PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Drew (ranked 25113 p4p, 5634 weight class) and Brady Punch (ranked 576 p4p, 516 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drew
vs
Punch

175 cm
19
172
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
182
3 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brady Punch!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Punch doesn't seem bothered though.
Drew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Punch at a distance.
Punch slips a jab from Drew.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Punch throws a counter combo.
Drew swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Drew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punch.
Drew throwing a counter right hand but Punch manages to avoid it.
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
Punch misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rick Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drew thinks about countering with a body kick.
Drew moves out of range as Punch strikes.
Drew is looking to wear down Punch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drew throws a leg kick that misses.
Drew throws a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Punch misses with a few strikes there.
Drew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punch! But no joy.
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
Drew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punch's sensitive parts.
Drew tried to score with a low kick but Punch checks it.
Despite the aggression on Punch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drew misses with a body shot.
Drew throws a nice looking combination but Punch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drew lands a jab.
Drew misses the body punch
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drew cracks a nice hook into Punch's ribs.
Punch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Punch to counter with a crisp jab.
Punch misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drew. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drew works the jab nicely.
Drew throws a wild body kick that Punch sees coming a mile off.
Drew looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Drew tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch throws a counter combo.
Punch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drew swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Drew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Drew lands.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punch swings for the body but Drew moves out of range.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brady Punch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drew thows a leg kick but Punch checks it
and Punch counters with a series of strikes. Drew will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brady Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drew on the side of the head.
Punch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punch defending well as Drew loads up on a big left hand.
Drew throws a leg kick but Punch moved away.
Punch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drew.
Punch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Punch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drew.
Despite the aggression on Punch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drew connects with a body shot.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punch checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drew. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Punch.
Drew throws a shot from downtown. Punch moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew misses with the combination.
Punch wants to counter with a clinch but Drew pushes him away.
Drew lands a jab to Punch's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punch!

It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punch moves away.
Drew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Punch. Those never looked like landing.
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Drew misses.
Punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drew circles away quickly and effectively.
Drew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Punch finds it's way round the side to connect with Drew's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch misses with a wild combination.
Brady Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Drew both land. Nice combination.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Punch throws a right and a left that Drew avoids nicely.
Punch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Drew is predictable there
and Drew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punch slips a jab and a cross from Drew.
Punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drew lands a body shot.
Drew lands a nice hook to Punch's body. Punch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drew thuds a left hand into Punch's body.
Drew lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drew works Punch's body with a nice hook.
Punch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punch avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brady Punch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Drew throws a leg kick but Punch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
Drew throws a leg kick but Punch checks it.
Punch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch but Drew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew misses with a body shot.
Drew throws a chopping leg kick but Punch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drew jabs at Punch's body.
Drew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
Drew throws a body punch but Punch moves out of range.
Punch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch lands with a good body shot.
A nice combination there by Punch.
Punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punch misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Punch. Drew does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws an overhand right that lands on Drew's shoulder, as Drew tries to avoid the shot.
Punch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Drew.
Punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drew slips a straight right by Punch.
Punch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Punch checks a leg kick nicely.
Punch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drew throws a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jab by Punch.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drew darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drew swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drew misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew misses with a wild body shot.
Punch throws a right and a left that Drew avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Punch checks a leg kick.
Punch throws out a counter right but Drew avoids it with no problem.
Drew misses with a hook to the body
and Punch counters with a one-two to the body.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Drew catches Punch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Punch tries to counter with a clinch but Drew shakes him off and moves away.
A punch combination from Punch misses.
Drew looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Punch throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drew looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Punch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rick Drew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brady Punch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brady Punch.
Well Punch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brady Punch!