PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 4263 p4p, 383 weight class) and Markus Remoreras (ranked 9643 p4p, 590 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Remoreras's choice of entrance music: Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boxer
vs
Remoreras

180 cm
31
169 lbs
31 - 16 - 2

173 cm
38
154 lbs
29 - 14 - 2

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
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 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boxer misses with a hook.

Boxer clinches up against the ropes.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.

Remoreras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Remoreras throws a good cross that connects.
Boxer defending well as Remoreras loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Remoreras avoids them all with ease.
Remoreras thuds his shin into the meat of Boxer's side.
Boxer throws an off balance right hand
and Remoreras counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Remoreras misses.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Remoreras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remoreras throws a leg kick that misses.
Remoreras feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Remoreras throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer scores with a hook.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Remoreras lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Boxer misses with a double jab
and Remoreras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Remoreras throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Boxer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Boxer checks it.
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Remoreras fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Remoreras backs up against the ropes.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Remoreras circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Boxer.
It looks like Boxer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Remoreras lands a front kick.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Boxer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Boxer blocks the leg kick.
Boxer jabs Remoreras right on the nose. Remoreras blinks but takes it well.
Remoreras throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Remoreras with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remoreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Remoreras throws out a leg kick but Boxer moves out of range and Remoreras only half commits.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Remoreras's head but Remoreras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
Remoreras works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Remoreras dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Remoreras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Remoreras misses with a straight left.
Remoreras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Boxer checks a leg kick.
Remoreras fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boxer misses with a hook. Remoreras ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Boxer lands.
Remoreras avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Remoreras's ribs.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Remoreras slips the punch.
Remoreras is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boxer with a body shot.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras throws out a powerful jab.
Remoreras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remoreras misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boxer!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
Boxer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remoreras.
Boxer misses the jab.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Remoreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remoreras.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Remoreras drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Remoreras on the side of the head.
Boxer moves out of range as Remoreras strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer avoids the body shot from Remoreras.
Remoreras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Remoreras's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Remoreras is out of range.
Remoreras throws out a counter right but Boxer avoids it with no problem.
Remoreras misses with a straight right.
Remoreras tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.
Remoreras slips a jab from Boxer.
Remoreras misses with the combination.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
Remoreras tries a quick counter leg kick but Boxer is wise to it.
Remoreras is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer thuds his right hand into Remoreras's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
Remoreras moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Remoreras moves away and avoids it.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. Boxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remoreras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
Markus Remoreras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remoreras cracks Boxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Remoreras lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
Remoreras feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Remoreras throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Boxer throws a body punch but Remoreras moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boxer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remoreras - the referee stops the clock and Boxer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remoreras. Boxer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boxer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remoreras manages to break the clinch.
Remoreras catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Remoreras moves away and avoids it.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Remoreras avoids nicely.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
Remoreras misses with a leg kick.
Remoreras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remoreras.
Boxer is looking to counter punch.
Remoreras missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remoreras looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Remoreras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remoreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Remoreras misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Remoreras scores with a four punch combination!
Boxer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Remoreras tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Remoreras slips a jab from Boxer.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Boxer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Remoreras back to the ropes. Boxer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Remoreras circles away from the clinch attempt
and Remoreras counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Remoreras.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boxer connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Remoreras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Remoreras!
A victorious Markus Remoreras thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.