PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kawashima
vs
Ryan

182 cm
35
170 lbs
35 - 11 - 0

184 cm
31
175 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Darkness

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawashima looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Ryan keeps Kawashima at a distance using the push kick.
Kawashima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Kawashima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kawashima wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawashima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan connects with a right hand. Kawashima shakes it off.
Kawashima connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Kawashima's head but Kawashima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Kawashima's ribs.
Ryan misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Kawashima takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima feints a jab promting Ryan to slip. Kawashima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kawashima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawashima.
Ryan throws a leg kick
enabling Kawashima to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawashima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kawashima's head backwards.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
Ryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kawashima is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Kawashima blocks a jab.
Kawashima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
Kawashima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawashima connects with a looping right hand.
Kawashima throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kawashima throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
Kawashima scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kawashima connects with the punch.
Ryan thuds his right hand into Kawashima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kawashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kawashima connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ryan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kawashima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kawashima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan slips a straight right by Kawashima.
Kawashima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan feints a counter leg kick.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Kawashima tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima tries to move into range but Ryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kawashima moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Kawashima checks a low kick from Ryan.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Kawashima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kawashima avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
Kawashima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan flicks out a counter leg kick but Kawashima steps away.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawashima.
Ryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kawashima checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawashima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Ryan throws out a leg kick but Kawashima moves out of range and Ryan only half commits.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Kawashima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryan slips a straight right by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Kawashima moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima lands a head shot.
Kawashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawashima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kawashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crunch! Kawashima slams his shin into Ryan's torso.
A jab from Kawashima misses.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ryan.
Kawashima moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Kawashima throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kawashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawashima throws a good cross that connects.
Kawashima thuds his right hand into Ryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Kawashima's legs.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Kawashima tried to counter with a leg kick but Ryan avoided it.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kawashima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawashima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan tries to score with a low kick but Kawashima moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Ryan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kawashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Ryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kawashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
A combination from Kawashima does no damage.
Kawashima misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.
Kawashima checks the leg kick.
Ryan wants to slow Kawashima down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kawashima blocks the low kick.
Kawashima throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Kawashima looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Kawashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Kawashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kawashima slips a jab from Ryan.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Ryan looks to move away, Kawashima throws a big counter combo bu Ryan just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.
Ryan throws a hook but Kawashima avoids it easily.
Ryan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kawashima tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
Kawashima takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan throws a low kick but Kawashima moves out of range easily.
Kawashima throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Kawashima. Those never looked like landing.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryan throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawashima lands with a nice body punch.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Kawashima blocks a leg kick.
Ryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Kawashima.
Kawashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kawashima digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Ryan swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Ryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Kawashima down.
Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawashima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kawashima misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawashima scores with a hook.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Kawashima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kawashima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ryan.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Ryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawashima lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Ryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Kawashima slips the punch.
It looked like Kawashima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Ryan as he checks the leg kick.
Ryan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawashima.
Kawashima avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tom Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kawashima missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Kawashima.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kawashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ryan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Kawashima moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryan.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan slips a jab from Kawashima.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to slow Kawashima down with leg kicks.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawashima connects with a single shot there.
Kawashima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
Kawashima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eiji Kawashima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kawashima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan thumps Kawashima with a low kick.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawashima thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kawashima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kawashima punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ryan lands with a hook. Kawashima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eiji Kawashima.
Well Kawashima 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.