PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jet Tila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clam Water (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Tila had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Jet Tila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tila
vs
Water

169 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jet Tila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clam Water!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water throws a good cross that connects.
Tila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Tila backs off Water throws a huge counter combo but Tila manages to avoid it all.
Tila is looking to clinch but Water is avoiding it.
Tila throws a nice inside leg kick.

Water rushes Tila and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tila keeps control of Water as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Water blocks an elbow strike.
Tila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tila just leaning against Water, taking a breather.
Tila taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Water managing to block the knees to the body from Tila.
Tila misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Water is trying to push Tila away but Tila has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tila is breathing heavily.

Tila manages to break the clinch.
Tila tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Water connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tila fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tila tries to clinch but Water is having none of it.
Water lands an overhand right.
Tila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Water is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tila tries to clinch there but Water circles away.
Water looks to score with a jab to the body but Tila is just out of range.
Tila is looking to clinch.
Water is looking to clinch.

Water closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tila throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tila misses with a knee to the head.
Water is trying to push Tila away but Tila has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tila tries a knee to the head but Water blocks it.
Water wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tila keeps control of Water as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Water tries to circle away but Tila has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tila has him pressed against the ropes.
Water creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Water's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Water lands with a left to the head.
Water can't break the clinch.
Tila misses with a knee strike.
Tila misses with a knee strike.
Water is trying to break free.
Water has had enough of the clinch but Tila keeps him there for the moment.
Water wants to break free but Tila has control.
Water displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tila up against the ropes.
Water wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tila has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clam Water will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Water jabs at Tila's body.
Water throws a body shot but no joy.
Tila throws a head kick that misses
and Water makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Water throws a push kick but Tila slaps the foot to one side.
Tila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Tila backs off Water throws a huge counter combo but Tila manages to avoid it all.
Water connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tila's hands.
Clam Water seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Water lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Water throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Water.

Tila is rocked!

It looks like Jet Tila has been cut.
Tila walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Tila is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Clam Water!