PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ngytsj Diesel (ranked 1841 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Panda Four (ranked 299 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diesel
vs
Four

194 cm
29
213
8 - 4 - 0

150 cm
30
205
17 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ngytsj Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Four.
Diesel takes one to the side of the head.
Diesel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diesel throws a front kick aimed at Four's knee but Four avoids it well.
Diesel lands with a nice combination. Four backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Panda Four has been cut.
Panda Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Four misses with a few strikes there.
Diesel blocks a jab.
Diesel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Four scores with a punch to the head.
Four misses with an uppercut. Diesel saw that one coming.
Four avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Four misses with a right hand
and Diesel counters with a three punch combo that has Four backing up. Four nods at Diesel to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Four under the eye.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diesel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Four just misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Diesel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Four thows a left - swing and a miss!
Four misses with a left hand
and Diesel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Four is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Four with a jab.
Four misses the shot to the body.
Four bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diesel's head backwards.
Diesel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Four gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Four swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.

Diesel manages to break the clinch.
Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Four.
As Four looks to move away, Diesel throws a big counter combo but Four just gets out of the way.
Four throws the left hand but Diesel avoids the punch easily.
Diesel throws a counter high kick but Four was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diesel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Four.
Diesel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Four.
Four scores with a hook.
Four lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diesel at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Four misses the target.

Four lands a big uppercut and Diesel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diesel looks OK. Four waves Diesel back to his feet!

Diesel is rocked!
Four is pawing at Diesel, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Diesel's nose. Diesel is badly hurt! Four pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Diesel tries desperately to hold on but Four is relentless in his assault! As Diesel receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Four away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda Four!