PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 23554 p4p, 18809 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 222 p4p, 206 weight class). La Croix has chosen Ca Plane Pour Moi as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Doss
vs
La Croix

212 cm
37
286
43 - 20 - 0

190 cm
37
265
52 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss misses with a lunging right hand
and La Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Doss misses with a hook
and La Croix counters with a low kick, right behind Doss 's knee.
La Croix scores with a nice body kick.
Doss is breathing heavily.
Doss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La Croix connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Croix scores with a nice right hand.

Doss gets tackled into the ropes by La Croix. La Croix maintains the clinch.
La Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Croix is working Doss over against the ropes.
La Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Croix lands with a light punch inside.
Doss prevents a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Croix scores with a hook to the body.
La Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doss managing to block the knees to the body from La Croix.
La Croix lands a body shot in the clinch.
La Croix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
We've been informed that La Croix has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
La Croix lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La Croix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Croix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for La Croix.
La Croix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doss.
La Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Croix.

Doss is rocked!
A body shot lands from La Croix.
Oh Doss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
La Croix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doss seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Croix.
La Croix has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Doss to the canvas! Can Doss 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 waved off the fight! He didn't think Doss was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! La Croix is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Nero La Croix thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Dick Doss stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pick myself back up ya chumps '.