PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nicky Ryan (ranked 21637 p4p, 119 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 20826 p4p, 110 weight class). Nicky Ryan is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ryan
vs
Dos Santos

184 cm
31
144 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
175 lbs
17 - 20 - 1

Counter fighter
KO power

Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan swinging wildly here.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Ryan swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Santos! But no joy.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Ryan.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Santos. Dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Cicero Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Santos! But no joy.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Ryan.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ryan tries to work over Dos Santos's front leg with a kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Ryan.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan checks a leg kick nicely.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Dos Santos throws out a counter right but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Ryan slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Ryan checks a low kick from Dos Santos.
Ryan tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Santos! But no joy.
Dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dos Santos throws out a counter right but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Ryan.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Santos defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicky Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Nicky Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan misses with a leg kick.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Ryan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Santos! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws out a counter right but Ryan avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan misses the jab.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan tries to counter by clinching up but Dos Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Ryan tries to counter by clinching up but Dos Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Ryan throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Ryan tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan swinging wildly here.
Ryan checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Cicero Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicky Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Ryan!