PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 22253 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 532 p4p, 313 weight class). Upchurch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Quit Lyin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Upchurch
vs
Chamba

187 cm
39
235
14 - 6 - 1

194 cm
39
245
29 - 28 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Chamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chamba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Upchurch looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamba is just out of range.
Chamba slips under a jab from Upchurch.
Upchurch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chamba misses with a left hand
and Upchurch counters with a left to the body.
Chamba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Upchurch counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Upchurch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chamba lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chamba throws a lazy uppercut
and Upchurch counters with a straight right hand.
Chamba throws a low kick but Upchurch avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Upchurch misses the target.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Upchurch.
Upchurch keeps the fight on the outside.
Chamba connects with a body shot.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick and Upchurch moves out of range easily.
Upchurch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chamba has managed to clinch.
Chamba lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
Chamba tries a body shot but Upchurch blocks it.
Upchurch scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chamba throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
Chamba lands with a short shot to the head.
Chamba presses Upchurch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chamba blocks an elbow strike.
Upchurch takes an elbow to the temple.
Chamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch gets through Chamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Chamba lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch pushes Chamba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Chamba shrugs off.
Chamba pushes off an throws an elbow but Upchurch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gilberto Chamba will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chamba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upchurch.
Chamba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chamba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Upchurch will feel that in the morning.
Upchurch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chamba.
Chamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Upchurch is just out of range.
Chamba tries to clinch up but Upchurch circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Upchurch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch moves out of range of the strikes.
Upchurch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chamba.
Chamba lands a glancing blow to the side of Upchurch's head.
Upchurch dodges the punch combination from Chamba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch throws a jab but it's blocked by Chamba.
Upchurch takes one to the chin there.

Brian Upchurch's cut is getting worse.
Upchurch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chamba back to the ropes. Upchurch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Upchurch throws a jab when Chamba was well out of range.
Upchurch avoids the body shot from Chamba.
Upchurch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chamba.
Chamba throws out a loose jab but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchurch works Chamba's body with a nice hook.
Chamba misses with a double jab
and Upchurch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch avoids the head kick by Chamba.
Upchurch throws a big shot that misses.
Upchurch misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamba.
Chamba takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Gilberto Chamba's cut even more.

Chamba moves into range and clinches up with Upchurch.
Upchurch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chamba's defenses.
Chamba lands an elbow inside.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba avoiding damage as Upchurch throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A knee to the head by Upchurch.

The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Upchurch scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chamba defending well as Upchurch loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Upchurch.
A jab from Upchurch finds it's way through Chamba's defenses.
Chamba tries to clinch but Upchurch moves out of range.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chamba avoids it.
Chamba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
Brian Upchurch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Upchurch pushes Chamba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Chamba.
Upchurch lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Chamba.
Chamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchurch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Upchurch scores with a hook to the body.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch tries to work over Chamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Upchurch misses with a knee strike.
Chamba prevents a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamba avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chamba avoids it.
Chamba misses with an elbow strike.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upchurch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamba blocking some punches.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it misses.
Upchurch avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Upchurch.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chamba.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but Chamba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Chamba fails to land.
Chamba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Upchurch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Chamba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chamba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Upchurch blocking some punches.
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chamba tries to throw a body punch but Upchurch avoids it by throwing Chamba back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Upchurch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Upchurch is looking to slow Chamba down with leg kicks.
Chamba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Upchurch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chamba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchurch.
Chamba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Upchurch.
An attempted straight right counter from Upchurch misses the target.
Upchurch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chamba misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba lands a head kick. Upchurch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Upchurch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.
Chamba is looking to land body kicks.
Upchurch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Upchurch.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Upchurch lands a lovely overhand right.
Chamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Upchurch.
Nice cross by Upchurch.
Upchurch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chamba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chamba lands a jab to the nose.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses
and Upchurch counters with a stiff right hand.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Upchurch has Chamba up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Chamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamba avoids the damage 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 pushes Chamba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamba throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chamba is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Upchurch as the two fighters clinch.
Upchurch lands with a light punch inside.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Chamba in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chamba.
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Upchurch had his way with Gilberto Chamba in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Upchurch darts in and clinches Chamba up against the ropes.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Upchurch lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Upchurch.
Upchurch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch working Chamba over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Upchurch lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Chamba.
Chamba throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chamba can do to turn this around?
Upchurch lands a left hand.
Chamba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Upchurch lands with a left to the head.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gilberto Chamba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Upchurch.
Upchurch scores a nice knee to the body.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gilberto Chamba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Upchurch!
After winning the bout, Brian Upchurch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.