Flair 85 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18929 p4p, 11204 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 291 p4p, 327 weight class). Sankari has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be fireworks!

Thomas
vs
Sankari

175 cm
44
211
51 - 32 - 0

195 cm
58
260
14 - 43 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sankari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sankari's efforts to push away.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Sankari's body.
Sankari walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Thomas and drops face first to the floor! Sankari's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Sankari in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jax Thomas!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 2997 p4p, 23547 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 120 p4p, 251 weight class). Boxing Powerhous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Shewmaker
vs
Powerhous

190 cm
34
213
18 - 11 - 0

225 cm
34
300
15 - 21 - 1

World class MT
Very quick

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Powerhous moves into the clinch.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shewmaker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powerhous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
I was talking to Shewmaker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shewmaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shewmaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker works on Powerhous's body with a couple of short punches.
Shewmaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shewmaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Powerhous looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shewmaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Powerhous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powerhous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Powerhous throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powerhous looking to stall.
A short left from Shewmaker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
Powerhous takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Shewmaker.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shewmaker scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powerhous's face.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Shewmaker - that landed with a thud.
Powerhous looks winded!
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike.
Shewmaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Shewmaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands with a left to the head.
Powerhous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a right to the head.
Powerhous can't find room to land a body shot as Shewmaker controls the action.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powerhous's face.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.

Shewmaker has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Powerhous to the canvas! Can Powerhous beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!

Powerhous is rocked!
Shewmaker connects with a nice cross there... Powerhous is looking wobbly and Shewmaker recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Powerhous to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Shewmaker jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Frank Shewmaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 3754 p4p, 23692 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 517 p4p, 677 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Durand Jr
vs
Crusader

201 cm
20
210
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
31
200
8 - 22 - 1

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Silverback Sweatshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Durand Jr there.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durand Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Durand Jr pushes him off.
A cross from Durand Jr lands.
Durand Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crusader will feel that in the morning.
Durand Jr lands an overhand right.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durand Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Durand Jr darts in and clinches Crusader up against the ropes.
Durand Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durand Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Crusader is trying to break free.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Durand Jr clinches up with Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Crusader 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .

Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crusader misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Crusader takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crusader is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Durand Jr.
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!
Durand Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusader 's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick from Durand Jr lands but Crusader takes it in his stride.
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Durand Jr moves into range and clinches up with Crusader .
Crusader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand Jr lands an elbow just above Crusader 's eye.

Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.

Durand Jr pushes Crusader up against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Knees to the body from Durand Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
Durand Jr lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crusader s head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand Jr.

Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Durand Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tests Crusader 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durand Jr connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.
Durand Jr scores with a body shot.
Crusader missing with a left hand there. Durand Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Crusader misses.

Durand Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Durand Jr.
Crusader looks winded!
Durand Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr presses Crusader against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Durand Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Durand Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Durand Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.

Durand Jr looks low and kicks high, catching Crusader right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Crusader tries to clinch there but Durand Jr circles away.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss

and Durand Jr counters by moving into the clinch.

Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Crusader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Crusader gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Durand Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durand Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Durand Jr lands a front kick to the face, that drops Crusader to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

Crusader is rocked!
Crusader walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr retains his light heavyweight title!
Jacques Durand Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.