PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Ryan (ranked 22496 p4p, 636 weight class) and Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 18849 p4p, 666 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryan
vs
Schmidt

165 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
28
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawomir Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan throws a jab when Schmidt was well out of range.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
and Schmidt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Schmidt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Ryan swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
As Ryan backs off Schmidt throws a huge counter combo but Ryan manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Schmidt misses.
Schmidt swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Schmidt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schmidt misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.

Schmidt tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schmidt stalling.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Schmidt, against the ropes.
Schmidt misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the ropes.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Ryan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schmidt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Schmidt.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schmidt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ryan presses Schmidt against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schmidt tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan pushes Schmidt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan tries a body shot but Schmidt blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Schmidt is pushing Ryan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt trying to stall but Ryan improves his position.
Schmidt throws an elbow that misses.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the ropes.
Ryan avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schmidt lands a body punch.
Schmidt is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmidt has his back to the ropes.
Kevin Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Ryan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Schmidt slips a jab from Ryan.
Schmidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schmidt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryan cracks Schmidt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schmidt momentarily.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Ryan slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.

Ryan forces Schmidt back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch but Ryan improves position.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Slawomir Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmidt controls his hands.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Schmidt trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt into the ropes.
Schmidt misses with an elbow strike.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Schmidt misses with a knee strike.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Kevin Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt stalling in the clinch but Ryan improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Ryan!
Kevin Ryan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.