PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonel Ventura (ranked 2799 p4p, 303 weight class) and Redfield Reid (ranked 8629 p4p, 697 weight class). Leonel Ventura is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ventura
vs
Reid

189 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

202 cm
20
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonel Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Redfield Reid!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura scores with a jab. Reid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Ventura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Reid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reid lands a high kick!
Ventura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Ventura throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ventura moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Ventura avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid tries to land a body kick

and Ventura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ventura.
Ventura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ventura lands a good knee to the midsection. Reid won't want to take too many of those.
Ventura throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Reid.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
Ventura scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ventura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Ventura lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Ventura.
Reid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Reid has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Ventura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ventura's defenses.

It looks like Leonel Ventura has been cut.
Reid lands an elbow inside that Ventura shrugs off.
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!
Reid tries to work over Ventura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ventura trying to land knees to the body.
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ventura drops Reid on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Reid bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.

It looks like Redfield Reid has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Ventura circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Ventura rushes Reid and presses him up against the ropes.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Ventura.
Reid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ventura blocks the elbow strike.
Ventura looking to throw knees to the head but Reid is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ventura.
Reid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid avoiding damage as Ventura throws knees to the body.
Ventura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Ventura.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonel Ventura should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ventura clinches.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reid can do to turn this around?
Ventura blocks an elbow strike.
Ventura avoids the elbow strike from Reid, against the ropes.
Ventura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses.
Reid tries to work over Ventura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Ventura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ventura throws an elbow but misses.
Ventura lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Ventura.
Ventura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ventura obliges.
Reid is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ventura lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
Reid throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ventura.
Ventura lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
Ventura scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ventura.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but Ventura has double underhooks.
Ventura working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Reid is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ventura throws a lazy right hand but Reid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Ventura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ventura moves out of range of the body kick.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Ventura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Reid controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ventura.
Ventura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ventura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ventura lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Ventura.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reid avoids it.
A short right from Ventura.
Ventura cracks Reid on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Leonel Ventura!