PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Markus Remoreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Remoreras might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop. Dai Evans told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Remoreras
vs
Evans

173 cm
36
154 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

181 cm
33
158 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dai Evans!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remoreras takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Markus Remoreras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remoreras lands with a straight right. Evans didn't see that one coming.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Remoreras throws a right hand that misses
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Remoreras will be more careful next time no doubt.
Remoreras throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Remoreras.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remoreras cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Remoreras misses.
As Remoreras backs off Evans throws a huge counter combo but Remoreras manages to avoid it all.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Remoreras looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Remoreras throws a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Evans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Remorerass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice combination there by Evans.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
Remoreras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Remoreras.
Remoreras fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans throws a jab when Remoreras was well out of range.
Remoreras misses with a few strikes there.
Evans feints a jab promting Remoreras to slip. Evans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Remoreras slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Remoreras scores with a leg kick.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Remoreras tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans wants to land a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras tries to work over Evans's front leg with a kick but Evans checks it.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Remoreras cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the jaw.
Remoreras pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Remoreras settles back down.
Evans shapes to counter with a head kick.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras.
Evans connects with a high kick.
Remoreras throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Remoreras doesn't seem bothered though.
Remoreras moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Remoreras listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Remoreras lands a jab to the head.
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remoreras swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remoreras takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remoreras looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Remoreras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Remoreras tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Evans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!

Remoreras has Evans up against the ropes in a clinch.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Remoreras tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Remoreras!
Remoreras throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
Remoreras tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans tries to bum rush Remoreras with a series of wild strikes but Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans looks to land a combination but Remoreras avoids it well.
Remoreras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Evans's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remoreras rushes Evans and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Remoreras breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Remoreras, right into the meat.
Evans throws a head kick but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Remoreras works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dai Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remoreras lands a really nice looking cross but Evans seems unphased.
Remoreras shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Evans avoids the body shot from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Evans is looking for the big counter here.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans throws a counter combo.
Evans cracks Remoreras with a good jab.
Evans cracks Remoreras with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Remoreras has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Remoreras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras lands with a kick to the ribs.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remoreras digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Evans scores with a head kick. Remoreras tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Remoreras lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
Remoreras throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
That kick from Remoreras tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Remoreras lands a nice looking body shot.
Remoreras walks into a jab.
Remoreras scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Remoreras lands with a right hand.
Remoreras attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Evans.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Remoreras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Remoreras has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Remoreras scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Remoreras thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Remoreras dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Remoreras throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans unleashes a big counter combination but Remoreras bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Remoreras scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remoreras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans flicks out a counter leg kick but Remoreras steps away.
Evans takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Remoreras.
Good shot there by Remoreras.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Remoreras
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Remoreras connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Evans is rocked!

Evans gets tackled into the ropes by Remoreras. Remoreras maintains the clinch.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Remoreras finish him?

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Remoreras moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dai Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Remoreras misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Remoreras scores with a leg kick.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Remoreras drives through and clinches with Evans against the ropes.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Remoreras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Remoreras.
Remoreras feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Remoreras motions for Evans to come forward. Remoreras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans cracks Remoreras with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Evans misses with the combination.
Remoreras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Remoreras scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remoreras throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Remoreras, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Remoreras gets a clinch.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
Remoreras misses with a wild body shot.
Remoreras throws a quick inside leg kick.
Remoreras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Remoreras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Remoreras throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remoreras tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Evans was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Remoreras misses with an uppercut.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Evans lands a head kick. Remoreras smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Remoreras showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Remoreras has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Remoreras!
An out of breath Markus Remoreras thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.