PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 5422 p4p, 5797 weight class) and Brutus Ryker (ranked 181 p4p, 129 weight class). Bento Barboza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brutus Ryker's chin.

Barboza
vs
Ryker

190 cm
18
265
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
235
1 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Very strong

Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryker.
Ryker looks to land a right hand but Barboza moved out of range.
Ryker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barboza's sensitive parts.
Ryker scores with a leg kick.
Barboza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryker.

Barboza forces Ryker back against the ropes and clinches.
Barboza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Ryker misses with the head strike.
Barboza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Barboza.
Barboza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barboza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barboza lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barboza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barboza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barboza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.
Barboza presses Ryker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryker looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Barboza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Barboza.
Barboza lands a hook that snaps the head of Ryker backwards.

Ryker is rocked!
Barboza breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ryker with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ryker looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ryker get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bento Barboza!
Our winner, Bento Barboza, 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.