PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. Dwan Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diego
vs
Valanciunas

183 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
38
195 lbs
27 - 16 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas tries a head kick but it misses.
Valanciunas tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Valanciunas moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
A head kick by Valanciunas misses
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valanciunas misses with a series of wild punches.

Valanciunas gets tackled into the ropes by Diego. Diego maintains the clinch.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Valanciunas has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valanciunas's elbow.
Diego has Valanciunas pressed against the ropes, preventing Valanciunas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valanciunas is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Valanciunas avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valanciunas working aggressively here.
Valanciunas blocks an elbow strike from Diego.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego trying to stall but Valanciunas improves his position.
Valanciunas digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Valanciunas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valanciunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valanciunas misses with some punches.
Valanciunas digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Valanciunas is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Valanciunas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valanciunas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego thumps Valanciunas with a low kick.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valanciunas.
A lazy left from Valanciunas finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Valanciunas misses the target.
Diego looks for the body kick but Valanciunas saw that one coming.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Valanciunas moves out of range easily.
Valanciunas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valanciunas throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Valanciunas moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valanciunas checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Valanciunas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valanciunas throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Diego clinches up with Valanciunas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Valanciunas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Valanciunas improves position.
Valanciunas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valanciunas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego stalling the fight.
Valanciunas gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valanciunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diego creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diego misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego cracks Valanciunas with a nice body shot.
Diego is trying to stall.
Valanciunas misses with a punch to the body.
Diego is looking to control Valanciunas's arms but Valanciunas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the ropes.
Valanciunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Valanciunas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Valanciunas tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valanciunas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valanciunas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valanciunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Valanciunas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valanciunas misses the shot to the body.
Valanciunas slips a jab from Diego.
Valanciunas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diego circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valanciunas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valanciunas swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Valanciunas throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Valanciunas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Valanciunas throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
A telegraphed right hand from Valanciunas misses the target.
Valanciunas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Valanciunas to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valanciunas throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Diego lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Valanciunas misses with a looping right.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Valanciunas counters with a stiff right hand.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valanciunas lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Valanciunas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valanciunas throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valanciunas thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonas Valanciunas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Valanciunas blocks an elbow strike.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Dwan Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valanciunas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diego has Valanciunas pushed against the ropes.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Valanciunas.

Valanciunas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valanciunas clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valanciunas drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valanciunas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valanciunas scrambles back to his feet.
Valanciunas swinging wildly here.
Valanciunas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diego there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valanciunas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valanciunas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valanciunas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valanciunas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego thows a body kick. Valanciunas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diego tried to score with a low kick but Valanciunas checks it.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valanciunas in his tracks.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valanciunas.
Diego moves away from the strike by Valanciunas.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Jonas Valanciunas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valanciunas slips a jab from Diego.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valanciunas to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego lands a head shot.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.

Valanciunas is rocked!
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Diego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Valanciunas missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valanciunas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Valanciunas is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Some wild striking there from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Jonas Valanciunas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Valanciunas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Valanciunas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valanciunas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valanciunas throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas lands with an uppercut that bounces Diego off the ropes and back into range.
Diego throws a head kick but Valanciunas moves out of range.
Diego wants to clinch up but Valanciunas keeps it at a distance.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valanciunas staying out of range there.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valanciunas.
Diego throws a hook but Valanciunas blocks it.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Valanciunas slips the punch.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas connects with the punch.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valanciunas counters with a two punch combo.

Diego is rocked!
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!
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valanciunas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diego wants to clinch but Valanciunas slips to the side
and Valanciunas counters with a three punch combo that has Diego backing up. Diego nods at Valanciunas to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego walks straight into a solid jab from Valanciunas. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Valanciunas follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Diego out cold! Diego toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonas Valanciunas!
An out of breath Jonas Valanciunas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.