PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyson Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Perez
vs
Ryan

183 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a series of strikes. Perez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Perez wants to clinch.
Ryan throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez looks to land a combination. Ryan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ryan counters by clinching up.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with the combination.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves out of range as Perez throws a body kick.
Perez thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Ryan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Ryan into the ropes.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ryan looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Perez rushes Ryan and presses him up against the ropes.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Perez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryan.
Perez throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Perez tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ryan tries to break free but Perez pushes him back against the ropes.
Ryan being controlled against the ropes.

Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Perez drives through and clinches with Ryan against the ropes.
Ryan can't break the clinch.

Perez breaks from the clinch.

Perez clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as Ryan tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez has Ryan pushed against the ropes.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Perez throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Perez moves into the clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Perez clinches up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Perez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perez.
Perez tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Perez wants to clinch.
Ryan throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Perez wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side

and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ryan.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ryan forces Perez back against the ropes and clinches.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perez avoids it.
Perez stalling in the clinch but Ryan improves position.
Ryan can't break the clinch.
Perez leaning against his opponent.

Ryan breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Perez wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Perez closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ryan crashing to the mat! Ryan uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Ryan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyson Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez scores with a leg kick.
Perez tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez rushes Ryan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Perez stalls.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
Perez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Tyson Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Perez will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Perez to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Perez's corner calls for a 1-2. Perez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Jake Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Perez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Perez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez lands a head kick. Ryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan lands a jab to Perez's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan missing with knees to the body.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the ropes.
Perez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
Tyson Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan with a jab.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Jake Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Perez!