PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Ryan (ranked 22289 p4p, 655 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 10079 p4p, 616 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?

Ryan
vs
Draven

165 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 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 Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draven. Draven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body
and Draven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryan's head backwards.
Draven lands a front kick.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Draven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Draven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan tries to clinch there but Draven circles away.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Draven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryan or not.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Draven misses with a leg kick.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Draven misses.
Ryan is looking to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch.
Draven misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draven. Ryan shrugs it off though.
Draven misses the shot to the body.
Draven's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Draven's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Draven throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draven.
Ryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draven under the eye.
Draven throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Draven slips under a jab from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a hook. Draven tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Ryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ryan jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Draven had a free shot at his head there.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Ryan defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Draven throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.

Ryan clinches up against the ropes.
Draven prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Draven blocking some punches.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryan tries to move into range but Draven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Draven lands a nice hook to Ryan's body. Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draven misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Ryan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Draven throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryan punishes Draven's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Draven throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Draven throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Draven manages to circle out of the way.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draven defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Draven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Ryan clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draven misses the jab.
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven tries a quick counter leg kick but Ryan is wise to it.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Draven keeps it at a distance.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Ryan throws out a powerful jab.

Ryan clinches with his opponent.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven digs a right hand into Ryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ryan's gas tank.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
A frustrated look appears on Draven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Draven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Draven misses with an uppercut.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Draven tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ryan swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven misses with a straight right.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
Draven lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryan off the ropes and back into range.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Draven takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan slips under a jab from Draven.
Ryan tries to counter by clinching up but Draven breaks away and moves out of range.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Draven.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Ryan misses.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Draven throws a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Draven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
Draven doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Good exchange - Ryan coming out on top.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Draven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Draven lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Draven throws a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan tries to counter by clinching up but Draven breaks away and moves out of range.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Draven's ribs.
Draven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Draven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draven, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Ryan - just one landing.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Kevin Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Draven jabs Ryan right on the nose. Ryan blinks but takes it well.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draven takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
An out of breath Eric Draven thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.