PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Aldo O Donno (ranked 3320 p4p, 351 weight class) and Ricky Icky (ranked 2070 p4p, 246 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Donno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys. Icky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Far From Any Road kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Donno
vs
Icky

177 cm
32
175 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

185 cm
36
174 lbs
28 - 12 - 2

World class boxer
KO power

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Icky!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Icky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Icky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Icky avoids the head kick by O Donno.
O Donno throws a lazy right hand but Icky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Donno digs a good hook to Icky's body.
Icky ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
O Donno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dynasty K-1 Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
O Donno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Donno feints and then cracks Icky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Icky down.
Icky slips under a jab.
Icky lands a jab to the head.
Icky thumps O Donno with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donno throws a shot from downtown. Icky moves away and avoids it.
Icky 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.
O Donno defending well as Icky loads up on a big left hand.
O Donno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Icky misses with an uppercut. O Donno saw that one coming.
Icky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Icky scoring well with a low kick there.
O Donno scores with a hook.
O Donno throws a lazy right hand but Icky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Icky ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
Icky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky scores with a jab to the body.
Icky misses with an uppercut. O Donno saw that one coming.
O Donno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Donno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Icky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donno walks into a straight right hand from Icky.
Icky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Donno ducks under a wild hook from Icky.
Icky cracks O Donno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Icky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Icky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Icky delivers a nice body kick.
O Donno throws an overhand right that lands on Icky's shoulder, as Icky tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Donno.
O Donno misses with a wild body shot.
O Donno looks to throw the jab but Icky is out of range.
A nice side step and Icky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Icky slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Icky looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donno is just out of range.
O Donno wants to slow Icky down by chopping away at his legs.
Icky misses with a head kick.
Icky cracks O Donno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Icky scores with a nice right hand.
Icky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
Icky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Icky.
Icky's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Donno under the eye.
Icky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Donno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Donno looks to throw the jab but Icky is out of range.
O Donno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Icky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Icky.
O Donno moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donno misses with a hook
and Icky counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Icky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Donno staying out of range there.
Icky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Icky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Icky.
Icky throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Donno is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Icky's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Icky looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donno is just out of range.
Icky works O Donno's body with a nice hook.
O Donno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Icky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Donno.
O Donno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icky.
Icky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Icky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donno blocks a head kick by Icky.
Icky scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Donno in his tracks.
O Donno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
O Donno tried to score with a low kick but Icky checks it.
O Donno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Icky.
O Donno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Icky.
Icky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky with a hook.
O Donno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from O Donno misses.
Icky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Icky 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.
Icky throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donno.
A little feinted left hand from O Donno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Donno just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from O Donno misses.
Icky misses with a wild body shot.
Icky throws a big shot that misses.
O Donno tries to counter by clinching up but Icky breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Icky finds it's way through O Donno's defenses.
O Donno throws a leg kick but Icky checks it.
O Donno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Donno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Donno throws a body punch but Icky moves out of range.
Icky counters with a body kick.
O Donno checks a low kick from Icky.
Icky throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - O Donno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Icky loads up on a big right hand but O Donno slips the punch.
Icky slips under a jab from O Donno.
O Donno slips under a jab from Icky.
O Donno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Donno throws a big shot that misses.
O Donno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Icky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by O Donno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Donno.
Icky needs to keep his hands up - O Donno had a free shot at his head there.
Icky feints and then cracks O Donno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donno down.
O Donno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Donno blocks a head kick by Icky.
Icky scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Donno in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Icky lands a glancing blow to the side of O Donno's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Icky.
Nice defenses there by Icky.
Icky misses with a straight right.
O Donno throws a body punch but Icky moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Icky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Donno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aldo O Donno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Donno connects with a leg kick. Icky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Donno lands with a hook. Icky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Donno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Icky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Donno looks to score with a jab to the body but Icky is just out of range.
Icky connects with an inside leg kick.
Icky avoids the body shot from O Donno.
Icky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
Icky misses with a straight left.
O Donno cracks Icky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Icky misses.
O Donno wants to land a leg kick but Icky is out of range.
A swing and a miss from O Donno.
Icky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Donno. That did some damage!
Icky throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from O Donno misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Icky.
Icky staying out of range there.
Icky takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
O Donno looks to throw the jab but Icky is out of range.
Icky scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Icky.
O Donno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Icky.
O Donno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Icky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Icky lands with an uppercut that bounces O Donno off the ropes and back into range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Icky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Donno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Donno throws a head kick that misses.
Icky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Icky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Donno moves out of range of the leg kick from Icky.
Icky connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Icky.
Icky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
O Donno throws a jab when Icky was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Icky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Icky, right into the meat.
Icky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Icky throws a good cross that connects.
Icky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Icky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Icky.
Icky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Donno is looking to slow Icky down with leg kicks.
Icky scores with a hook.
Icky scores with a body shot.
O Donno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Donno throws a sloppy head kick and Icky moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Icky.
Icky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Donno if he has to take too many more of those.
Icky tests O Donno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Icky lands with a hook. O Donno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Icky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Icky 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Icky!
A very excited looking Ricky Icky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.