PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Draven

165 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 Hilo, Kevin Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
It seemed like Draven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ryan tries to clinch but Draven is having none of it.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Draven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draven slips under a jab.
Draven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Draven misses.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Draven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Draven takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan moves into range and clinches up with Draven.
Draven lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draven is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draven. Ryan shrugs it off though.
Draven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Draven. That one must have hurt.
Ryan scores with a jab. Draven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Draven should have avoided that one.
Ryan throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Draven counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draven counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryan.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Draven responds with a good body kick, but Ryan manages to step out the way in time.
Ryan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dravens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.

Ryan clinches up with Draven and pushes him back against the ropes.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryan rather than just go for the knockout.
Ryan checks a low kick from Draven.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven counters with a body kick.
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 Kevin Ryan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Draven staying out of range there.
Draven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
As Ryan backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Ryan manages to avoid it all.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan lands with an uppercut that bounces Draven off the ropes and back into range.
Kevin Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
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!
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Draven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Draven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryan.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draven looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Draven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ryan tries to clinch but Draven is having none of it.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Draven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Draven clobbers Ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ryan throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Draven cracks Ryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
Draven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draven wants to stall.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven pushes Ryan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryan has double underhooks.
Draven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
A frustrated look appears on Draven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Draven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ryan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Draven can turn it around.
Draven tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kevin Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan has Draven pressed against the ropes, preventing Draven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draven looking to stall.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan pushes Draven back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Ryan misses with a right hand
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Ryan.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan lands an overhand right.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Draven lands with a short shot to the head.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Ryan clinches with his opponent.
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Draven back against the ropes.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan is working Draven over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Draven keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryan 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kevin Ryan!