PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 22939 p4p, 3214 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 123 p4p, 113 weight class). Upchurch comes to the ring accompanied by Quit Lyin. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Upchurch
vs
Ringnes

187 cm
37
235
11 - 2 - 1

202 cm
32
282
21 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Upchurch.
Ringnes throws a lazy right hand but Upchurch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Upchurch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Upchurch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ringnes rushes Upchurch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchurch.
Ringnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ringnes 's brow.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Ringnes .
Upchurch scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringnes lands an uppercut.
Upchurch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
Upchurch with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Ringnes lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Ringnes blocks an uppercut.
Ringnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Upchurchs head.
A short left from Ringnes .
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Ringnes 's ribcage.
Ringnes looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch works on Ringnes 's body with a couple of short punches.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks with his arms.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ringnes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Upchurch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ringnes can turn it around.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Ringnes shrugs off.
Upchurch misses with a knee strike.
Ringnes misses with a knee to the head.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ringnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but Ringnes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Upchurch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ringnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ringnes 's defenses.
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ringnes ducks under a wild hook from Upchurch.
Ringnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ringnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Upchurch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Upchurch just misses with a punch to the body.

Upchurch gets tackled into the ropes by Ringnes . Ringnes maintains the clinch.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Ringnes dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Ringnes missing with knees to the body.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Upchurch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ringnes lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringnes blocking some punches.
Ringnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Ringnes 's ribcage.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
Upchurch gets through Ringnes 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Upchurch misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a body punch.
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Upchurch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Upchurch crunches a lovely knee into Ringnes 's ribcage.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ringnes avoids it.
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Ringnes 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Ringnes 's eye.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ringnes .
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Upchurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.
Upchurch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ringnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Upchurch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Upchurch scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's head.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Upchurch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ringnes has time to react.
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ringnes lands a really nice looking cross but Upchurch seems unphased.
Upchurch misses with a looping right.

Upchurch takes the fight into the clinch.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks with his arms.
Upchurch swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Ringnes avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ringnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Upchurch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ringnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Upchurch.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Upchurch scores with a nice short uppercut.

Ringnes is rocked!
Upchurch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ringnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Upchurch finish him?
Upchurch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ringnes .
Upchurch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Upchurch breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ringnes with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ringnes looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ringnes get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Upchurch!
Brian Upchurch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.