PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spawn Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego comes to the cage accompanied by Turn it up(Shine On) Chamillionaire. Francisco Antonio Laureana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spawn Diego's chin.

Diego
vs
Antonio Laureana

180 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spawn Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laureana.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Laureana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego is looking to clinch but Laureana is avoiding it.
Diego lunges at Laureana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laureana's hand.
Laureana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Laureana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Laureana has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laureana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laureana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spawn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laureana throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Laureana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laureana looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laureana throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Laureana as he connects with a hook.
Diego lands a head kick. Laureana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laureana throws a series of punches but Diego avoids them all with ease.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laureana.
Spawn Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Diego rushes Laureana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laureana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laureana wants to break free but Diego has control.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laureana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Laureana's ribcage. Laureana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Laureana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Laureana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laureana's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Laureana is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Diego content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laureana lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Laureana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diego has Laureana pressed against the cage, preventing Laureana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laureana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Laureana.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Laureana controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego digs a right hand into Laureana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laureana's gas tank.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Laureana blocks an uppercut.
Diego is stalling here.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Laureana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laureana's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Laureana is trying to pull guard but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Laureana's head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Laureana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laureana is trying to break free.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Laureana fails to land.
Diego misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a body shot from Laureana.
Laureana misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Laureana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diego prevents it.
Diego tries to work over Laureana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laureana takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Laureana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laureana.
Laureana misses with the head strike.
Laureana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laureana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laureana's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Laureana fails to land.
Laureana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spawn Diego dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laureana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.

Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego tries a body shot but Laureana blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laureana.
Laureana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A hook to the body from Diego.
A short left from Diego.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Laureana.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laureana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laureana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laureana swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laureana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laureana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Laureana breaks from the clinch.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Laureana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laureana looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diego moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laureana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laureana can do to turn this around?
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Laureana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diego tries to clinch up.

Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego gets through Laureana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Diego.
Diego prevents Laureana from breaking the clinch.
Diego blocking some punches.
Laureana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laureana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with a body punch.
Laureana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Laureana controls his hands.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Laureana throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Laureana misses with a punch on the inside.
Laureana misses with the head strike.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laureana's efforts to push away.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laureana misses with a punch to the body.
Laureana swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Diego.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.

Laureana is rocked!
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Laureana is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Spawn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laureana misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Laureana.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laureana struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laureana is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laureana misses with the head strike.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Laureana uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Laureana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laureana seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego prevents a body shot from Laureana.
Diego lands a big right hand that drops Laureana! The killer instinct kicks in and Diego finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Diego!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spawn Diego!
Spawn Diego retains his welterweight title!