PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Black Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jesus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black 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!

Jesus
vs
Valdez

175 cm
21
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Jesus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfonso Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Jesus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Jesus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jesus is looking for a counter combo.
Jesus swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Jesus looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Jesus moved away.
Jesus misses with a jab to the body
and Valdez counters with a leg kick.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Jesus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valdez lands a nice shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Jesus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jesus throws the kick towards the body but Valdez avoids it.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Jesus avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jesus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valdez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez tries to clinch up but Jesus circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez throws a right hand that misses
and Jesus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jesus clinches with his opponent.
Jesus tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
I was talking to Jesus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jesus throws an elbow but it misses.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
Jesus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jesus dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jesus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus pushes Valdez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jesus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jesus misses with an elbow over the top.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jesus lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Alfonso Valdez has been cut.
Jesus lands an elbow inside that Valdez shrugs off.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jesus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jesus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valdez's defenses.
Valdez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
Valdez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valdez avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the ropes.
Valdez tries to work over Jesus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jesus looking to stall.
Valdez misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Jesus scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jesus working aggressively here.
Jesus struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Jesus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez taking a breather.
Valdez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jesus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jesus avoids it.
Jesus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jesus misses with an elbow over the top.
Valdez lands a right hand.
Jesus lands a shot to the body.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Jesus lands a hook that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus lands a right hand.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the ropes.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jesus misses with an elbow strike.
Jesus tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jesus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jesus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valdez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jesus is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Valdez.
Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jesus lands an elbow inside.
Jesus managing to block the knees to the body from Valdez.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jesus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez dodges an elbow strike from Jesus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus blocks the elbow strike.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Jesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Valdez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jesus tries to land a front kick but Valdez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jesus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valdez.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jesus slips under a jab.
Valdez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Nice shot by Jesus.
Valdez looks to land a body kick but Jesus moved away.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses
and Jesus counters with a body kick that stops Valdez in his tracks momentarily.
Valdez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jesus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valdez thuds a left hand into Jesus's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus throws a shot to the body.
Valdez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jesus.

Jesus has Valdez up against the ropes in a 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!
Jesus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Jesus throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jesus misses with some punches.
Jesus dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jesus throws an elbow but misses.
Jesus misses with an elbow over the top.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Black Jesus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jesus looking to slow down the pace here.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Jesus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jesus as Valdez tries to tie him up.
Jesus pushes off an throws an elbow but Valdez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valdez misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valdez as Jesus tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jesus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a shoulder strike.
Jesus tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Jesus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jesus working aggressively here.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jesus fails to land.
Valdez throws an elbow but it misses.
Valdez gets through Jesus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jesus effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Jesus fails to land.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jesus.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jesus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valdez's brow.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Valdez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesus tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valdez is leaning against Jesus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Jesus can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Valdez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Black Jesus has been cut.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus working aggressively here.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Valdez.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jesus.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jesus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jesus or not.
Valdez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez lands an elbow that stopped Jesus in his tracks for a moment.
Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Jesus.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Valdez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jesus.
Valdez avoids a wild elbow strike from Jesus.
Valdez has Jesus pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jesus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Jesus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
Jesus slips under a jab from Valdez.
Good standup being displayed there by Jesus as he connects with a hook.
Jesus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jesus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Jesus checks a low kick from Valdez.
Jesus is looking to wear down Valdez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jesus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valdez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valdez moves out of range as Jesus throws a body kick.
Jesus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jesus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Jesus closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez avoids a wild elbow strike from Jesus.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valdez missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jesus throws an elbow but misses.
Valdez lands an elbow just above Jesus 's eye.
Jesus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Valdez lands with a left to the head.
Valdez avoids a wild elbow strike from Jesus.
Valdez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jesus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jesus fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valdez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Valdez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Valdez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Valdez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jesus's face.
Valdez tries to land knees in the clinch but Jesus avoids the damage to the body.
Jesus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jesus pushes Valdez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Black Jesus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus blocks an elbow strike from Valdez.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jesus's face.

Jesus is rocked!
Valdez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jesus blocks it with crossed arms.
Alfonso Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Jesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesus misses with a body punch.
Jesus seems to have got his legs back now.
Valdez crunches a lovely knee into Jesus's ribcage.
Valdez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jesus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
Valdez avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the ropes.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Jesus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valdez cracks Jesus on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Jesus crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Alfonso Valdez!
Alfonso Valdez is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Alfonso Valdez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.