PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Remoreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shaolin Monastic chanting. Remoreras comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fu Master
vs
Remoreras

179 cm
36
169 lbs
34 - 14 - 2

173 cm
35
154 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Remoreras.
Master has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Master there as he acknowledges the shot.
Master misses with a leg kick.

Remoreras takes the fight into the clinch.
Master keeps control of Remoreras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Remoreras is trying to break the clinch but Master is controlling him.
Remoreras looking to slow down the pace here.
Master lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Master has Remoreras pressed against the ropes, preventing Remoreras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Remoreras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Remoreras tries to keep at a distance but Master has taken the fight into the clinch.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Remoreras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Master lands an elbow just above Remoreras 's eye.
Remoreras is trying to push Master away but Master has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master misses with a body punch.
A short left from Remoreras.
Remoreras managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Nice body punch from Remoreras - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Remoreras's elbow.
Master lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Remoreras.
Master lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Remoreras or not.
Master has a couple of punches blocked by Remoreras.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Remoreras working hard to break the clinch.
Remoreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Remoreras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Master has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Master lands with a left to the head.
Remoreras misses with a punch to the body.
Remoreras avoids the elbow strike from Master, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Remoreras.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras is trying to break free.

Remoreras breaks from the clinch.

Master drives through and clinches with Remoreras against the ropes.
Master working Remoreras over with knees to the body.
Remoreras is trying to break free.
Remoreras has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Master seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Remoreras can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Remoreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Remoreras controls his hands.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Remoreras lands with a light punch inside.
Master lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Remoreras misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Master throws an elbow but it misses.
Master pushes Remoreras back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master misses with an elbow strike.
Remoreras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remoreras is defending well for now.

Remoreras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Master tries to clinch up
and Remoreras counters with a nice leg kick.

Master has closed the distance and engaged Remoreras in a clinch.
Remoreras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Remoreras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Remoreras tries to break free but Master pushes him back against the ropes.
Master is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remoreras can do to turn this around?
Remoreras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
Remoreras scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Remoreras.
Remoreras lands a body punch.

Remoreras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Remoreras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras slips a jab from Master.
Remoreras is looking to chop away at Master's legs.
Master slips a straight right by Remoreras.
Master is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Remoreras.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
Master throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Remoreras throws a hook but Master avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Remoreras throws out a counter right but Master avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Remoreras blocks the leg kick.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remoreras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Master.
Master wants to land a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
Master throws a lazy head kick
and Remoreras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master tries to move into range but Remoreras moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras tries to close the distance and clinch but Master swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Remoreras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Master.
Remoreras avoids the head kick by Master.
A punch lands to the side of Master 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Remoreras.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Remoreras down.
Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Remoreras dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Remoreras moves out of range easily.
Master looks to land a body kick but Remoreras moved away.
Remoreras swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Master clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
Remoreras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Remoreras on the inside.
Remoreras blocks an uppercut.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Remoreras's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Remoreras breaks from the clinch.

Remoreras moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Master misses with the head strike.
Master missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Master fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Master steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remoreras. Remoreras obviously looking to wear him down.
Master lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remoreras checks a low kick from Master.
Remoreras is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Remoreras has closed the distance and engaged Master in a clinch.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Remoreras manages to break the clinch.
Remoreras blocks a jab.

Master clinches up against the ropes.
Remoreras crunches a lovely knee into Master's ribcage.
Remoreras avoids the elbow strike from Master, against the ropes.
Master lands a body punch.

Remoreras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Remoreras checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Remoreras looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markus Remoreras seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Master takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remoreras lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Remoreras tries to break free but Master pushes him back against the ropes.
Remoreras tries to break the clinch but Master is controlling the position.
Master missing with knees to the body.

Remoreras breaks from the clinch.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remoreras. That's going to slow Master down.
Remoreras throws a looping overhand right but Master ducks down to avoid it.
Remoreras getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Master finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Master throws a head kick but Remoreras moves out of range.
Master drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Remoreras throws a body shot but no joy.
Remoreras lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Master with a jab.
Remoreras swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master pushes Remoreras away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with an uppercut. Remoreras saw that one coming.
Remoreras looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Master moves in looking to clinch but Remoreras pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Remoreras! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Remoreras down.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remoreras.

Master closes the distance and pushes Remoreras back into the ropes.
Good body shot from Master.
Master working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Master.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Remoreras avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.

Remoreras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remoreras.
Master attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Remoreras lands with a good body shot.

Remoreras closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kung Fu Master did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Remoreras blocks a low kick nicely.
Remoreras blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Remoreras misses.
Jab by Remoreras.
Master throws a body kick that misses.
Remoreras scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Master misses with a leg kick
and Remoreras counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Master tries to clinch but Remoreras moves out of range.
Master takes a jab right on the kisser.

Master gets tackled into the ropes by Remoreras. Remoreras maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remoreras.
Master lands a shot to the body.
Remoreras can't break the clinch.
Kung Fu Master has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Master has Remoreras pressed against the ropes, preventing Remoreras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Remoreras digs a right hand underneath Master's ribcage. Master let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Remoreras.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master scores a nice knee to the body.

Remoreras breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Master throws a lazy right hand but Remoreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remoreras misses with a series of wild punches.
Remoreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Remoreras.
Remoreras lands a jab to the nose.
A clash of legs there as Master blocks the low kick.
Master is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Remoreras.
Remoreras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Master tries to counter by clinching up but Remoreras breaks away and moves out of range.
Master lands with a thumping leg kick.
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Remoreras throws out the jab.

Remoreras drives through and clinches with Master against the ropes.
Remoreras tries to circle away but Master has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Remoreras - that landed with a thud.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Remoreras as the two fighters clinch.
Remoreras goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master lands an uppercut.
Remoreras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master gets through Remoreras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Remoreras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remoreras sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Remoreras misses the shot to the body.
Master throws a solid leg kick but Remoreras takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Master.
Remoreras counters with a body kick.
Remoreras checks the leg kick nicely there.
Remoreras missing with a left hand there. Master was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master throws a leg kick that misses.
Master tries to score with a low kick but Remoreras moves his leg out of the way.
Master tries to clinch up.
Remoreras throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
Master throws a push kick but Remoreras slaps the foot to one side.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
Remoreras doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.
Master with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Remoreras dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Master moves into the clinch.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Remoreras.

Remoreras manages to break the clinch.
Remoreras looks for the body kick but Master saw that one coming.

Remoreras moves into the clinch.
Master misses with a body punch.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Remoreras avoids it.
Remoreras tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Remoreras tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master keeps control of Remoreras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Master throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Remoreras can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Remoreras controls his hands.
Master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Remoreras blocks a body shot from Master.
Master blocks an uppercut.
Remoreras trying to control the position but instead, Master has worked for underhooks and has pushed Remoreras into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remoreras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Remoreras throws a quick inside leg kick.
Master looks for the body kick but Remoreras saw that one coming.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master throws a wild body kick that Remoreras sees coming a mile off.
Master lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Remoreras scores with a punch to the head.
Remoreras keeps the fight on the outside.
Master fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Remoreras.

Remoreras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Remoreras's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Master misses with a body punch.
Remoreras is looking to break free of the clinch but Master has double underhooks.
Remoreras dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Remoreras managing to block the knees to the body from Master.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Remoreras's efforts to push away.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Master scores with a nice hook to the head.

Remoreras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Master 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Remoreras tries to get set, Master tries to push him back and clinch up but Remoreras manages to avoid the attempt.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Remoreras throws a looping overhand right but Master ducks down to avoid it.
Master throws a combination. Remoreras tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Master takes one on the button.
Remoreras misses with a head kick.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master throws a leg kick
and Remoreras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Master slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Markus Remoreras.
I think Remoreras has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Markus Remoreras!
A very excited looking Markus Remoreras made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Kung Fu Master had this to say: 'How the hell did that happen!? What a shitty call!'.