PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Fabio JR (ranked 8967 p4p, 703 weight class) and Jenson Sterling James (ranked 25047 p4p, 740 weight class). Jenson Sterling James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

JR
vs
Sterling James

150 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Fabio JR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenson Sterling James!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JR connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
JR moves into range and connects with a jab.
JR fails to land with a series of punches.
Sterling James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
JR takes a kick to the side of the head.
JR throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sterling James.
JR fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sterling James manages to avoid it.
Sterling James wants to counter with a clinch but JR pushes him away.
JR looks to land a combination. Sterling James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from JR.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JR swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sterling James counters with a one-two to the body.
JR misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sterling James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sterling James leaning against his opponent.

Sterling James manages to break the clinch.
JR lands with a nice combination. Sterling James backs away looking to recover.
JR throws a series of punches but Sterling James moves out of range.
Sterling James is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
JR is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sterling James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling James misses with a double jab.
JR rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sterling James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
JR throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sterling James throws a series of punches but JR moves out of range.
JR misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sterling James tries a head kick but it misses.
JR punishes Sterling James's body with a nice straight punch.
Sterling James throws a right and a left that JR avoids nicely.
JR throws a big counter combination but Sterling James scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Sterling James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with JR, pushing him back against the ropes.
JR misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sterling James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
JR lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
JR throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sterling James.
JR misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JR throws a series of punches but Sterling James avoids them all with ease.
Sterling James throws a counter combo.
JR swinging wildly here.
Sterling James scores with a three punch combo!
JR tries to bum rush Sterling James with a series of wild strikes but Sterling James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sterling James throws a head kick that JR semi-blocks.
JR misses with a wild body shot.
Sterling James throws a head kick that misses.
JR swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from JR. Those never looked like landing.
JR misses with a series of wild punches.

Sterling James moves into range and clinches up with JR.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Sterling James is controlling him.

Sterling James breaks the clinch.
JR goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sterling James throws a head kick that misses.
Sterling James moves to clinch but JR breaks away
enabling JR to counter with a crisp jab.
Sterling James avoids a punch combination nicely.
JR throws a right and a left that both miss.
JR is looking to wear down Sterling James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from JR. Those never looked like landing.
JR lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sterling James circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Sterling James.
Fabio JR is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
JR throws a right and a left that Sterling James avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterling James staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JR throws a right and a left that Sterling James avoids nicely.

Sterling James clinches up against the ropes.

Sterling James breaks the clinch.
Sterling James throws a head kick that JR semi-blocks.

Sterling James forces JR back against the ropes and clinches.
Sterling James is pushing JR up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
JR working hard to break the clinch.
JR tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sterling James avoiding damage.
JR has had enough of the clinch but Sterling James keeps him there for the moment.
JR definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sterling James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio JR dominated that round.
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.

JR lands a really nice looking cross but Sterling James seems unphased.

JR clips Sterling James with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Sterling James a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
JR throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sterling James throws a head kick but JR moves out of range.
JR looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Sterling James's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
JR misses with a jab, cross combination.
JR is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sterling James can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sterling James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

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

Sterling James clinches.
Sterling James has JR pressed against the ropes, preventing JR from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
JR working hard to break the clinch.
Sterling James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but JR is keeping busy.
Sterling James's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sterling James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sterling James as JR tries to tie him up.

Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
JR throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fabio JR is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
JR throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sterling James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sterling James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sterling James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
JR scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
JR fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Sterling James rushes JR and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Sterling James is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sterling James tries to throw a body punch but JR avoids it by throwing Sterling James back against the ropes.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sterling James has him pressed against the ropes.

Sterling James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
JR throws a right hand that Sterling James ducks under and follows up with a left that Sterling James also avoids with ease.
Sterling James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling James tries to clinch but JR is having none of it.
Sterling James dodges the punch combination from JR.
A punch combination from JR misses.
Fabio JR seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
JR rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sterling James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
JR's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and JR duly obliges.
JR misses with a series of wild punches.
Sterling James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JR misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sterling James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick from Sterling James lands but JR takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sterling James crunches a lovely knee into JR's ribcage.

Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
JR misses with the combination.
JR throws a right hand that Sterling James ducks under and follows up with a left that Sterling James also avoids with ease.
Sterling James tries to clinch up.
JR misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from JR does no damage.
Sterling James is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling James lands with a thumping leg kick.

Sterling James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sterling James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sterling James effectively controlling the action here.
JR is trying to force a seperation but Sterling James has the dominant position.

Sterling James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
JR fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
JR throws a series of punches but Sterling James avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for JR, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sterling James throws a counter combo.
JR misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio JR will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the 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!

Sterling James forces JR back against the ropes and clinches.
Sterling James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
JR takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sterling James fails to land.
Sterling James leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Sterling James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by JR!

Sterling James has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
JR is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
JR misses with a hook.
Sterling James throws out a counter right but JR avoids it with no problem.
JR falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sterling James counters with a left and a right that stings JR.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JR misses with a jab, cross combination.
JR will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
JR misses with a few strikes there.

Sterling James closes the distance and pushes JR back into the ropes.
JR takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
JR misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sterling James.

Sterling James drives through and clinches with JR against the ropes.
JR looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sterling James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sterling James struggles to land a body shot inside as JR controls his hands.
Sterling James stalling in the clinch but JR improves position.

Sterling James breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sterling James moves into range and clinches up with JR.
JR can't break the clinch.

Sterling James manages to break the clinch.
JR fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sterling James manages to avoid it.
JR tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sterling James was well out of range. Poor timing from JR.
JR throws an off balance right hand
and Sterling James counters with a three punch combo that has JR backing up. JR nods at Sterling James to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sterling James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
JR tries to circle away but Sterling James has him pinned against the ropes.
JR wants to break free but Sterling James has control.

Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from JR does no damage.
JR throws a right and a left that both miss.
JR swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Sterling James closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling James prevents JR from breaking the clinch.
JR prevents a body shot from Sterling James.

Sterling James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sterling James slips a jab from JR.
Left hook, right uppercut from JR.
JR looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
JR throws an off balance right hand
and Sterling James counters with a two punch combo.

Sterling James rushes JR and presses him up against the ropes.
JR has had enough of the clinch but Sterling James keeps him there for the moment.
Sterling James stalling against the ropes.
Sterling James can't find room to land a body shot as JR controls the action.
JR wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenson Sterling James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sterling James tries to work over JR's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sterling James has him pressed against the ropes.

Sterling James breaks the clinch.
JR swinging wildly here.
Sterling James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from JR.
Sterling James scores with a head kick.
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!
Crunch! Sterling James slams his shin into JR's torso.
JR throws a nice looking combination but Sterling James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sterling James instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jenson Sterling James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabio JR is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
JR is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sterling James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenson Sterling James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think JR 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio JR!