PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
Dux

195 cm
26
285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent elbows
Intelligent

Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dux!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.

Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Dux.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux stalling the fight.
Dux digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
Martinez is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.

It looks like Ryan Dux has been cut.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Dux digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dux is defending well for now.
Dux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux landing knees to the body.
Martinez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dux has Martinez pushed against the cage.
Martinez is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Dux is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dux avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dux avoids it.
Dux is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Dux.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
Dux defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Dux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
Dux avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Dux throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dux counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Dux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dux scores with a hook.
Dux wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Dux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Jesus Martinez has been cut.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Dux moves out of range.
Dux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dux moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
Dux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
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!
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Martinez pushes Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.

Dux manages to break the clinch.
Dux lands a head kick!

Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dux avoids it.
Dux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Dux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Dux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux lands with a nice body punch.
A solid body kick from Dux.
Dux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dux.
Good shot there by Dux.
Dux cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ryan Dux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Dux.
Dux throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Dux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Dux lands a front kick to the face, that drops Martinez to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Martinez has Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Dux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dux takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Dux gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Dux tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dux lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.

Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Dux's head but Dux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Dux connects with a solid leg kick.

Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Dux lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Dux avoiding damage.
Dux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.

Dux manages to break the clinch.
Dux scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.

Martinez darts in and clinches Dux up against the cage.
Dux crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dux throws a nice head kick!
Martinez backs away from a small jab... but Dux lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Martinez crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Dux with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ryan Dux!