PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 14258 p4p, 256 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 20300 p4p, 157 weight class). Durand is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Maximus Ukkeli had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ukkeli
vs
Durand

212 cm
37
288 lbs
37 - 13 - 1

201 cm
25
257 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Top Nutrition 160Q\250$ 140Q\150$ 100Q\50$

Urban Fighter

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 37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Durand.
Ukkeli moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Durand avoids a kick to the body.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
Durand moves out of range as Ukkeli strikes.
Ukkeli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durand thuds a left hand into Ukkeli's body.
Durand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ukkeli.
Durand is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Durand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Durand drives through and clinches with Ukkeli against the ropes.
Ukkeli tries to stall but Durand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Durand is trying to stall.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Ukkeli blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
Ukkeli with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ukkeli blocks it with crossed arms.

Ukkeli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ukkeli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durand is able to avoid easily.
Durand raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Durand has Ukkeli up against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Ukkeli is blocking nicely.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ukkeli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ukkeli tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli lands a damaging elbow.
Ukkeli dodges an elbow strike from Durand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ukkeli's brow.
Durand lands an elbow just above Ukkeli 's eye.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ukkeli is defending well for now.
Ukkeli lands an elbow just above Durand 's eye.
Ukkeli lands an elbow that stopped Durand in his tracks for a moment.
Ukkeli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ukkeli landing knees to the head.
Durand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ukkeli misses with a knee strike.
Ukkeli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durand looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli lands an elbow inside that Durand shrugs off.

That has opened up Jacques Durand's cut even more.
Durand managing to block the knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Durand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ukkeli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durand blocks it with crossed arms.
Ukkeli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durand is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Durand misses with a double jab.
Ukkeli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Durand defending well as Ukkeli loads up on a big left hand.
Durand let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ukkeli blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Durand - just one landing.
Durand throws out a leg kick but Ukkeli moves out of range and Durand only half commits.
Durand moves away from the strike by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durand blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Ukkeli misses with a hook
and Durand counters with a solid body kick.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut
and Durand counters with a good low kick that Ukkeli was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durand lands a nice looking body kick.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ukkeli scores with a body shot.
Durand is looking to slow Ukkeli down with leg kicks.
Ukkeli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durand on the side of the head.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand checks the leg kick.
Ukkeli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durand stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ukkeli.
Maximus Ukkeli is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ukkeli blocks the body kick.
Durand lands a nice looking body kick.

Durand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Come on Durand - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.

Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durand - that will leave a mark!
A punch combination from Ukkeli misses.
Ukkeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand misses with an uppercut.
Ukkeli misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durand shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ukkeli lands with a straight right. Durand didn't see that one coming.
Durand misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ukkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand.
Durand lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Durand.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ukkeli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ukkeli misses the target.
Ukkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durand feints and then cracks Ukkeli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ukkeli down.
Durand feints and then cracks Ukkeli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ukkeli down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli connects with a leg kick. Durand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ukkeli misses with a body kick.
Ukkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick
and Ukkeli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Ukkeli blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand counters with a two punch combo.
Durand throws a push kick but Ukkeli slaps the foot to one side.
Durand throws a push kick but Ukkeli slaps the foot to one side.
Ukkeli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durand's head.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Ukkeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ukkeli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durand tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ukkeli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ukkeli scrambles back to his feet.
Ukkeli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukkeli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ukkeli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli misses with a jab to the body
and Durand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maximus Ukkeli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand cracks a nice hook into Ukkeli's ribs.
Ukkeli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Durand moves out of range as Ukkeli strikes.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durand counters with a two punch combo.
Ukkeli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Durand.
Ukkeli looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ukkeli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Durand has closed the distance and engaged Ukkeli in a clinch.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli misses with a knee to the head.
Ukkeli trying to stall but Durand improves his position.
Ukkeli is trying to force a seperation but Durand has the dominant position.
Ukkeli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durand blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durand winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.