PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Bryant (ranked 2574 p4p, 322 weight class) and Teiji Iori (ranked 7503 p4p, 636 weight class). Bryant's entrance music is One Step Closer. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bryant
vs
Iori

184 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teiji Iori!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Iori.
Nice body kick from Iori.
Iori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bobby Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iori tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Bryant misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Iori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iori counters with a body kick.
Iori lands a head kick. Bryant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bryant scores with a hook to the body. Iori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iori.
Iori is looking to clinch.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Iori moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Iori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iori blocks a jab.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iori.
Iori wants to counter with a clinch but Bryant pushes him away.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iori connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iori slips under a jab from Bryant.
Iori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Iori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Iori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iori scores with a head kick. Bryant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Iori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bryant.
Iori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iori lands a front kick.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Iori.
Iori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Iori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Iori moves away and avoids it.
Iori slips a straight right by Bryant.
Iori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant misses the jab.
Bryant sets himself, and Iori steps forward looking for the clinch! Bryant avoids it this time.
Iori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Iori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Iori flicks out a counter leg kick but Bryant steps away.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iori was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Iori.
Iori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Iori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Iori throws a nice head kick!
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Iori's head but Iori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Bobby Bryant will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bryant looks to land a right hand but Iori moved out of range.
Bryant tests Iori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryant moves out of range as Iori throws a body kick.
Iori throws a good cross that connects.
Iori drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iori counters with a slapping leg kick.
Iori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Iori moves away and avoids it.
Bryant misses with a straight right.
Iori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant misses with a body shot
and Iori counters with a low kick, right behind Bryant 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iori misses with a body kick.
Iori blocks a jab.
Iori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Bryant - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant throws a jab when Iori was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iori.
Bryant sets himself, and Iori steps forward looking for the clinch! Bryant avoids it this time.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iori can do to turn this around?
Iori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iori slips under a jab from Bryant.
Iori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bryant.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Iori.
Iori slips under a jab.
Bryant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Iori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bryant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Iori tries to counter with a clinch but Bryant shakes him off and moves away.
Bryant throws a big shot that misses.
Iori wants to clinch.
Iori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a jab when Iori was well out of range.
Iori steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Iori counters with a good low kick that Bryant was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iori scores with a nice body kick.
Iori looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Iori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iori staying out of range there.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iori throws a front kick that sends Bryant stumbling back into the ropes.
Bobby Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Iori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Iori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iori lands a leg kick that knocks Bryant off balance momentarily.
Iori slips a jab from Bryant.
Iori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Iori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iori lands with a kick to the ribs.
Iori lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teiji Iori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Iori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iori tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iori wants to clinch.
Bryant throws a hook but Iori avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Iori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Iori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Iori moves away and avoids it.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Iori.
Bryant is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
Iori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Iori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Iori tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Iori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws an overhand right that lands on Iori's shoulder, as Iori tries to avoid the shot.
Iori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iori tries to counter with a clinch but Bryant shakes him off and moves away.
Iori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iori tries to clinch but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant misses the jab.
Iori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant lands the left hand.
Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant misses with a straight right.
Iori raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Iori defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Bryant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Iori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iori slips a jab from Bryant.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
Bryant connects with a body shot that sends Iori's belly button to the back.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Iori is out of range.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Iori is just out of range.
Iori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Iori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iori fakes the leg kick and cracks Bryant in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Iori's head but Iori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Iori counters with a body kick.
Iori misses with a body kick.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Iori is out of range.
A big left from Bryant misses.
Iori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Iori staying out of range there.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryant 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobby Bryant!
Bobby Bryant very nearly forgot to thank Threads of HARDCORE 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.