PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Padr Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padr Gary has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gary
vs
Diu

195 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Padr Gary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu shoots in for a double leg but Gary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Gary both land. Nice combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gary - the referee stops the clock and Diu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gary. Diu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gary on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diu. Diu obviously looking to wear him down.
Diu fails with the takedown.
Gary throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diu.
Gary swats away the attempt to clinch by Diu.
Diu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Padr Gary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gar Diu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gary closes the distance and clinches.
Gary lands an elbow just above Diu 's eye.
Gary lands a knee to the head.
Gary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diu wants to break free but Gary has control.
Diu tries to break the clinch but Gary is controlling the position.

Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu clinches but Gary breaks the clinch

and Gary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diu looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Diu breaks the clinch.
Gary's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gary duly obliges.
Diu clinches but Gary breaks the clinch

and Gary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Diu looks to clinch
and Gary makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diu.
Diu fails to land the takedown.
Diu misses with a takedown attempt - Gary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diu looks gassed!
Diu shoots in looking for a takedown. Gary tries to sprawl out of it but Diu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gary circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gary moves into the clinch successfully.
Gary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gary avoids the elbow strike from Diu, against the cage.
Diu misses with a knee strike.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Gary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diu wants to clinch but Gary slips to the side

and Gary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gary keeps control of Diu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gary misses with a knee strike.
Gary tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Gary landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Diu has him pressed against the cage.
Diu takes an elbow to the temple.
Diu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gary is trying to break free.

Gary breaks the clinch.
Diu tries to clinch but Gary moves away

and Gary counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gary.

Gary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diu shoots for a takedown but Gary saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diu tries to clinch up

and Gary counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gary breaks the clinch.

Gary has managed to clinch.

Gary manages to break the clinch.
Gary throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Padr Gary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gary misses with a wild body shot.
Diu tries to clinch but Gary moves out of range.
Gary throws a head kick that misses.
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
Diu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gary tries to avoid it but Diu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gary to the ground. Gary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gary misses with a head kick.
Gary looks for the body kick but Diu saw that one coming.
Gary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diu shoots in but Gary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gary tries to clinch but Diu moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padr Gary dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diu clinches but Gary breaks the clinch
and Gary counters with a right hand to the body.
Diu has a takedown stuffed.

Gary instigates a clinch.
Gary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diu is looking to break free of the clinch but Gary has double underhooks.
Diu taking a breather.
Diu tries to work over Gary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diu can't find room to land a body shot as Gary controls the action.
Diu takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gary gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gary wants to get back to striking at distance but Diu won't allow it.

Gary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gary thuds his shin into the meat of Diu's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu fails with the takedown

and Gary counters by moving into the clinch.
Gary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Gary.
Gary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diu has him pressed against the cage.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Gary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diu is trying to break free.
Diu trying to land knees to the body.
Diu avoids a wild elbow strike from Gary.
Diu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diu clinches but Gary breaks the clinch
and Gary counters with a nice body shot.
Diu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Padr Gary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gar Diu.
Diu tries to clinch

and Gary counters by moving into the clinch.
Diu managing to block the knees to the body from Gary.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Gary circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gary counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gary, right into the meat.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gary tries to clinch
and Diu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diu misses with a takedown attempt - Gary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu clinches but Gary breaks the clinch
and Gary counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diu tries to clinch but Gary moves away
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Gary counters with a one-two to the body.
Diu shoots in for a takedown but Gary shows good takedown defense.
Gary will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gary breaks the clinch.
Diu clinches but Gary breaks the clinch

and Gary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diu tries to land a knee to the head but Gary blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gary throws an elbow but misses.

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

Gary instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diu blocks it with crossed arms.
Diu missing with knees to the body.
Gary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diu has him pressed against the cage.
Diu wants to break free but Gary has control.
Diu is trying to break free.

Gary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Padr Gary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gary swivels and escapes.

Gary closes the distance and clinches.
Diu tries to land knees in the clinch but Gary avoids the damage to the body.
Gary blocks the elbow strike.

Gary manages to break the clinch.
Diu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gary as he avoids it easily.
Diu shoots in for a takedown but Gary shows good takedown defense.
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
Diu shoots in for a double leg but Gary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padr Gary dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Diu counter with a right hand.
Gary throws a head kick that misses

so Diu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gary keeping moving, preventing Diu from controlling successfully.
Gary controlling Diu's posture.

Diu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gary is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gary has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gary decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diu, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gary circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gary counters by clinching up.
Gary can't break the clinch.
Diu has had enough of the clinch but Gary keeps him there for the moment.
Diu tries to land knees in the clinch but Gary avoids the damage to the body.
Diu is trying to stall.
Gary wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Gary misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu shoots in but no luck this time.
Gary looks to throw a body kick
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gary clinches.
Diu lands with a short shot to the head.
Diu trying to control the position but instead, Gary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diu into the cage.
Diu stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gary has had enough of the clinch but Diu keeps him there for the moment.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Padr Gary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gary closes the distance and pushes Diu back into the cage.
Diu blocks the elbow strike.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gary is keeping busy.
Diu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diu being controlled against the cage.
Diu is trying to break the clinch but Gary has him pressed against the cage.
Gary avoiding damage as Diu throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Padr Gary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gary has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Diu.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Padr Gary.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padr Gary!