PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Olivier Louise (ranked 23080 p4p, 520 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21291 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Louise
vs
Ryan

166 cm
26
140 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

184 cm
32
144 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louise misses the shot to the body.
Louise throws a shot to the body.
Louise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louise digs a good hook to Ryan's body.
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Louise.
Louise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Louise.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Louise.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Louise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Louise is looking to counter punch.
Louise connects with a crisp jab.
Louise jabs Ryan right on the nose. Ryan blinks but takes it well.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Louise counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olivier Louise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louise 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.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Louise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Louise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louise.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louise lands a right hook to the body.
Louise slips a straight right by Ryan.
Louise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Louise checks a low kick from Ryan.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louise lands a body shot.
Ryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Louise cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Louise lands with a nice body punch.
Louise swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Louise to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Louise moves out of range.
Louise is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Louise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Louise as he connects with a hook.

Ryan is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Louise counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Louise finish him?
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Louise to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Louise moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louise is out of range.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Louise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louise moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Louise is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan throws the left hand but Louise avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louise slips a jab from Ryan.
Louise darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Louise scores with a body shot.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Ryan
and Louise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan misses with a hook
enabling Louise to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Louise. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olivier Louise dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Louise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Louise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olivier Louise is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body
and Louise counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Louise jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Louise lands with a right hand.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louise's calf.
Louise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Louise with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise with a jab.
Louise avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Louise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louise connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan throws a lazy head kick
and Louise counters with a right hand to the body.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Louise.
Louise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Louise misses its target.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Louise wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Louise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louise lands a slapping body shot.
Louise dips to his left and cracks Ryan with an uppercut!
Louise cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Louise counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicky Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louise misses with a body shot.
Louise lands a nice shot that snaps Ryan's head back.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Louise lands with a nice body punch.
Louise misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louise scores with a body shot.
Louise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Louise avoids it well.
Louise scores with a hook to the body. Ryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Louise.
Louise misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Louise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Louise.
Ryan walks into a straight right hand from Louise.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Louise moved out of range nicely.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louise connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Louise moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Louise.
Louise scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryan tries to bum rush Louise with a series of wild strikes but Louise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olivier Louise dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Louise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand

and Louise counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Ryan goes down! Louise rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Ryan is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louise counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Louise. Beautiful body shot.
Louise lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louise appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Louise ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louise lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan walks into a straight right hand from Louise.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Louise ducks down to avoid it.
Louise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Louise counters with a nice uppercut.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan throws a right hand that Louise ducks under and follows up with a left that Louise also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise scores with a body shot.
Louise misses the shot to the body.
Ryan wants to counter the offense by Louise and move into the clinch position.
Louise stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Louise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louise. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Louise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louise cracks Ryan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ryan is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ryan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ryan could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Olivier Louise!
Olivier Louise is the new welterweight champion!