PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 3707 p4p, 17921 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 119 p4p, 123 weight class). Dimitrov comes to the ring accompanied by Drake - Energy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durand's choice of entrance music: Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dimitrov
vs
Durand

203 cm
40
270
37 - 19 - 0

201 cm
40
214
53 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durand.
Dimitrov throws a combination that misses
and Durand finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Durand lands a slapping body shot.
Dimitrov throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and Dimitrov moves out of range easily.
Dimitrov wants to clinch.
Dimitrov throws a right and a left that Durand avoids nicely.
Durand lands with a good body shot.
Dimitrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand.
Dimitrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimitrov misses with a body shot.
Dimitrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimitrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Durand in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Durand moves into the clinch successfully.
Durand tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrov avoids it by throwing Durand back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Durand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Durand has him pressed against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dimitrov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Durand gets through Dimitrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrov avoids the damage to the body.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrov is blocking nicely.
Durand throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the head.
Durand keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dimitrov's efforts to push away.
Dimitrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrov tries to break the clinch but Durand is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrov is blocking nicely.

Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand throws a jab when Dimitrov was well out of range.
Dimitrov throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrov misses with a head kick.
Durand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dimitrov throws a series of punches but Durand moves out of range.
Durand fakes the leg kick and cracks Dimitrov in the body.
Dimitrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dimitrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durand circles away quickly and effectively.
Durand cracks Dimitrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dimitrov is looking to clinch but Durand is avoiding it.
Dimitrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimitrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Durand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dimitrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Durand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand cracks Dimitrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dimitrov swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters with an outside leg kick.
Durand has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dimitrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dimitrov with a nice calf kick.
Durand's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dimitrov under the eye.
Dimitrov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dimitrov rushes Durand and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand tries to work over Dimitrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
Durand misses with an elbow strike.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrov has had enough of the clinch but Durand keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durand misses with a short punch on the inside.

Durand manages to break the clinch.
Durand throws a push kick but Dimitrov slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durand finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimitrov's head.
Dimitrov is looking to chop away at Durand's legs.
Durand stuns Dimitrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durand looks for the body kick but Dimitrov saw that one coming.
Dimitrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dimitrov wants to clinch.
Durand only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov is looking to counter punch.
Durand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Durand finds it's way through Dimitrov's defenses.
Dimitrov tries to clinch there but Durand circles away.
Durand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimitrov. Dimitrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Durand checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dimitrov looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Dimitrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Durand.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand lands a really nice looking cross but Dimitrov seems unphased.
Dimitrov tries to clinch up but Durand circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimitrov walks into a jab.
Dimitrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durand finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimitrov's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitrov, pushing him back against the ropes.

Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimitrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Durand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durand tries a quick counter leg kick but Dimitrov is wise to it.
Dimitrov throws a head kick that misses.
Dimitrov throws a head kick that misses.
Durand circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Durand lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimitrov doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick by Dimitrov misses
and Durand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dimitrov tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durand lands a right hook to the body.
Dimitrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimitrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimitrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimitrov's head.
Durand connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick from Durand.
Durand cracks Dimitrov with a good jab.
Dimitrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimitrov misses with a hook
and Durand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimitrov thinking.
Dimitrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand.

Durand instigates a clinch.
Dimitrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrov managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Dimitrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durand has him pressed against the ropes.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the head.

Dimitrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dimitrov!
Durand blocks the body kick.
Durand follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dimitrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov lands a nice shot that snaps Durand's head back.
Dimitrov throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimitrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Durand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Durand staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Dimitrov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a low kick.
Dimitrov swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dimitrov clinches up against the ropes.
Durand lands with a right to the head.
Dimitrov is trying to break free.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Dimitrov blocks it.

Dimitrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimitrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durand scores with a jab. Dimitrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dimitrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dimitrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Durand drives through and clinches with Dimitrov against the ropes.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dimitrov avoids the head kick by Durand.
Dimitrov moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand scores with a hook.
Dimitrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Dimitrov gets a clinch.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.

Durand breaks the clinch.
Durand scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dimitrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dimitrov misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrov throws a combination that misses
and Durand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimitrov throws a big shot that misses.
Durand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Durand gets a clinch.
Jacques Durand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
Durand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrov working hard to break the clinch.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Durand on the inside.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.

Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Durand. Beautiful body shot.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Durand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand stuns Dimitrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dimitrov wants to clinch.
Durand scores with a jab to the head.
Dimitrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Durand.
Dimitrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dimitrov wants to slow Durand down by chopping away at his legs.
Durand works Dimitrov's body with a nice hook.
Durand tests Dimitrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Dimitrov is rocked!
Dimitrov drops his hands momentarily and Durand needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Dimitrov just on the top of the head. Dimitrov drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Dimitrov - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Durand thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.