PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tae Shik Cha (ranked 3268 p4p, 321 weight class) and Kevin Ryan (ranked 21632 p4p, 597 weight class). Cha comes to the ring accompanied by Emancipator - When I Go. Tae Shik Cha had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Shik Cha
vs
Ryan

178 cm
23
164 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan punishes Cha's body with a nice straight punch.
Kevin Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan throws the left hand but Cha avoids the punch easily.
Cha tries to clinch up.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Cha throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Cha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cha misses with a straight right.
Donk. Cha catches Ryan right on the button with a cross.
Cha throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Cha misses.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ryan lands a jab to Cha's midsection.
Cha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Cha is out of range.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Cha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Cha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Cha avoids nicely.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cha misses with an uppercut.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Cha throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cha. Cha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryan with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Ryan lands a jab to Cha's midsection.
Cha misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cha misses the target.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cha.
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Ryan lands.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cha manages to avoid it.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Cha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ryan throws a body punch but Cha moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryan takes a swing at Cha's ribcage but misses.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Ryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cha rather than just go for the knockout.
Cha throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan slips a jab from Cha.
Ryan throws a counter combo.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Cha misses the target.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Cha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cha throws out the jab.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan takes a swing at Cha's ribcage but misses.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cha throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ryan defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryan throws a body punch but Cha moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kevin Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan cracks Cha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Cha throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Cha's body.
Cha misses the jab.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Cha's body.
Cha's corner calls for a 1-2. Cha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryan on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cha throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Cha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cha throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan swings for the body but Cha moves out of range.
Cha is looking to counter punch.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
Ryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan misses the body punch
and Cha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan swings for the body but Cha moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cha loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan throws a body punch but Cha moves out of range.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Cha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Ryan. Beautiful body shot.
Cha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Cha.
Ryan throws a body punch but Cha moves out of range.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Cha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cha blocks a jab.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Cha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cha manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cha.
Cha throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan takes a swing at Cha's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Cha misses.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
Cha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Cha avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Cha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Cha's ribs.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cha has time to react.
Cha misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Cha tries to clinch up.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cha manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cha misses the target.
Cha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
A little feinted left hand from Cha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Ryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Cha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cha dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Cha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Cha looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Cha tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Cha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cha was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Kevin Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Cha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
Ryan throws the left hand but Cha avoids the punch easily.
Ryan scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Ryan!
Our winner, Kevin Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.