PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 22973 p4p, 3442 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 685 p4p, 402 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kris Jakua was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Snow
vs
Jakua

170 cm
42
160
21 - 13 - 6

180 cm
29
145
26 - 13 - 1

Great elbows
Granite chin

Great elbows
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KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 21 - 13 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snow drives through and clinches with Jakua against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow misses with some punches.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Jakua stalling against the ropes.
Jakua throws an elbow that misses.

Jakua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jakua digs a good body shot into Snow's ribs.
Snow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snow tries to clinch there but Jakua circles away.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Snow has Jakua up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Jakua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snow's defenses.
Jakua told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jakua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snow's brow.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakua backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jakua wants to get back to striking at distance but Snow won't allow it.
Jakua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Jakua blocking some punches.

Jakua breaks the clinch.
Snow tries to clinch there but Jakua circles away.

Snow drives through and clinches with Jakua against the ropes.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jakua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jakua has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Jakua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow working aggressively here.

Jakua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Jakua pushes him off.
Jakua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jakua misses with a wild combination.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Snow instigates a clinch.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow avoids the elbow strike from Jakua, against the ropes.
Jakua misses with a body punch.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jakua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua lands an elbow inside.
Snow misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jakua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Snow lands a right hand.

Jakua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jakua instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.

Jakua manages to break the clinch.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.

Snow drives through and clinches with Jakua against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Jakua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snow is keeping busy.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Jakua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jakua tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.

Jakua breaks the clinch.
Snow tries to clinch up.

Jakua drives through and clinches with Snow against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakua tries to stall but Snow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jakua breaks from the clinch.

Jakua has Snow up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Jakua.

Jakua manages to break the clinch.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snow wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jakua forces Snow back against the ropes and clinches.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jakua uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Snow misses with some punches.
Jakua slows down the pace here.

Jakua breaks the clinch.

Snow moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Jakua.
Jakua is trying to force a seperation but Snow has the dominant position.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakua throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Jakua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Jakua.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Jakua can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakua can do to turn this around?
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Jakua tries a body shot but Snow blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakua tries to throw a body punch but Snow avoids it by throwing Jakua back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Snow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jakua misses with a body punch.

Jakua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jakua clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Jakua is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jakua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jakua tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
Jakua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jakua wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with some punches.
Jakua has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Snow dodges an elbow strike from Jakua.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.

Jakua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow closes the distance but Jakua moves to the side
and Jakua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Jakua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snow is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Jakua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Snow gets tackled into the ropes by Jakua. Jakua maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakua tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakua working hard to break the clinch.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakua wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Snow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snow wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
Jakua lands a slapping body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snow misses with some punches.
Jakua lands with a light punch inside.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Jakua.
Snow gets through Jakua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jakua struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
Jakua blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow scores with a shot to the side of Jakua's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jakua.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Jakua blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snow tries to clinch up but Jakua circles away and keeps his distance.

Jakua gets tackled into the ropes by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Jakua lands with a left to the head.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Jakua blocks an uppercut.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jakua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Jakua.
Jakua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Jakua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua blocks an uppercut.

Jakua manages to break the clinch.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Jakua pushes him off.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jakua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jakua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snow rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakua scores with a body shot.
Jakua throws a series of punches but Snow moves out of range.
Snow is looking to clinch but Jakua is avoiding it.
Snow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jakua.
Snow darts in trying to clinch
and Jakua counters with a nice uppercut.
Snow is looking to clinch but Jakua is avoiding it.
Snow wants to clinch.
Snow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jakua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jakua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Jakua pushes him off.
Snow closes the distance but Jakua moves to the side
and Jakua counters with a three punch combo that has Snow backing up. Snow nods at Jakua to acknowledge the strikes.
Kris Jakua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jakua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snow walks into a jab.
A jab from Jakua finds it's way through Snow's defenses.
Snow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Snow has closed the distance and engaged Jakua in a clinch.
Jakua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Snow misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jakua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Jakua.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Jakua tries to break free but Snow pushes him back against the ropes.
Jakua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jakua pushes off an throws an elbow but Snow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
Jakua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jakua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jakua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Jakua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Jakua blocking some punches.
Jakua wants to stall.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jakua lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Jakua.
I think Snow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Snow!