PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 1241 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 148 p4p, 344 weight class). Neil Diaz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Boy
vs
Diaz

185 cm
42
187
38 - 21 - 0

193 cm
36
199
15 - 16 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Boy lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks.
Boy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boy throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz thumps Boy with a low kick.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Boy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Boy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boy is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy misses with a body shot.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boy swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boy tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boy throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boy thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Boy doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Diaz crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Diaz's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beast Boy!