PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bush
vs
Bryan

165 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Bryan !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bush moves out of range as Bryan strikes.
Bush looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Bryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush.
Bush moves forwards but Bryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bryan with a hook.
A punch combination from Bush misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.
A shot to the body from Bush misses
and Bryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.
A big right from Bush misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bush tries a body shot but Bryan blocks it.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bush definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bush looking to throw knees to the head but Bryan is blocking nicely.
Bush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bush misses with a knee strike.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryan controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bryan as Bush tries to tie him up.
Bryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush looking to throw knees to the head but Bryan is blocking nicely.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush misses with a knee to the head.
Bush misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan pushes Bush back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush wants to stall.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bush working aggressively here.
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
Bryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryan .
Bryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan .
Bryan misses with the head strike.
Bush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Bryan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bush has Bryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Bush - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bryan 's face.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Bryan scores with a shot to the side of Bush's head.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Bryan .
Bush tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryan .
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Bryan misses with some punches.
Bush misses with a knee to the head.
Bryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan .
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bush fails to land.
Bush avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Bryan .
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bush fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bryan .
Bryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryan lands a body punch.
Bush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bryan is keeping busy.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bryan as Bush tries to tie him up.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Bryan has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Bryan gets through Bush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan scores with a shot to the side of Bush's head.
Bryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryan .
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan .
Bryan lands a left hand.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Bryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryan working aggressively here.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Bryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Bush misses with a low kick as Bryan jumps back.
Bush tries to bum rush Bryan with a series of wild strikes but Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bush misses with a hook
and Bryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bush throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bryan looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Red Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush avoids the body shot from Bryan .
Bryan slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
Bush misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Bryan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bush is looking to wear down Bryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bryan looks to land a right hand but Bush moved out of range.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Bush is rocked!

It looks like Red Bush has been cut.
Bryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Bryan , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Bush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bush.
Bush seems to have got his legs back now.
Red Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan . Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush misses with the combination.
Ben Bryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ben Bryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush misses with a shot to the body
and Bryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Bryan . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bryan .
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Bryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Bryan cracks a nice hook into Bush's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Bush.
Bush appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bush falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush throws a combination that misses
and Bryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryan blocks a low kick nicely.
Bryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bush.
Bush avoids the body shot from Bryan .
Bryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bush throws a lazy head kick
and Bryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Bryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Ben Bryan !
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Ben Bryan !
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Ben Bryan !

Ben Bryan wins by unanimous decision!