PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 19060 p4p, 532 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 19663 p4p, 560 weight class). Durand comes into the arena with Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. blaring out of the sound system. La Croix has chosen Ca Plane Pour Moi as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Durand
vs
La Croix

201 cm
32
257 lbs
33 - 12 - 1

190 cm
33
265 lbs
39 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
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Shadow Warrior Nutrition
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durand drives through and clinches with La Croix against the ropes.
Durand prevents a body shot from La Croix.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
La Croix lands a left hand.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Croix misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Durand.
Durand tries a body shot but La Croix blocks it.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
Durand blocks a body shot from La Croix.
Durand tries a knee to the head but La Croix blocks it.
Durand avoiding damage as La Croix throws knees to the body.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
La Croix avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Croix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Durand has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
La Croix walks into a stiff left hand from Durand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from La Croix! But no joy.
La Croix misses with a body punch
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Croix cracks a nice hook into Durand's ribs.
Durand is breathing heavily.
La Croix cracks Durand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand is looking to counter with head kicks.
La Croix misses with a hook to the body
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Croix is looking to land body kicks.
Durand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La Croix.
La Croix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Croix thinks about the counter body kick.
La Croix looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand blocks the body kick.
La Croix checks a leg kick.
Durand lands a really nice looking cross but La Croix seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Croix, right into the meat.
Durand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand scores with a jab.
Durand misses with a body punch
and La Croix counters with a straight right hand.
La Croix scores with a leg kick.
La Croix throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
Durand throws a lazy body kick
and La Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Durand is looking to score with low kicks.
La Croix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Croix misses with a hook
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by La Croix.
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 Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

La Croix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand.
Durand punishes La Croix's body with a nice straight punch.
La Croix throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Croix throws a shot from downtown. Durand moves away and avoids it.

La Croix moves into range and clinches up with Durand.
La Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Croix avoids it.
La Croix misses with a body punch.
La Croix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Croix avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
Durand lands an elbow inside that La Croix shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Croix lands an elbow just above Durand 's eye.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durand.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Durand is blocking nicely.
Durand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Durand lands an elbow just above La Croix 's eye.
Durand is working La Croix over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Croix.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Croix misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
La Croix scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand tries to work over La Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand blocks a body shot from La Croix.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.

Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Croix throws a solid leg kick but Durand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Croix.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and La Croix moves out of range easily.
La Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Durand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La Croix avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
La Croix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Croix lands with a short shot to the head.

Jacques Durand's cut is getting worse.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
Nero La Croix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Durand blocks with his arms.
La Croix misses with some punches.
Durand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Croix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero La Croix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

La Croix checks a low kick from Durand.
And La Croix responds with a good body kick, but Durand manages to step out the way in time.
Durand walks into a jab.
Durand throws a body kick that misses.
Jacques Durand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Croix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durand throws out the jab.
La Croix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durand fires out a quick counter leg kick but La Croix just manages to avoid it.
La Croix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix misses with a left hand
and Durand counters with a good, hard body kick but La Croix shrugs it off.
La Croix jabs Durand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Durand drives through and clinches with La Croix against the ropes.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Croix's elbow.
Durand avoiding damage as La Croix throws knees to the body.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Durand is blocking nicely.

Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix misses with a kick to the body
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
Durand throws a body punch but La Croix moves out of range.
Durand slips under a jab from La Croix.
Nice defenses there by La Croix.
La Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Croix looks to land a body kick but Durand moved away.
Durand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
La Croix misses the body punch
and Durand counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand walks into a stiff left hand from La Croix.
La Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand.
La Croix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand cracks a nice hook into La Croix's ribs.
Durand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Durand forces La Croix back against the ropes and clinches.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
La Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durand or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
Durand with a knee to the head.
La Croix works on Durand's body with a couple of short punches.
La Croix tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing La Croix back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jacques Durand did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

La Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Croix tries to land a leg kick but Durand saw it coming and moves away.
Durand attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
La Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Durand wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
La Croix connects with a jab.
Durand misses with a low kick.
La Croix looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Durand appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix tries to land a front kick but Durand steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durand slips a jab from La Croix.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Durand lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from La Croix misses.
Durand is looking to counter with a body kick.
Durand throws out a powerful jab.
La Croix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La Croix throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Croix.
A low kick from Durand misses
and La Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand. La Croix shrugs it off though.
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Durand walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. La Croix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good exchange - La Croix coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Croix lands a jab to Durand's midsection.
Durand does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy body kick from La Croix
and Durand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand works La Croix's body with a nice hook.
La Croix throws a low kick but Durand moves out of range easily.
La Croix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand throws a quick counter kick to the body but La Croix avoids it.

Durand rushes La Croix and presses him up against the ropes.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durand misses with some punches.
Durand throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Croix is leaning against Durand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Nero La Croix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by La Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Durand defending well as La Croix loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Durand misses the target.
La Croix checks a low kick from Durand.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La Croix lands with a right hand.
La Croix throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Durand tries to land a front kick but La Croix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from La Croix misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses with a body punch
and La Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durand's knee momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
La Croix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durand.
La Croix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
La Croix throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Durand was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix throws a body kick that misses
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand throws a sloppy body shot
and La Croix counters with a nice uppercut.

Durand has managed to clinch.
Durand misses with the head strike.
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
La Croix working Durand over with knees to the body.
La Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
La Croix lands with a left to the head.
La Croix is trying to stall.
La Croix tries to land knees in the clinch but Durand avoids the damage to the body.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durand blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Croix lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Croix tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from La Croix.
A right handed body shot lands from La Croix.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from La Croix.
La Croix pushes Durand back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
La Croix throws an elbow but it misses.
Durand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from La Croix.
Durand managing to block the knees to the body from La Croix.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nero La Croix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La Croix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Nero La Croix, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.