PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between J.J. Grey (ranked 9888 p4p, 833 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 1492 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grey
vs
James

186 cm
43
216 lbs
32 - 16 - 3

185 cm
37
206 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

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 32 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, J.J. Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey swings widly with a right hand
letting James counter with a right hand.
Grey sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grey connects with a solid leg kick.
Grey lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.

It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
Grey misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grey is out of range.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
James throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James jabs Grey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
We've been told by Grey's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot by James.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey throws a big shot that misses.
James thuds his right hand into Grey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James cracks Grey with a good jab.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey can pounce on him.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grey staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Grey misses the target.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grey misses the jab.
James works Grey's body with a nice hook.
James lands with a nice body punch.
Grey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James cracks Grey with an open hand slap.
Grey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grey takes a jab right on the kisser.
J.J. Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grey takes one to the side of the head.
James moves out of range as Grey throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Grey looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Grey misses with a body kick.
Grey misses with a leg kick.
James misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Grey misses with an uppercut
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James is looking to slow Grey down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey is looking to score with low kicks.
James lands with a nice body punch.
James lands the left hand.
Grey takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrald James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

James checks a leg kick.
Grey throws a leg kick that misses.
James throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
It looked like Grey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from James.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James throws out a counter right but Grey avoids it with no problem.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Grey misses with a wild body shot.
Grey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
Gerrald James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
James lands with a right hand.
James slips a straight right by Grey.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James checks a low kick from Grey.
James punishes Grey's body with a nice straight punch.
Gerrald James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James looks to land a right hand but Grey moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grey's head backwards.
Grey missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James tests Grey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grey doesn't seem phased though.
Grey throws a leg kick
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Grey is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from James does it's job there.
James scores with a hook to the body. Grey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey seems to have got his legs back now.
Grey drops his guard momentarily, allowing James to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Grey! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! James takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gerrald James!
Our winner, Gerrald James, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.