PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jim Fish (ranked 2682 p4p, 3214 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 142 p4p, 338 weight class). Durand Jr has chosen Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fish
vs
Durand Jr

185 cm
26
196
8 - 11 - 0

201 cm
22
203
11 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand Jr digs a good body shot into Fish's ribs.
Durand Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Durand Jr misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.

Durand Jr closes the distance and pushes Fish back into the ropes.
Durand Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.

Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand Jr misses with a body kick.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fish connects with a body shot that sends Durand Jr's belly button to the back.
Fish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fish swings widly with a right hand
enabling Durand Jr to counter with a crisp jab.

Fish has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Durand Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Durand Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fish.
Fish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fish throws a right hand that Durand Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Durand Jr also avoids with ease.
Durand Jr misses the shot to the body.
Durand Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFish.
Durand Jr misses with a looping right.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Durand Jr ducks down to avoid it.
And Durand Jr responds with a good body kick, but Fish manages to step out the way in time.
Durand Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Durand Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Fish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 4 in the buildup to the fight.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Durand Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Durand Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fish scores with the left hand. Durand Jr knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Durand Jr.
Fish tries to clinch up but Durand Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.

Fish closes the distance and pushes Durand Jr back into the ropes.
Durand Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand Jr keeps control of Fish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durand Jr lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fish.
Fish is trying to push Durand Jr away but Durand Jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand Jr.
Fish gets through Durand Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fish misses with a short punch on the inside.

Fish breaks the clinch.
Durand Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Fish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Fish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Durand Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Durand Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand Jr throws the kick towards the body but Fish avoids it.
Fish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durand Jr slips a jab and a cross from Fish.
Durand Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Fish clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr prevents Fish from breaking the clinch.
Fish working Durand Jr over with knees to the body.

Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jim Fish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durand Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Fish misses with a left hand
and Durand Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Durand Jr misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Durand Jr's shoulder, as Durand Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Durand Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand Jr lands with a right hand.
Fish misses with a hook.
Durand Jr ducks under a wild hook from Fish.

Fish gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Durand Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durand Jr missing with knees to the body.
Durand Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.

Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Fish tries to clinch up.
Durand Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fish on the side of the head.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand Jr is just out of range.
Fish is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durand Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Durand Jr cracks Fish with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fish wants to slow Durand Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Fish moves to clinch but Durand Jr breaks away
and Durand Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fish thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish is looking to counter punch.
Durand Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durand Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Durand Jr avoids the head kick by Fish.
Durand Jr misses with a double jab
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Durand Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Durand Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand Jr.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Durand Jr.
Fish throws a big counter combination but Durand Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fish misses with a wild combination.
Fish takes one on the button.

Fish moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durand Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Durand Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Durand Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Fish wants to break free but Durand Jr has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fish throws an off balance right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fish takes one on the button.

Fish gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Durand Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Durand Jr finds it's way through Fish's defenses.
Fish sizes up Durand Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durand Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr jabs Fish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Durand Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durand Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand Jr.
Fish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fish scores with a jab. Durand Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durand Jr in his tracks.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fish throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Durand Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durand Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fish closes the distance looking to clinch
and Durand Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Durand Jr clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand Jr really dominated that round.
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!

Fish misses with an uppercut.
Durand Jr catches Fish with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Durand Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Fish counters with a good low kick that Durand Jr was not able to check.
Fish lands a glancing blow to the side of Durand Jr's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Fish looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish wants to clinch up but Durand Jr keeps it at a distance.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Durand Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr misses with a left hand
and Fish counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Durand Jr.
Fish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Durand Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fish momentarily.

Durand Jr clinches up with Fish and pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand Jr.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Durand Jr.
Jacques Durand Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Durand Jr.

Fish gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Durand Jr missing with knees to the body.
Fish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durand Jrs head.
Fish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand Jr has Fish pressed against the ropes, preventing Fish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fish tries to break free but Durand Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Fish tries to break free but Durand Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Durand Jr.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fish is trying to force a seperation but Durand Jr has the dominant position.
Jim Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Fish fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 36:40
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 36:40
Judge Josh West scores the fight 36:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.