PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 17036 p4p, 2368 weight class) and Bill Beukeboom (ranked 544 p4p, 305 weight class). Durand comes to the ring accompanied by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Jacques Durand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Durand
vs
Beukeboom

201 cm
42
214
61 - 16 - 1

185 cm
36
200
33 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
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Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 61 - 16 - 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 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Beukeboom. Beautiful body shot.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Durand slips the punch.
Durand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beukeboom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durand under the eye.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beukeboom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Durand.
Durand dips to his left and cracks Beukeboom with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durand keeps Beukeboom at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durand closes the distance and clinches.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Beukeboom.
Durand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beukeboom is defending well for now.
Durand pushes off an throws an elbow but Beukeboom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Beukeboom tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beukeboom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beukeboom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durand tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beukeboom is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beukeboom! But no joy.
Beukeboom lands with an overhand left.

Beukeboom rushes Durand and presses him up against the ropes.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Beukeboom controls his hands.
A short right from Beukeboom.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Beukeboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durands head.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
Durand misses with a body punch.
Beukeboom has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Durand seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beukeboom can turn it around.
Durand blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beukeboom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Beukeboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Durand tries a head kick but it misses.
Beukeboom misses with a hook
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom jabs Durand right on the nose. Durand blinks but takes it well.
Durand lands a jab to the nose.
Durand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the body
and Durand counters with a big head kick but Beukeboom shrugs it off.
Durand staying out of range there.
Beukeboom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand throws a low kick but Beukeboom avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beukeboom! But no joy.
Durand connects with a nice looking jab.
Durand scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jacques Durand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Beukeboom.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durand.
Durand feints a jab promting Beukeboom to slip. Durand then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beukeboom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut
and Durand counters with a nice leg kick.
Beukeboom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand motions for Beukeboom to come forward. Durand throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Durand. Beautiful body shot.
Durand connects with a right hand. Beukeboom shakes it off.
Durand lands a nice shot that snaps Beukeboom's head back.
Durand lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Durand.
Durand connects with a nice looking jab.
Durand wants to land a leg kick but Beukeboom is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durand.
Durand staying out of range there.
Durand seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beukeboom lands a nice looking body shot.
Beukeboom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durand scores with a punch to the head.
Durand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durand throws a body punch but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beukeboom! But no joy.
Durand scores with a jab.
Durand digs a good hook to Beukeboom's body.
Durand throws a lazy body kick
letting Beukeboom counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Durand misses with a head kick.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beukeboom! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Beukeboom finds it's target.

It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Beukeboom moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand lands with an overhand left.
Durand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beukeboom.
Durand takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Durand is rocked!
Beukeboom throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Durand slips a jab from Beukeboom.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beukeboom.
Durand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beukeboom misses the jab.
Beukeboom throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.
Beukeboom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beukeboom drops his hands momentarily and Durand takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Beukeboom connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Durand onto his butt! Durand bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Durand lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
Durand throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beukeboom avoids it.
Beukeboom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand punishes Beukeboom's body with a nice straight punch.
Beukeboom blocks a jab.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Beukeboom takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beukeboom throws an off balance right hand
and Durand counters with a good low kick that Beukeboom was not able to check.
Beukeboom blocks the body kick.
Durand takes one to the chin there.
Beukeboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.

Durand clinches up with Beukeboom and pushes him back against the ropes.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as Beukeboom controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
A right hook to the body lands for Beukeboom.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Beukeboom - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beukeboom breaks the clinch.
Beukeboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Durand misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.

Beukeboom connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Durand onto his butt! Durand bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Beukeboom scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Durand to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Beukeboom away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Durand got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Oh Durand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durand slips under a jab.
Durand misses with a looping right.
Durand seems to have got his legs back now.
Durand walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Bill Beukeboom is the new light heavyweight champion!