PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Dupre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Becks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dupre
vs
Becks

185 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
17
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
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DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Dupre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Becks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dupre takes a swing at Becks's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Dupre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dupre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dupre throws a hook but Becks avoids it easily.
Dupre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Becks lands with a hook. Dupre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Becks keeps Dupre at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Dupre.
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!
Becks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Dupre has Becks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dupre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Dupre as the two fighters clinch.
Becks misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Dupre.
Dupre misses with a body punch.
Becks avoiding damage as Dupre throws knees to the body.
Dupre tries a knee to the head but Becks blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Becks's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dupre.
Dupre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Dupre.
Nice body punch from Dupre - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Becks.
Dupre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ernest Becks has been cut.
Dupre lands a right hand.
Becks throws a punch but it's blocked by Dupre.
A short left from Dupre.
I was talking to Dupre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dupre scores with a shoulder strike.
Dupre presses Becks against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Dupre is working Becks over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Dupre - that landed with a thud.
Becks looks winded!
Dupre gets through Becks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dupre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Dupre has managed to clinch.
Becks wants to break free but Dupre has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupre avoiding damage.
Dupre misses with a punch to the body.
Becks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Becks tries to break free but Dupre pushes him back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Dupre as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Dupre to work.
Dupre lands a right hand.
Dupre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Becks is trying to force a seperation but Dupre has the dominant position.
Becks takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dupre breaks the clinch.
Dupre misses with a body shot.
Dupre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Becks eats them both and turns towards Dupre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dupre lands a right and a left and another right! Becks goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerome Dupre!