PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beta Tua (ranked 21825 p4p, 3949 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 603 p4p, 424 weight class). Durand Jr has chosen Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy as his entrance music. Jacques Durand Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tua
vs
Durand Jr

188 cm
38
208
21 - 3 - 1

201 cm
24
210
16 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

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 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand Jr feints and then cracks Tua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tua down.
Durand Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durand Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Tua circles away.
Durand Jr avoids the body shot from Tua.
Durand Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Tua was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Durand Jr with the inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
Durand Jr throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand Jr moves away.
Durand Jr tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Durand Jr keeps Tua at a distance using the push kick.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr jabs Tua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Durand Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tua is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Durand Jr moves into the clinch.

Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durand Jr is able to avoid easily.
Durand Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Durand Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand Jr avoids the body shot from Tua.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durand Jr.
Tua feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Durand Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Tua counters with a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tua's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
Durand Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Durand Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Durand Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Durand Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Tua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand Jr trying to stall but Tua improves his position.
Tua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durand Jr is defending well for now.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
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.

Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durand Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
Durand Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Tua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tua if he has to take too many more of those.
Tua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durand Jr. Durand Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Durand Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Tua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Tua should have avoided that one.
Durand Jr lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durand Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durand Jr scores with a jab.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tua throws a leg kick
and Durand Jr counters with a leg kick.
Tua throws a jab when Durand Jr was well out of range.
Tua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tua is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durand Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durand Jr! But no joy.
Durand Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Durand Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with a body shot
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jacques Durand Jr has been cut.
Tua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durand Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durand Jr scores with a body shot.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durand Jr throws out the jab.
Tua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand Jr.
Tua tries to work over Durand Jr's front leg with a kick but Durand Jr checks it.
Durand Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tua staying out of range there.
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.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Durand Jr tries to land a body kick
and Tua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tua throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
Tua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durand Jr, as that shot connected.
Tua avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Durand Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tua doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Durand Jr coming out on top.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durand Jr is looking to slow Tua down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands a jab.
Durand Jr throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy body kick from Durand Jr
and Tua counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Durand Jr off his feet! Durand Jr crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Durand Jr isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Tua screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Beta Tua!
Beta Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Beta Tua, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.