PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Giggs
vs
Dekkers

180 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Powerful

Venom Combat Sports
Amped Performance

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Giggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Giggs rushes Dekkers and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Giggs digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
Good body shot from Dekkers.
A head punch on the inside from Dekkers fails to land.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Giggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giggs blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Giggs tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giggs misses with some punches.
Dekkers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giggs blocks an uppercut.
Giggs keeps control of Dekkers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giggs misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
Giggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dekkers tries to circle away but Giggs has him pinned against the ropes.
Giggs scores with a shot to the side of Dekkers's head.
Giggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dekkers's efforts to push away.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Giggs avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Dekkers is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Giggs.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
Dekkers working aggressively here.
Dekkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Giggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Giggs on the inside.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giggs prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Giggs lands a body punch.
Giggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Giggs blocking some punches.
Giggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giggs has Dekkers pressed against the ropes, preventing Dekkers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Dekkers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Dekkers.
Giggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giggs tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Giggs back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Giggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dekkers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dekkers counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Giggs moves into the clinch.
Giggs blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
Giggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Giggs.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Giggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Ryan Giggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giggs scores with a hook to the body.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Giggs controls his hands.
Giggs lands a nice uppercut.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Giggs is blocking nicely.
Giggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with some punches.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dekkers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giggs pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Giggs.
Dekkers can't break the clinch.
Giggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Giggs can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
Giggs misses with some punches.
Giggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Giggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dekkers can do to turn this around?
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers working hard to break the clinch.
Giggs lands a nice uppercut.
Giggs pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Giggs blocks it.
Dekkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers can't break the clinch.
Dekkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giggs misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Giggs.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Giggs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Ramon Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Giggs moves out of range as Dekkers strikes.
Dekkers misses with a low kick as Giggs jumps back.
Dekkers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giggs tries to clinch but Dekkers moves out of range.
Dekkers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Dekkers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Dekkers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giggs wants to clinch.
Dekkers lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giggs is looking to clinch but Dekkers is avoiding it.
Giggs tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dekkers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Dekkers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dekkers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dekkers moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Ryan Giggs has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Giggs ducks into a a hook from Dekkers and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Giggs moves into the clinch.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.
Giggs misses with a body punch.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giggs.
Giggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan Giggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
Giggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Giggs controls the action.
Dekkers throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Giggs is controlling him.
Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Giggs backwards.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Giggs avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giggs.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Giggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giggs blocking some punches.
Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Giggs backwards.
Giggs lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giggs.
Giggs misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giggs has him pressed against the ropes.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Giggs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Dekkers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!