PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 1830 p4p, 6442 weight class) and Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 65 p4p, 174 weight class). Crayewski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Diego
vs
Crayewski

202 cm
34
255
28 - 7 - 0

209 cm
39
259
21 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Crayewski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Diego rushes Crayewski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Crayewski.
Diego stalling.
Crayewski lands a nice shot to the body.

Crayewski manages to break the clinch.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crayewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crayewski.
Diego slips a jab from Crayewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a low kick as Crayewski jumps back.
Nice jab there from Diego.

It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Diego takes one to the side of the head.
Crayewski cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves to clinch but Crayewski breaks away
and Crayewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Crayewski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
Crayewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crayewski throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diego closes the distance but Crayewski moves to the side
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crayewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego misses the jab.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Diego.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.

Crayewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Crayewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego tries to clinch up
and Crayewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crayewski misses the shot to the body.
Diego closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crayewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego looks to clinch
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego cracks Crayewski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
Crayewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crayewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grzegorz Crayewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Diego looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Crayewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego walks into a jab.
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego punishes Crayewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Diego.
Crayewski misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Crayewski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crayewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Crayewski. Beautiful body shot.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crayewski to score with a decent uppercut.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crayewski tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Crayewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crayewski throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego wants to slow Crayewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Crayewski throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crayewski lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Crayewski misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Crayewski 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.
Diego connects with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crayewski tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Nice body punch from Crayewski.
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!
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Crayewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crayewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crayewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Diego misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diego misses.
Crayewski connects with a single shot there.
Crayewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego slips under a jab from Crayewski.
Diego appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crayewski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego thows a leg kick but Crayewski checks it
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Crayewski misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Crayewski moves into the clinch.

Crayewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crayewski 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 drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Crayewski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Crayewski misses with a straight right.
Diego looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
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!
Crayewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Crayewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Crayewski.
A head kick misses from Diego.
A shot to the liver by Crayewski. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Crayewski misses.
Crayewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diego wants to clinch but Crayewski slips to the side
and Crayewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Diego has Crayewski up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grzegorz Crayewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego presses Crayewski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crayewski's elbow.
Crayewski tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crayewski backwards.
Crayewski working aggressively here.
Crayewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Diego.
Diego misses with some punches.

Crayewski manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crayewski manages to avoid it.
Crayewski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crayewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crayewski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crayewski.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crayewski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Diego blocks a body shot from Crayewski.
Crayewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crayewski backwards.
Crayewski lands a body punch.
Crayewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crayewski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Crayewski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crayewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Crayewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crayewski.
A punch lands to the side of Crayewski 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego throws a head kick but Crayewski moves out of range.
Diego has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crayewski finds it's way round the side to connect with Diego's head.
Crayewski scores with a body shot.
Crayewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crayewski clobbers Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Crayewski saw that one coming.
Diego tries to land a body kick
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crayewski.
Good shot there by Diego.

That has opened up Grzegorz Crayewski's cut even more.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crayewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
Crayewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Diego clinches.
Diego wants to stall.

Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crayewski misses with a body punch
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crayewski lands a jab to Diego's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diego has time to react.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego slips a straight right by Crayewski.
Crayewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego moves out of range as Crayewski strikes.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Crayewski avoided it.
Diego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Diego catches Crayewski right on the button with a cross.
Crayewski avoids the body shot from Diego.
Crayewski wants to counter with a clinch but Diego pushes him away.
Diego is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grzegorz Crayewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crayewski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzegorz Crayewski!
Grzegorz Crayewski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'Well, fuck. You felt greasy mate.. Something is up mate.'.