PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James King (ranked 22598 p4p, 2496 weight class) and Digi Talis (ranked 570 p4p, 300 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

King
vs
Talis

170 cm
24
161
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
155
12 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

TRAP A-LOT

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digi Talis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talis lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talis's hands.
Talis thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King looks to land a body kick but Talis moved away.
King misses with a head kick.
Talis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talis moves away from the strike by King.
Talis blocks a jab.
Talis dodges the punch combination from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Talis misses.
Talis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Talis defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Talis misses.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Talis.
Talis takes one to the side of the head.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Talis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Talis - just one landing.
Talis walks into a jab.
Talis throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King works the jab nicely.
King scores with a jab.
Talis throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Talis throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a head kick that Talis semi-blocks.
Jab by King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis moves out of range as King strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Talis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King throws the left hand but Talis avoids the punch easily.
Talis defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by King.
Talis misses the body punch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talis.
Talis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Talis throws a nice inside leg kick.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King thumps Talis with a low kick.
Talis throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a right hand
letting Talis counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King scores with a jab to the jaw.
King looks to throw the jab but Talis is out of range.
And Talis responds with a good body kick, but King manages to step out the way in time.
Talis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Talis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Talis's shoulder, as Talis tries to avoid the shot.
Talis avoids the head kick by King.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Talis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talis can do to turn this around?
Talis misses with a body shot
letting King counter with a right hand.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a hook to the side of Talis's head but Talis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King wants to slow Talis down by chopping away at his legs.
Talis throws a head kick that misses.
King lands with a cross.
Talis slips a straight right by King.
Talis slips under a jab from King.
Talis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Talis.
Talis throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Talis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by King.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Talis connects with a looping right hand.
Talis throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Talis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
Talis lands a lovely overhand right.
King throws an off balance right hand
letting Talis counter with a right hand.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Talis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

King is rocked!
Talis knocks out King with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Talis before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Talis picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Digi Talis!
Digi Talis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.