PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eduardo Estevez (ranked 5965 p4p, 467 weight class) and Jacobo Fonseca (ranked 5852 p4p, 457 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Estevez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to J Balvin, Willy Williams- Mi Gente. Eduardo Estevez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacobo Fonseca's chin.

Estevez
vs
Fonseca

173 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Determined

Groove Gear

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Eduardo Estevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacobo Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca lands with a nice body punch.
Estevez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fonseca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Estevez rushes Fonseca and presses him up against the ropes.
Estevez stalling.
Estevez lands a left hand.

Fonseca breaks from the clinch.
Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Estevez.
The fighters circling - Estevez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estevez throws a push kick but Fonseca slaps the foot to one side.

Estevez clinches up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Fonseca.
Fonseca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Estevez is struggling to control the position.
Estevez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Estevez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonsecas head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonseca lands with a light punch inside.
Fonseca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fonseca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Estevez misses with a hook.
Estevez backing away here, and Fonseca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Estevez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fonseca's head.
A jab from Estevez misses.
Fonseca scores with a body shot.
Fonseca misses with a looping right.
Fonseca lands a slapping body shot.
Fonseca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Estevez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Estevez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
Fonseca tests Estevez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Estevez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estevez throws a looping overhand right but Fonseca ducks down to avoid it.
Estevez misses with a wild body shot.
Estevez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonseca.
Estevez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca lands a nice looking body shot.
Estevez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fonseca is out of range and Estevez settles back down.
Fonseca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Estevez moves forwards but Fonseca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fonseca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Estevez blocks a head kick by Fonseca.
A telegraphed right hand from Fonseca misses the target.
Estevez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fonseca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Estevez.
Fonseca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fonseca scores with a decent looking hook.
Estevez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Estevez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Fonseca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estevez. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonseca lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Estevez slips the punch.
Estevez misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fonseca. That's going to slow Estevez down.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Estevez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Estevez throws the left hand but Fonseca avoids the punch easily.
Estevez tries to move into range but Fonseca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Estevez takes a swing at Fonseca's ribcage but misses.
Estevez throws a body punch but Fonseca moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacobo Fonseca 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.

Estevez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca works Estevez's body with a nice hook.
Estevez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fonseca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estevez. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Fonseca misses.
Estevez misses with a hook.
A big left from Fonseca misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fonseca.
Fonseca cracks Estevez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fonseca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Estevez. Those never looked like landing.
Fonseca avoids the head kick by Estevez.
Fonseca slips under a jab.
Fonseca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estevez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fonseca.
Estevez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca avoids the body shot from Estevez.
Fonseca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Estevez throws the left hand but Fonseca avoids the punch easily.
Fonseca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fonseca tries to bum rush Estevez with a series of wild strikes but Estevez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Estevez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca throws out a counter right but Estevez avoids it with no problem.
Estevez misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estevez throws a leg kick but Fonseca moved away.
Fonseca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Estevez misses with a head kick.
Estevez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Estevez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fonseca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Estevez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fonseca moves away.
Fonseca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Estevez with a body shot.
Estevez takes one to the side of the head.
Fonseca scores with a leg kick.
Estevez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fonseca stuns Estevez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Estevez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estevez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fonseca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estevez's calf.
Fonseca moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonseca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonseca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca slips under a jab from Estevez.
Fonseca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Estevez walks into a stiff left hand from Fonseca.
Fonseca with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Estevez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Estevez misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Fonseca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Estevez throws a sloppy head kick and Fonseca moves out of range easily.
Fonseca lands a jab to the head.
Estevez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Fonseca. Beautiful body shot.
Estevez dodges the punch combination from Fonseca.
Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Estevez.
A slow jab from Estevez misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Fonseca coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Fonseca as he connects with a hook.
Estevez throws a big shot that misses.
Estevez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Estevez.
Fonseca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Estevez. That did some damage!
A cross from Fonseca lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fonseca.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fonseca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacobo Fonseca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Estevez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Fonseca.
Estevez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fonseca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Estevez.
Fonseca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Estevez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fonseca.
Estevez scores with a hook.
Estevez misses with a head kick.
Fonseca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fonseca slips a straight right by Estevez.
Estevez throws a lazy right hand but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fonseca cracks the inside of Estevez's front leg.
Fonseca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Estevez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonseca is just out of range.
Estevez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fonseca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Estevez. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estevez throws a hook but Fonseca avoids it easily.
Fonseca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Estevez misses its intended target.
Estevez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Estevez throws a sloppy head kick and Fonseca moves out of range easily.
Estevez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fonseca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Estevez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Estevez misses.
Estevez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Estevez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fonseca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Estevez trying to control the position but instead, Fonseca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Estevez into the ropes.
Fonseca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Estevez backwards.
Estevez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Estevez blocks an uppercut.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eduardo Estevez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fonseca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Estevez blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fonseca fails to land.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Estevez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fonseca avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Estevez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Estevez.
Estevez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fonseca.
Estevez tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonseca avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a head punch that misses.
Fonseca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fonseca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Estevez prevents Fonseca from breaking the clinch.
Estevez is pushing Fonseca up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fonseca is looking to break free of the clinch but Estevez has double underhooks.
Fonseca misses with the head strike.
Estevez has Fonseca pressed against the ropes.
Fonseca swings wildly with an uppercut but Estevez uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estevez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fonseca is defending well for now.
Estevez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fonseca is defending well for now.
Estevez trying to land knees to the body.
Fonseca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Fonseca manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Fonseca.
Fonseca checks a leg kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacobo Fonseca.
I've got Fonseca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacobo Fonseca!