PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutal Demise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Demise's choice of entrance music: Eye Of The Enemy - The March. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ridgeway
vs
Demise

174 cm
19
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutal Demise!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demise delivers a nice body kick.
Ridgeway throws a shot from downtown. Demise moves away and avoids it.
Ridgeway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demise.
Ridgeway throws a big shot that misses.
Demise has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ridgeway is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the body.
Demise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ridgeway swings for the body but Demise moves out of range.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Demise.
Ridgeway avoids the head kick by Demise.
Demise takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demise.
Demise tries to clinch up but Ridgeway circles away and keeps his distance.
Demise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demise shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ridgeway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Demise tries to land a front kick but Ridgeway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ridgeway avoids the head kick by Demise.
Demise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demise looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demise.
Demise is looking to slow Ridgeway down with leg kicks.

Demise gets tackled into the ropes by Ridgeway. Ridgeway maintains the clinch.
Demise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demise tries a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
A short left from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway managing to block the knees to the body from Demise.
Demise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeway.
Demise misses with a punch on the inside.
Demise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demise lands a body shot.
A short right from Demise on the inside.
Demise wants to stall.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demise can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Demise backwards.
Demise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway digs a right hand into Demise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Demise's gas tank.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Demise controls the action.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Demise controls the action.
Demise misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Ridgeway on the inside.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demise lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Demise dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Demise plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Mathew Ridgeway has been cut.
Ridgeway throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ridgeway!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway blocks the body kick.
Demise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a one two! Demise had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ridgeway 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.
Ridgeway lands with a shot to the body.
Demise tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ridgeway counters by clinching up.
Ridgeway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway managing to block the knees to the body from Demise.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demises head.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demise is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ridgeway is keeping busy.
Demise throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Demise takes a shot to the head.
Demise looking to stall.
Ridgeway pushes Demise back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Demise is breathing heavily.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Demise is rocked!
Demise misses with a knee strike.
Demise is still on wobbly legs! Can Ridgeway finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but Demise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Demise.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Demise seems to have recovered his senses.
Ridgeway lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demise trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Demise blocks it.
Demise holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Ridgeway on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ridgeway creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Demise crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Demise face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ridgeway takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mathew Ridgeway!
During a confident post fight interview, Mathew Ridgeway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.