buddington has chosen Night gown - Pillow fight! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Diego
vs
Buddington

183 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buddington is able to avoid easily.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Buddington saw that one coming.
Buddington misses with a body shot.
Diego tries a low kick but Buddington avoids it.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buddington.
Oliver Buddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Buddington wants to counter the offense by Diego and move into the clinch position.
Diego lands with an overhand left.
Buddington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Buddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington slips a jab from Diego.
It seemed like Buddington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buddington misses with a body shot.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Buddington circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buddington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington misses with a double jab
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Buddington was not able to check.
Buddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
We've been informed that Buddington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Buddington forces Diego back against the ropes and clinches.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Diego has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington throws a knee to the head but misses.

Buddington breaks the clinch.
Diego is looking to clinch but Buddington is avoiding it.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buddington.
Diego appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Buddington moves into range and clinches up with Diego.

Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego lands a head shot.
Buddington misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with an outside leg kick.
Buddington slips under a jab.
Buddington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buddington throws a head kick that misses
and Diego makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Buddington really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buddington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Buddington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Buddington circles away.
A swing and a miss from Buddington.
Diego will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buddington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Buddington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Buddington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though.
Buddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buddington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Buddington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Buddington rushes Diego and presses him up against the ropes.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A short left from Diego.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Diego.

Buddington breaks from the clinch.
Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buddington tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Diego closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Buddington.
Buddington misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buddington lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego blocking some punches.
Buddington lands a left hand.
Diego cracks Buddington with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Buddington as the two fighters clinch.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Buddington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Buddington lands with a light punch inside.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Buddington scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.
Diego can't break the clinch.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Buddington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Buddington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Buddington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego misses with a kick to the body.
Buddington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buddington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buddington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Buddington misses with a looping right.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buddington is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Buddington jabs Diego to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buddington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Buddington.
Buddington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Buddington misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Buddington sees coming a mile off.
Buddington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diego has managed to clinch.
Buddington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buddington is stalling here.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Buddington controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Buddington misses with a punch to the body.

Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buddington lands a two punch combo.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Buddington throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Buddington lands a slapping body shot.
Buddington drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Buddington closes the distance and pushes Diego back into the ropes.
Buddington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego pushes Buddington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diego as Buddington tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buddington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buddington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddington.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
Diego trying to stall but Buddington improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Buddington throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.

Buddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buddington. That one must have hurt.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
Buddington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buddington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego slips under a jab.
Buddington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buddington thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Buddington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego throws a leg kick but Buddington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Buddington tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddington connects with a high kick.
Diego lets loose with a powerful body kick. Buddington will feel that in the morning.
Diego digs a good hook to Buddington's body.
Buddington is looking to chop away at Diego's legs.
A slow jab from Buddington misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buddington.
Buddington slips under a jab from Diego.
A jab from Buddington finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buddington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Diego scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Buddington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buddington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Buddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oliver Buddington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Buddington counters with a straight right hand.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Buddington's knee but Buddington avoids it well.
Diego slips a straight right by Buddington.
Diego fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Buddington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buddington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diego.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Buddington counters with a nice body kick.
Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.

Buddington has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Buddington breaks the clinch.
Buddington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oliver Buddington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego misses with a low kick as Buddington jumps back.

Buddington closes the distance and clinches.

Buddington breaks from the clinch.

Buddington closes the distance and clinches.
Buddington with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Oliver Buddington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Buddington breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Buddington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buddington misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Buddington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego throws a right hand that Buddington ducks under and follows up with a left that Buddington also avoids with ease.
Buddington looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Diego.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buddington clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buddington doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Buddington cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and Buddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Buddington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buddington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
Buddington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Buddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego moves forwards but Buddington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buddington pushes Diego up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buddington has had enough of the clinch but Diego keeps him there for the moment.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddington's elbow.

Buddington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Buddington moves away and avoids it.

Buddington moves into range and clinches up with Diego.
Diego pushes Buddington back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Diego.
Buddington lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Buddington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington misses with the head strike.
Buddington misses with an elbow strike.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Buddington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Buddington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Buddington rushes Diego and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego avoiding damage as Buddington throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Diego.
A short left from Buddington.
Buddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego is trying to stall.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddington's elbow.
Buddington lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Buddington fails to land.
Diego tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddington swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Buddington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buddington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oliver Buddington!
Oliver Buddington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.