PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Snake Duanesboy (ranked 1896 p4p, 598 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 195 p4p, 63 weight class). Rram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Overhaul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duanesboy
vs
Rram

170 cm
35
135
29 - 10 - 0

164 cm
28
146
20 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snake Duanesboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duanesboy moves out of range of the leg kick from Rram.
Duanesboy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram scores with a one two! Duanesboy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rram connects with a solid leg kick.
Duanesboy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
Duanesboy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rram misses with a body kick.
Duanesboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Duanesboy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rram manages to circle out of the way.
Rram tests Duanesboy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duanesboy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duanesboy.
Rram checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a wild body kick that Duanesboy sees coming a mile off.

Rram fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duanesboy, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duanesboy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duanesboy misses with a punch to the body.
Rram struggles to land a body shot inside as Duanesboy controls his hands.
Duanesboy lands an uppercut.
Duanesboy digs a right hand underneath Rram's ribcage. Rram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duanesboy lands a nice uppercut.
Rram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
Rram working aggressively here.
Duanesboy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rram scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rram has a couple of punches blocked by Duanesboy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy pushes Rram back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rram lands a hook that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
Rram throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Duanesboy tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Duanesboy back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rram.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duanesboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duanesboy can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Duanesboy tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Duanesboy cracks Rram with a nice body shot.
Rram misses with some punches.
Duanesboy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duanesboy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Duanesboy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duanesboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy misses with the head strike.
Duanesboy throws a head punch that misses.
Duanesboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duanesboy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
Rram has a couple of punches blocked by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duanesboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duanesboy scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Duanesboy misses with a body punch.

Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duanesboy throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Rram jabs Duanesboy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duanesboy defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
Duanesboy takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a hook
and Duanesboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Rram gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duanesboy.

Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Duanesboy tries to keep at a distance but Rram has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Duanesboy won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duanesboy.
Rram throws a punch but it's blocked by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rram.
Rram prevents a body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Duanesboy back against the ropes.
Rram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rram blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
Duanesboy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rram cracks a nice hook into Duanesboy's ribs.
Duanesboy misses with a low kick as Rram jumps back.
Rram throws a jab when Duanesboy was well out of range.
Rram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duanesboy counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Rram.
Rram's corner calls for a 1-2. Rram obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rram blocks a leg kick.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
Rram tries to bum rush Duanesboy with a series of wild strikes but Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duanesboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duanesboy tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy slips a straight right by Rram.
Duanesboy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duanesboy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rram catches Duanesboy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rram connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duanesboy's hands.
Duanesboy connects with a right hand. Rram shakes it off.

Duanesboy darts in and clinches Rram up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a shoulder strike.

Rram manages to break the clinch.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duanesboy looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
Duanesboy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Rram fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duanesboy, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy lands a left hand.
Duanesboy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Duanesboy won't allow it.
Duanesboy blocking some punches.

Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duanesboy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duanesboy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rram.
Rram throws a leg kick which misses Duanesboy's front leg but catches the back leg as Duanesboy tries to avoid it.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duanesboy connects with a nice looking jab.
Duanesboy throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duanesboy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rram scores with a push kick.
Rram scores with a shot to the body.
Duanesboy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rram.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Duanesboy moves away and avoids it.
Duanesboy is looking to counter the offense by Rram and move into the clinch.
Rram scores with a body shot.
Duanesboy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rram scores with the left hand. Duanesboy knows he should have avoided that one.
Duanesboy tries a low kick but Rram avoids it.

Rram takes the fight into the clinch.
Rram looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duanesboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duanesboy.
Snake Duanesboy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duanesboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Duanesboy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duanesboy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duanesboy is looking to chop away at Rram's legs.
Duanesboy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rram is out of range and Duanesboy settles back down.
Rram lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duanesboy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duanesboy counters with a low kick, right behind Rram 's knee.
Rram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duanesboy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duanesboy dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rram tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duanesboy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rram just manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram lands a jab.
Rram moves out of range as Duanesboy strikes.
Duanesboy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duanesboy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duanesboy counters with a leg kick.
A cross from Duanesboy lands.
Rram scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duanesboy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Duanesboy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rram tries to bum rush Duanesboy with a series of wild strikes but Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Duanesboy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Duanesboy ducks down to avoid it.
Rram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duanesboy.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Duanesboy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rram clobbers Duanesboy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duanesboy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rram moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rram digs a good hook to Duanesboy's body.
Duanesboy loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Duanesboy's head but Duanesboy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
As Rram backs away, Duanesboy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duanesboy walks into a left hand.
Duanesboy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duanesboy feints and then cracks Rram's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rram down.
Duanesboy avoids the body shot from Rram.
Nice defenses there by Duanesboy.
Nice shot by Rram.
Duanesboy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duanesboy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Rram gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Duanesboy fails to land.
Duanesboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Duanesboy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duanesboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Duanesboy fails to land.
Duanesboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Duanesboy fails to land.
Duanesboy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Rram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duanesboy tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duanesboy lands a body shot.
Duanesboy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Duanesboy.
Snake Duanesboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rram wants to land a leg kick but Duanesboy is out of range.
Duanesboy throws a leg kick but Rram checks it.
Rram scores with a nice right hand.
Duanesboy moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Duanesboy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duanesboy.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duanesboy connects with an inside leg kick.
Rram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Yajson Rram!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Yajson Rram!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Yajson Rram!

Yajson Rram wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Yajson Rram thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.