PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pope James (ranked 6231 p4p, 7403 weight class) and Kyle More (ranked 645 p4p, 715 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rappin For Jesus. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

James
vs
More

186 cm
25
180
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle More!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James 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.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Kyle More has been cut.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.

More has James up against the ropes in a clinch.

More breaks the clinch.
James throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily.
More throws a one two combo.

It looks like Pope James has been cut.
More ducks under a wild hook from James.

More fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the ropes.
More lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
More makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

More breaks from the clinch.
More throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by More.

More has James up against the ropes in a clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch but More keeps him there for the moment.
More lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, More throws an elbow but misses.
More wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James tries to break the clinch but More is controlling the position.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from More does no damage.
More moves out of range as James strikes.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
More throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from James.
James missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract More.
More ducks under a wild hook from James.

More moves into range and clinches up with James.
James tries to circle away but More has him pinned against the ropes.

More escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James misses with a looping left.
A big left from James misses.
A big left from James misses.
Despite the aggression on More's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
More doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James throws an overhand right that lands on More's shoulder, as More tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
More lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by More.
More slips under a jab.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a jab when More was well out of range.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract More.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a shot from downtown. More moves away and avoids it.
A jab from James misses.
James misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
More lands with a good body shot.

More clinches.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, More scores with a nice short uppercut.
More scores with an uppercut up the middle.

More breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As James backs off More throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
James looks to throw the jab but More is out of range.
James throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

More lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and James goes down! The ref sends More to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and James is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

More gets a clinch.

More breaks the clinch.
James misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
More throws a counter combo.
More fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from James misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from More.
James throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.

More instigates a clinch.
James tries to circle away but More has him pinned against the ropes.

More breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
More works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
James throws a jab when More was well out of range.
More takes a jab right on the kisser.
More takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James connects with the punch.
A jab from James misses.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on More's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More blocks a jab.
More blocks a jab.
More ducks under a wild hook from James.

More closes the distance and clinches.
James has had enough of the clinch but More keeps him there for the moment.
More lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James can't break the clinch.
More throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James is trying to break the clinch but More has him pressed against the ropes.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

More manages to break the clinch.
More tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
More uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.

More moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
More throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.

James breaks from the clinch.
More uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.

More moves into the clinch.
James tries to work over More's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Kyle More should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

James takes one to the side of the head.
More avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

James is rocked!

More scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops James to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Pope James's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

More gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

More pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
More keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Nice defenses there by More.
More drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pope James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

More moves into the clinch.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

More breaks from the clinch.
More steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
More lands a body shot in the clinch.
More creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
More lands with a short shot to the head.

More breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
More swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from More. Those never looked like landing.
More lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
More throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
More tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from More misses.
James misses with a hook. More ducked under it nicely.
More tries to clinch up.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James swats away the attempt to clinch by More.

More rushes James and presses him up against the ropes.

James manages to break the clinch.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That has opened up Kyle More's cut even more.
More steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
More blocks a jab.
More closes the distance and lands a one-two.

More instigates a clinch.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

More breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by More.

More gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.

More's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As James backs off More throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract More.
More ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kyle More is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with an uppercut.
James throws a hook but More blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
More is looking for the big counter here.
More throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
More tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by James.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by More.
More throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James misses with a straight left.
More slips a straight right by James.
More has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James throws a hook but More blocks it.
More takes one to the chin there.

More has James up against the ropes in a clinch.

More pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James throws out a loose jab but More uses good head movement to avoid it.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
More fails with an attempt to clinch.
More scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
More moves out of range of the strikes.
More is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
James misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from James.
More misses with a two punch combination.
James misses with a hook. More ducked under it nicely.
More is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
More avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a hook to the side of More's head but More sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

More clinches with his opponent.

More breaks the clinch.
More ducks under a wild hook from James.
James looks to land a right hand but More moved out of range.

More moves into the clinch.
More lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

More manages to break the clinch.
More is looking to land body kicks.
James misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James misses with a straight left.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
More is looking for the big counter here.
More misses with a head kick.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle More will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A big right from James misses.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - More scores with a four punch combination!
More uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Despite the aggression on More's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James throws a hook to the side of More's head but More sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

More instigates a clinch.
More keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James tries to break the clinch but More is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, More scores with a nice short uppercut.

More breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
More throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.

More has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
More blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
More prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James is trying to push More away but More has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

James manages to break the clinch.
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!
James throws a hook to the side of More's head but More sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - More looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
More moves out of range as James strikes.
More unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
James misses with a straight right.
More lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James misses with an uppercut.
As James backs off More throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
James misses with a looping right.
James throws a hook but More avoids it easily.
More looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James throws the left hand but More avoids the punch easily.
More lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
More is looking for the big counter here.
More steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
More fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
More moves out of range as James strikes.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped More in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from James.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between More's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

More clinches.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
More trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed More into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and More avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but More has him pressed against the ropes.

More breaks from the clinch.
More rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyle More seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from More on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James misses with an uppercut.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from More.
More is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
More lands a two punch combo.
James looks to throw the jab but More is out of range.
More steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
More ducks under a wild hook from James.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
More lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
More moves away from the strike by James.
James throws an overhand right that lands on More's shoulder, as More tries to avoid the shot.
More is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!

More clinches up with James and pushes him back against the ropes.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but More won't allow it.

More breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
More misses with a jab, cross combination.
More moves away from the strike by James.

More moves into the clinch.

More breaks the clinch.
More staying out of range there.
More blocks a jab.
James misses with a hook. More ducked under it nicely.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and More counters with a nice uppercut.
More lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the ropes.
Pope James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a lazy right hand but More sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James looks to land a right hand but More moved out of range.
More fails to land with a series of punches.

More moves into the clinch.
More blocks a body shot from James.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
More lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James tries to circle away but More has him pinned against the ropes.
James has had enough of the clinch but More keeps him there for the moment.
James lands with a left to the head.
James tries to break the clinch but More is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from More.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tries to circle away but More has him pinned against the ropes.
James is trying to push More away but More has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from More.
Kyle More is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James tries to throw a body punch but More avoids it by throwing James back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle More comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well More 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 23:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 23:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 23:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle More!