PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pope James (ranked 7187 p4p, 6550 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 636 p4p, 614 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rappin For Jesus. Tom Louis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pope James's chin.

James
vs
Louis

186 cm
25
180
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
185
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Louis counters with a two punch combo.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James swings widly with a right hand

and Louis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch but Louis keeps him there for the moment.
James tries to break free but Louis pushes him back against the ropes.
Louis tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is trying to break free.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James blocking some punches.
Louis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Louis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Louis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Louis on the side of the head.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
James throws a big counter combination but Louis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Louis slips a jab from James.
Louis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from James.
Louis dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis throws a big counter head kick but James avoids it with no problem.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Louis should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Louis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Louis throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Pope James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to bum rush Louis with a series of wild strikes but Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from James.
Louis throws a counter combo.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Louis scores with a nice strike.
Louis staying out of range there.
Louis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
James misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Louis counters with a one-two to the body.
Louis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.

James is rocked!
James misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Pope James has been cut.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Louis.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Louis misses.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James throws a poor cross that misses

and Louis counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops James on his ass! James wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Louis lands a head kick that bluckles James and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Louis no doubt looking to push for a finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
Louis wants to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch position.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James looks to land a combination but Louis avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Louis misses.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is trying to break free.
Louis misses with a body punch.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Louis moves into the clinch successfully.

James breaks the clinch.
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Louis cracks James with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Louis will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Pope James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Louis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from James.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Louis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a straight right.
Louis connects with the punch.
Louis throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Louis and drops face first to the floor! James's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with James in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tom Louis!
Tom Louis thanked the fans post fight for their support.