PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andreas Jes (ranked 5399 p4p, 4216 weight class) and Sylvere Titus (ranked 544 p4p, 444 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jes
vs
Titus

200 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Jes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvere Titus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jes is looking to counter punch.
Titus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andreas Jes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titus moves out of range as Jes strikes.
Jes takes a swing at Titus's ribcage but misses.
Jes jabs Titus right on the nose. Titus blinks but takes it well.
Jes misses with an uppercut.

Titus has Jes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jes tries to break free but Titus pushes him back against the ropes.
Jes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jes is trying to push Titus away but Titus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Titus 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.
Jes works Titus's body with a nice hook.
Titus is looking to clinch but Jes is avoiding it.
Titus ducks under a wild hook from Jes.
Jes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jes throws out a loose jab but Titus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Titus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Titus moves into the clinch.

Titus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titus slips under a jab from Jes.
Jes misses with a straight left.
Jes misses with an uppercut. Titus saw that one coming.

Titus rushes Jes and presses him up against the ropes.
Titus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jes is defending well for now.
Jes is trying to break the clinch but Titus is controlling him.
Jes can't break the clinch.

Titus breaks from the clinch.
Jes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titus manages to avoid it.
Titus throws a counter combo.
Titus tries to clinch but Jes is having none of it.
Jes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Jes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titus.
Jes avoids the head kick by Titus.
Titus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Titus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jes. Titus does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Titus has Jes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jes tries to break the clinch but Titus is controlling the position.

Titus manages to break the clinch.
Titus ducks under a wild hook from Jes.
Titus misses with a head kick.
Jes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titus moves away.
Titus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Titus wants to clinch up but Jes keeps it at a distance.
Jes is looking to counter punch.

Titus closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Jes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Titus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Titus moves out of range as Jes strikes.
Jes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titus moves away.
Jes lands a nice looking body shot.
Titus tries to close the distance and clinch but Jes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titus can do to turn this around?
Jes misses with an uppercut.
Andreas Jes is winning the standup battle so far.
Jes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jes misses the jab.

Titus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jes working aggressively here.

Titus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titus throws a sloppy head kick and Jes moves out of range easily.
Jes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titus.
Jes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jes scores with a sloppy right hand. Titus should have avoided that one.
Jes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Titus.
Titus tries to clinch but Jes moves out of range.

Jes tries to keep at a distance but Titus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jes - that landed with a thud.
Titus misses with an elbow over the top.
Jes working hard to break the clinch.
Jes tries to break the clinch but Titus is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jes as Titus tries to tie him up.
Titus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Titus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Jes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titus blocks a jab.
Titus cracks a nice hook into Jes's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jes misses with a hook. Titus ducked under it nicely.
Andreas Jes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jes loads up on a big right hand but Titus slips the punch.
Titus misses with a head kick.
Jes moves out of range of the body kick from Titus.
Titus slips a straight right by Jes.
Titus misses with a few strikes there.
Jes throwing a counter right hand but Titus manages to avoid it.
Titus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Titus closes the distance and clinches.

Titus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jes avoids the head kick by Titus.
Jes lands with a shot to the body.
Titus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titus blocks a jab.
Jes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jes looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Jes dominated that second 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!

Jes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jes looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.
Sylvere Titus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jes takes a swing at Titus's ribcage but misses.
Jes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titus.
Jes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jes misses with a right hand
and Titus counters with a series of strikes. Jes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Titus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Titus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Titus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jes throws out the jab.
Titus tries a head kick but it misses.
Jes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jes.
Titus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jes cracks Titus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Titus defending well as Jes loads up on a big left hand.
Jes takes a swing at Titus's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Titus has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Titus to work.
Jes working hard to break the clinch.
Jes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Titus is pushing Jes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Titus manages to break the clinch.
Titus slips under a jab from Jes.
Jes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Titus is looking to clinch but Jes is avoiding it.
Jes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Titus has time to react.
Titus tries to close the distance and clinch but Jes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Titus tries to clinch up but Jes circles away and keeps his distance.
Jes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titus.
Titus is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus blocks a jab.
Titus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titus scores with a punch to the head.
Jes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titus.
Titus throws a sloppy head kick and Jes moves out of range easily.
Jes misses with a wild body shot.
Jes cracks Titus with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titus moves in looking to clinch but Jes pushes him off.
Jes missing with a left hand there. Titus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Titus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jes misses with a body shot.
Titus unleashes a big counter combination but Jes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Titus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jes to score with a decent uppercut.
Jes misses the jab.
Sylvere Titus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jes slips under a jab from Titus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Jes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Jes!