PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 2882 p4p, 2242 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 354 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talis
vs
Jakua

175 cm
30
155
17 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
145
22 - 9 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digi Talis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Talis lands.
Jakua misses with a hook.
Jakua looks to throw the jab but Talis is out of range.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jakua misses with an uppercut.
Talis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jakua has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Talis.
Jakua's corner calls for a 1-2. Jakua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jakua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Jakua.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jakua. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jakua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talis throwing a counter right hand but Jakua manages to avoid it.
Talis misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jakua! But no joy.
Jakua throws a hook to the side of Talis's head but Talis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talis is looking to slow Jakua down with leg kicks.
Talis slips a jab and a cross from Jakua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Talis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talis tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Jakua's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jakua scores with a sloppy right hand. Talis should have avoided that one.
Talis scores with a body shot.
Jakua throws the left hand but Talis avoids the punch easily.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body. Talis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jakua misses with a two punch combination.
Talis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talis lands with an overhand left.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakua walks into a straight right hand from Talis.
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!
Talis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Jakua. Beautiful body shot.
Jakua misses with an uppercut. Talis saw that one coming.
Talis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakua throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jakua.
Talis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jakua misses.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick from Talis.
Jakua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talis counters with a nice leg kick.
Jakua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakua swinging wildly here.
Talis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jakua moves away from the strike by Talis.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Jakua.
Talis misses with a body kick.
Jakua ducks under a wild hook from Talis.
Jakua connects with a right hand. Talis shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kris Jakua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jakua misses with a wild combination.
Talis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jakua's head.
Talis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakua walks into a stiff left hand from Talis.
Talis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Talis.
Talis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jakua clobbers Talis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jakua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talis with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Jakua both land. Nice combination.
Jakua throws a nice looking combination but Talis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jakua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talis needs to keep his hands up - Jakua had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Jakua.
Talis lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis scores with a hook.
A jab from Jakua misses.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Talis is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick by Talis misses
and Jakua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talis throws a big shot that misses.
Kris Jakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakua works the jab nicely.
Jakua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jakua throws a hook but Talis avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Jakua misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Talis.
Jakua takes one to the side of the head.
Jakua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talis.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talis with a body shot.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jakua.
Jakua lands with an overhand left.
Jakua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jakua slips under a jab from Talis.
Jakua moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jakua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talis. Talis obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Talis does it's job there.
Talis throws an overhand right that lands on Jakua's shoulder, as Jakua tries to avoid the shot.
Talis lands a slapping body shot.
Talis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jakua avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Jakua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jakua.
Talis walks into a straight right hand from Jakua.
Talis throws a hook but Jakua avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jakua's hands.
Talis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakua.
Jakua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Talis slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Digi Talis will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Talis throws a body kick that misses.
Talis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Talis slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Talis.
Talis throws a right hand that misses
and Jakua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jakua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Jakua moves out of range easily.
Jakua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jakua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talis at a distance.
Talis throws a lazy right hand but Jakua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Jakua misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talis.
Talis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jakua misses with a body punch
and Talis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talis lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua throws out a loose jab but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jakua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talis.
Talis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jakua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Talis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakua scores with a jab. Talis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jakua swinging wildly here.
Talis throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talis lands a head shot.
Talis slips a jab from Jakua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talis.
Jakua looks to land a left hand but Talis moved out of range nicely.
Talis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jakua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jakua moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jakua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jakua avoids the head kick by Talis.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Jakua.
Jakua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talis on the side of the head.
A jab from Jakua does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis lands with a slapping head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Talis.
Jakua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talis counters with an inside leg kick.
Jakua with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Talis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Talis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Digi Talis!

Digi Talis wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Digi Talis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.