PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Quentin Clericuzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Clericuzio
vs
Brock

185 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Dangerous knees
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quentin Clericuzio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clericuzio is out of range and Brock settles back down.

Clericuzio takes the fight into the clinch.
Clericuzio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Clericuzio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clericuzio misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brock.
Brock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Clericuzio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clericuzio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Clericuzio lands an uppercut.
Brock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clericuzio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clericuzio misses with a punch to the body.

Brock breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock doesn't manage to clinch there - Clericuzio circles away.
Clericuzio tries to clinch there but Brock circles away.
Clericuzio moves to clinch but Brock breaks away
and Brock counters with a three punch combo that has Clericuzio backing up. Clericuzio nods at Brock to acknowledge the strikes.
Brock wants to clinch up but Clericuzio keeps it at a distance.
Clericuzio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Brock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clericuzio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brock counters with an outside leg kick.

Clericuzio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Brock takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock can't break the clinch.
Brock wants to break free but Clericuzio has control.
Clericuzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Clericuzio has him pressed against the ropes.
Clericuzio scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clericuzio throws an elbow but it misses.
Clericuzio is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Clericuzio into the ropes.
Brock dodges an elbow strike from Clericuzio.

Brock breaks from the clinch.
Brock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quentin Clericuzio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clericuzio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Clericuzio.

Clericuzio closes the distance and clinches.
Clericuzio pushes Brock back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clericuzio throws an elbow that misses.
Clericuzio lands a knee to the body.
Clericuzio pushes off an throws an elbow but Brock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Clericuzio trying to stall but Brock improves his position.
Brock wants to stall.
Brock blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Clericuzio throws an elbow but misses.
Brock avoiding damage as Clericuzio throws knees to the body.
Clericuzio missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio prevents Brock from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brock avoids the elbow strike from Clericuzio, against the ropes.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Clericuzio is controlling him.

Brock breaks from the clinch.
Brock throws a front kick aimed at Clericuzio's knee but Clericuzio avoids it well.
Brock looks to land a combination but Clericuzio avoids it well.
Brock misses with a few strikes there.
Clericuzio tries to clinch
and Brock counters with a three punch combo that has Clericuzio backing up. Clericuzio nods at Brock to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock wants to clinch up but Clericuzio keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brock misses with a double jab.
Brock closes the distance but Clericuzio moves to the side

and Clericuzio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clericuzio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quentin Clericuzio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Clericuzio moves into the clinch.
Brock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clericuzio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brock managing to block the knees to the body from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio misses with the head strike.
Clericuzio landing knees to the head.
Brock is looking to control Clericuzio's arms but Clericuzio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brock has his back to the ropes.
Clericuzio tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brock blocks an elbow strike.
Clericuzio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clericuzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clericuzio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clericuzio scores with a shot to the side of Brock's head.
Clericuzio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brock managing to block the knees to the body from Clericuzio.
Brock is trying to maintain a safe position but Clericuzio gets an underhook and turns Brock into the ropes.
Clericuzio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Clericuzio tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Clericuzio back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quentin Clericuzio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clericuzio keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clericuzio moves in looking to clinch but Brock pushes him off.
Brock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.

Brock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clericuzio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock blocks the elbow strike.
Brock taking a breather.
Quentin Clericuzio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clericuzio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brock tries to land knees in the clinch but Clericuzio avoids the damage to the body.
Clericuzio missing with knees to the body.
Clericuzio scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio lands an elbow just above Brock 's eye.
Clericuzio lands an elbow just above Brock 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clericuzio avoids it.
Brock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clericuzio has him pressed against the ropes.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Clericuzio is struggling to control the position.
Clericuzio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brock takes a shot to the head.
Clericuzio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clericuzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clericuzio trying to land knees to the body.
Clericuzio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Brock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Clericuzio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clericuzio scores with a shoulder strike.
Clericuzio misses with an elbow strike.
Clericuzio working aggressively here.
Brock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clericuzio lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clericuzio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clericuzio swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Clericuzio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Clericuzio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Brock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clericuzio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
Clericuzio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Brock does no damage.
Brock keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Clericuzio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Clericuzio tries to clinch up.
Brock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Clericuzio has closed the distance and engaged Brock in a clinch.
Clericuzio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clericuzio.
Clericuzio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brocks head.
Clericuzio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brock effectively controlling the action here.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clericuzio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brock holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Clericuzio scores with a shoulder strike.

Brock breaks the clinch.

Brock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Clericuzio tries to land knees in the clinch but Brock avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
Clericuzio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clericuzio has Brock pressed against the ropes, preventing Brock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clericuzio taking a breather.
Clericuzio tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brock tries to break the clinch but Clericuzio is controlling the position.
Clericuzio misses with an elbow over the top.
Clericuzio keeps control of Brock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clericuzio lands a damaging elbow.
Clericuzio lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Clericuzio digs a right hand into Brock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brock's gas tank.
Clericuzio lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clericuzio lands an uppercut.
Clericuzio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Clericuzio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Clericuzio trying to land knees to the body.
Brock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brock dodges an elbow strike from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock blocks an elbow strike.
Brock avoiding damage as Clericuzio throws knees to the body.
Clericuzio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Brock tries to circle away but Clericuzio has him pinned against the ropes.
Clericuzio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brock is looking to clinch but Clericuzio is avoiding it.

Clericuzio instigates a clinch.
Clericuzio misses with a body punch.
Brock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clericuzio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Clericuzio.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eddie Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Clericuzio.
Clericuzio tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Clericuzio back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin Clericuzio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clericuzio 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin Clericuzio!
Quentin Clericuzio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.