PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 352 p4p, 410 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 46 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diego
vs
Ali

170 cm
29
145
18 - 7 - 1

165 cm
34
155
27 - 13 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
Diego takes one on the button.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego walks into a jab.
Diego lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diego pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ali back to the cage. Diego follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego misses with a leg kick
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali works Diego's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Ali 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.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali slips a straight right by Diego.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali stuns Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Ali thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Ali. That snapped Diego's head back.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diego had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego swinging wildly here.
Ali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Diego.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Diego is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Some wild striking there from Diego.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
Ali needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ali throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ali throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
Diego checks a low kick from Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego thumps Ali with a low kick.
Ali throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diego might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ali looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ali.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali misses with a body punch
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ali swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali scores with a spinning back kick!
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali connects with a jab.
Diego misses the body punch
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ali. Beautiful body shot.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diego digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Jab by Ali.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Ali slams his shin into Diego's torso.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego throws a leg kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Ali is rocked!
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
Ali cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.
Ali blocks a body shot from Diego.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Ali tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Ali blocks a body shot from Diego.
Ali working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali lands a left hand.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Ali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diego avoids the body shot from Ali.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ali gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Good standup being displayed there by Ali as he connects with a hook.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali thows a leg kick but Diego checks it
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kron Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali pushes Diego away with a front kick.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a double jab
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego connects with a looping right hand.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.

Diego lands a big right hand that sends Ali crashing to the mat! Diego stays standing though and waves Ali back to his feet!
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diego lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands an overhand right.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
Diego will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Diego.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego works on Ali's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.

Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ali scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Ali misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A victorious Sarfraz Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.