PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the ring accompanied by Bitkit - Explode. Giovanni Niccoli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Travis Reed's chin.

Reed
vs
Niccoli

195 cm
35
273 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

194 cm
26
245 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Niccoli!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed misses with a left hand
and Niccoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reed moves away from the strike by Niccoli.
Niccoli scores with a body shot.
Niccoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reed's calf.
Reed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Niccoli misses
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niccoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed throws the kick towards the body but Niccoli avoids it.
Niccoli blocks the body kick.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Niccoli sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed throws a shot to the body.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Reed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Reed.

It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Niccoli sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccoli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed works Niccoli's body with a nice hook.
Reed wants to clinch up but Niccoli keeps it at a distance.
Niccoli takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Niccoli cracks a nice hook into Reed's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed avoids the head kick by Niccoli.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Niccoli's head but Niccoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niccoli blocks the body kick.
Reed misses with a kick to the body.

Reed moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Reed.
Reed tries to work over Niccoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niccoli lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Travis Reed has been cut.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.

Reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Travis Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niccoli throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Niccoli throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Niccoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niccoli staying out of range there.
Reed throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Reed dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niccoli checks a low kick from Reed.
Reed jabs at Niccoli's body.
Niccoli misses the jab.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niccoli. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed thows a body kick. Niccoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Reed as he checks the leg kick.
Reed throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed is looking to wear down Niccoli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Niccoli sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed looks to land a body kick but Niccoli moved away.
Niccoli scores with a jab.
Reed tries to clinch up but Niccoli circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a front kick that sends Niccoli stumbling back into the ropes.
Niccoli throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed lands with a nice body punch.
Reed throws the left hand but Niccoli avoids the punch easily.
Reed throws a jab when Niccoli was well out of range.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niccoli.
Niccoli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Reed clinches up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niccoli takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reed.
Niccoli misses with a punch to the body.
Reed tries to work over Niccoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niccoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Reed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Reed trying to stall but Niccoli improves his position.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Reed is leaning against Niccoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niccoli effectively controlling the action here.
Reed lands a body shot.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Reed.
Niccoli lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reed as Niccoli tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Reed breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reed. That's going to slow Niccoli down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Reed dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed digs a good body shot into Niccoli's ribs.
Niccoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niccoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Reed gets a clinch.
Reed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reed is leaning against Niccoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Niccoli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reed struggles to land a body shot inside as Niccoli controls his hands.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niccoli misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reed.
Travis Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niccoli misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Reed.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reed avoids the elbow strike from Niccoli, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed working aggressively here.
Niccoli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reed leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Reed misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reed tries to stall but Niccoli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niccoli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli prevents a body shot from Reed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niccoli.
A right handed body shot lands from Reed.
Niccoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niccoli can do to turn this around?
Niccoli tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed presses Niccoli against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Reed clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed throws a low kick, looking for Niccoli's leg but Niccoli calmly moves out of range.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Niccoli is out of range.
Niccoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niccoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Reed lands a head kick that bluckles Niccoli and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Reed no doubt looking to push for a finish!

Niccoli is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Reed delivers a spinning backfist that drops Niccoli like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Travis Reed!
Travis Reed thanked the fans post fight for their support.