PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dux
vs
Diaz

182 cm
28
156 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

183 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Basic striking
Very quick

Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Dux misses.
Diaz throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Dux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
Dux throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Dux misses.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Dux counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Dux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Dux slips a straight right by Diaz.
Dux lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Dux has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Dux tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Dux back against the ropes.
Dux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dux misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Dux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Dux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Dux avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the ropes.
Dux throws a head punch that misses.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Dux.
Dux misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Dux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Dux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neal Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Dux.
Dux lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
Dux is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Frank Dux is winning the standup battle so far.
Dux throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dux throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux lands a nice shot to the body.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dux sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Dux avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Dux moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
A quick step to the side and Dux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Dux looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Dux misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Dux throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dux in his tracks.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Dux's head back.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Dux takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punishes Dux's body with a nice straight punch.
Dux misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Dux.
Dux scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Dux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Dux had a free shot at his head there.
Dux misses with a straight right.
Dux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Dux missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dux throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Dux does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
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 Frank Dux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Dux.
Dux looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Dux.
A punch lands to the side of Dux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Dux moved out of range.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.

Dux is rocked!
Diaz digs a good body shot into Dux's ribs.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz cracks Dux with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dux is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dux is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Dux could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Neal Diaz!
Neal Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.