PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paddy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Myagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Myagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ryan
vs
Myagi

204 cm
24
281 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
27
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

World class MT
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Myagi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Hiro Myagi has been cut.
Myagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myagi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryan is out of range and Myagi settles back down.
Myagi wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Myagi.
Ryan checks a low kick from Myagi.
Myagi wants to clinch.
Ryan throws a body punch but Myagi moves out of range.

Myagi has managed to clinch.
Ryan avoiding damage as Myagi throws knees to the body.
Myagi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Myagi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryan's brow.
Ryan blocks the elbow strike.

Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myagi is out of range.
Myagi throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myagi has time to react.
Myagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myagi.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Myagi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Myagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myagi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Myagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myagi is looking to clinch.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myagi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Myagi.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Myagi moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Myagi walks into a straight right hand from Ryan.
Myagi tries to clinch up.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Myagi moves away and avoids it.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Myagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Myagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Myagi tries to clinch up.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Myagi darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myagi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Myagi throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
Myagi jabs Ryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myagi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ryan with a hook.
Myagi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Myagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Ryan!
Myagi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Myagi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myagi moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a good low kick that Myagi was not able to check.

Ryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan tries to work over Myagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myagi.
Myagi scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Myagi moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Myagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Ryan both land. Nice combination.
Myagi is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myagi's calf.

Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Myagi takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paddy Ryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiro Myagi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Myagi moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Myagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Myagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myagi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ryan has Myagi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Myagi trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Myagi's ribcage. Myagi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Myagi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Myagi is blocking nicely.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Myagi blocks it.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiro Myagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Myagi is breathing heavily.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ryan connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Hiro Myagi's cut even more.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myagi.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Myagi.
Myagi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myagi looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
A punch combination from Myagi misses.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Myagi.

Myagi tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myagi backwards.
Myagi misses with a knee strike.
Ryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Myagi tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Myagi trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myagi.
Myagi misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan cracks Myagi with a nice body shot.
Myagi managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Myagi is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myagi has his back to the ropes.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Paddy Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Myagi connects with a knee to the head.
Ryan working Myagi over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ryan.
Ryan lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myagi wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Myagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Myagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan lands a high kick!
Myagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Myagi is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan throws a body punch but Myagi moves out of range.
Paddy Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Myagi.
Myagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Myagi darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan slips a jab from Myagi.
Myagi moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hiro Myagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myagi closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Myagi falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Myagi takes one on the button.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myagi.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Ryan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Myagi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Myagi misses with a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.
Myagi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan takes a swing at Myagi's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Myagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myagi wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Ryan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Myagi.
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan moves away
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Myagi tries to clinch
and Ryan counters with a head kick.
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!
Myagi tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Myagi checks a leg kick.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Myagi throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Myagi is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Myagi looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myagi looks to clinch
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Myagi on the side of the head.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan moves away
and Ryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Myagi's knee momentarily.
Myagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myagi can do to turn this around?
Ryan throws a combination. Myagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Myagi slips under a jab.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan moves away
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
Myagi tries to clinch up.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Myagi.
Myagi tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myagi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myagi misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Myagi lands a head kick!
Myagi moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan 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.
Myagi misses with a low kick.
Ryan misses with a hook. Myagi ducked under it nicely.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Ryan takes a swing at Myagi's ribcage but misses.
Myagi walks into a stiff left hand from Ryan.
Ryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Myagi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Myagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.

Myagi tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan breaks the clinch.
Myagi wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Myagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Myagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Myagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Myagi lands a knee to the head.
Myagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myagi connects with a knee to the head.

Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan throws a right hand that Myagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Myagi also avoids with ease.
Myagi wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myagi moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Myagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Myagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myagi.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Myagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan lands with a nice combination. Myagi backs away looking to recover.
Myagi tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Hiro Myagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Ryan!
Paddy Ryan very nearly forgot to thank Adrenaline amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.