PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nik Snow (ranked 1872 p4p, 2640 weight class) and Richard Pryor (ranked 204 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Snow
vs
Pryor

178 cm
43
156
27 - 16 - 4

178 cm
28
145
10 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Pryor!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pryor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Pryor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Snow.
Pryor avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow throws a shot from downtown. Pryor moves away and avoids it.
Pryor cracks Snow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pryor feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pryor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pryor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Snow misses with a looping left.
Pryor flicks out a counter leg kick but Snow steps away.
Pryor moves out of range of the body kick.
Pryor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow tries to score with a low kick but Pryor moves his leg out of the way.
Pryor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Pryor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pryor throws a front kick aimed at Snow's knee but Snow avoids it well.
Snow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pryor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pryor throws a low kick but Snow avoids it.
A jab from Pryor misses.
Snow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Pryor blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor misses with a looping left.
Snow tests Pryor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pryor tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.
Pryor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snow looks to land a combination but Pryor avoids it well.
Pryor with a nice calf kick.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Pryor unleashes a big counter combination but Snow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snow checks a leg kick.
Snow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pryor throws a big shot that misses.
Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pryor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snow scores with a push kick.
Pryor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Snow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pryor looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Pryor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snow is out of range and Pryor settles back down.
Pryor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pryor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pryor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Pryor. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pryor. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pryor throws a lazy body kick
and Snow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pryor's knee momentarily.
Pryor cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pryor cracks Snow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richard Pryor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Pryor.
Pryor looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
Snow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pryor. Pryor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pryor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Snow.
A good leg kick by Snow.
Pryor moves away from the strike by Snow.
Pryor moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Pryor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow slips under a jab from Pryor.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pryor.
Snow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pryor.
Pryor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pryor feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Snow defending well as Pryor loads up on a big left hand.
Pryor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands the left hand.
Pryor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pryor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Pryor's head but Pryor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pryor connects with an inside leg kick.
Pryor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pryor looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Pryor scores with a head kick. Snow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pryor throws out a loose jab but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snow throws a push kick but Pryor slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pryor looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Pryor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Snow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pryor misses with a looping left.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Pryor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snow with a body shot.
Pryor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Pryor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pryor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Pryor.
Snow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pryor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.
Snow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Snow slips under a jab.
Pryor misses with a body kick.
Pryor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pryor tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow throws out a leg kick but Pryor moves out of range and Snow only half commits.
Pryor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snow throws a good cross that connects.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Pryor.
Snow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Snow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow throws a right hand that Pryor ducks under and follows up with a left that Pryor also avoids with ease.
Pryor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pryor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Snow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pryor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nik Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
Snow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pryor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pryor just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pryor on the side of the head.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Snow misses.
Pryor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pryor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pryor throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow throws a leg kick which misses Pryor's front leg but catches the back leg as Pryor tries to avoid it.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pryor.

Pryor clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pryor misses with a punch to the body.
Pryor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pryor lands a nice uppercut.
Pryor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pryor blocking some punches.
Snow looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pryor working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor with a knee to the head.
Pryor is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pryor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pryor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pryor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pryor momentarily.
Snow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Snow walks into a left hand.
Pryor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snow misses with a looping left.
A jab from Snow misses.
Pryor misses with a wild body shot.
Pryor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Snow. That snapped Pryor's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pryor lands the left hand.
Pryor throws a low kick but Snow moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pryor loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Pryor punishes Snow's body with a nice straight punch.
Pryor throws a big shot that misses.
Pryor blocks a jab.
Pryor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pryor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pryor walks into a stiff left hand from Snow.
Pryor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pryor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pryor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pryor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
Pryor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Snow.
Snow blocks a leg kick.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Snow looks to land a combination but Pryor avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow jabs Pryor right on the nose. Pryor blinks but takes it well.
Pryor throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snow, as that shot connected.
Pryor misses with a body shot.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pryor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Pryor gets a clinch.
Pryor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Snow breaks from the clinch.
Pryor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Pryor.
Snow throws out a leg kick but Pryor moves out of range and Snow only half commits.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!

Pryor clinches up against the ropes.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pryor.
Pryor struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Pryor tries to throw a body punch but Snow avoids it by throwing Pryor back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pryor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snow wants to stall.
Pryor dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Pryor uses good head movement to avoid it.

Snow manages to break the clinch.
Pryor loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Pryor takes one on the button.
Pryor checks a low kick from Snow.
Pryor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pryor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Pryor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow drops his hands momentarily and Pryor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pryor avoids the head kick by Snow.
Pryor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snow with a body shot.
Snow slips under a jab from Pryor.
Pryor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nik Snow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The crowd cheers as Pryor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snow doesn't seem phased though.
Pryor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Pryor moves out of range easily.
Pryor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pryor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Snow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pryor misses with a wild body shot.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Snow tenderised Pryor's leg. Pryor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pryor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pryor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snow under the eye.
Snow scores with the left hand. Pryor knows he should have avoided that one.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pryor connects with a nice looking jab.
Snow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pryor scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pryor looks to throw the jab but Snow is out of range.
Snow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pryor's sensitive parts.
Pryor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryor throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pryor. Pryor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pryor slips under a jab from Snow.
A big left from Pryor misses.
Snow throws a wild body kick that Pryor sees coming a mile off.
Snow swings for the body but Pryor moves out of range.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Pryor moves out of range easily.
Snow backing away here, and Pryor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pryor feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Pryor misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
Pryor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pryor throws a body kick that misses.
Pryor throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Pryor stuns Snow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snow lands a jab to the head.
Pryor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Snow is looking to counter punch.
Snow connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow slips a straight right by Pryor.
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Richard Pryor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow moves out of range as Pryor strikes.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pryor.
Good leg kick by Snow.
Pryor moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Pryor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pryor tries to land a front kick but Snow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pryor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snow throws a leg kick but Pryor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.
Pryor defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Pryor blocks the low kick.
Pryor throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Pryor throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Pryor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pryor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Snow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryor throws a body kick that misses.
Snow dips to his left and cracks Pryor with an uppercut!
Pryor lands with a nice body kick.
Pryor throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snow lands the left hand.
Pryor thows a leg kick but Snow checks it
and Snow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pryor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nik Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Snow misses the target.
Pryor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick lands for Snow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pryor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
A swing and a miss from Pryor.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow lands the left hand.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pryor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
Pryor cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Pryor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pryor throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Good work by Snow as he checks the leg kick.
Pryor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snow can pounce on him.
Pryor walks into a jab.
Pryor throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pryor lands a glancing blow to the side of Snow's head.
Pryor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pryor cracks Snow with a good jab.

Pryor clinches with his opponent.
Snow lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snow.
Pryor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pryor has Snow pressed against the ropes, preventing Snow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pryor working aggressively here.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Snow blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nik Snow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Nik Snow!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Nik Snow!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!

Nik Snow wins by majority decision!
Nik Snow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.