PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 22925 p4p, 3600 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 577 p4p, 380 weight class). Kronke comes to the ring accompanied by Feuer Frei. 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.

Kronke
vs
Durand Jr

188 cm
31
218
7 - 15 - 1

201 cm
23
210
12 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Tempo Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke misses with a looping left.
Durand Jr lands a front kick.
Durand Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Durand Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Kronke misses.
Durand Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kronke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kronke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durand Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durand Jr checks a leg kick.
Durand Jr counters with a body kick.
Kronke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durand Jr dodges the punch combination from Kronke.
Durand Jr lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kronke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Eric Kronke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr misses with a head kick.
Kronke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kronke misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Kronke tries to land a leg kick but Durand Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Kronke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kronke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durand Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Kronke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kronke wants to land a leg kick but Durand Jr is out of range.
Durand Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kronke throws a head kick but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Kronke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kronke throws a series of punches but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Durand Jr counters with a body kick.
Kronke tests Durand Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kronke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick by Kronke misses
and Durand Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr thuds a left hand into Kronke's body.
Kronke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durand Jr feints and then cracks Kronke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kronke down.
Kronke stalks Durand Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durand Jr's face. Durand Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Durand Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Durand Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Kronke is predictable there
and Durand Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

Durand Jr has Kronke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kronke lands a right hand.
Durand Jr blocks an uppercut.

Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronke.
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kronke moves away.
A jab from Kronke misses.
Durand Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Durand Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick which misses Kronke's front leg but catches the back leg as Kronke tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacques Durand Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Durand Jr.
Eric Kronke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durand Jr cracks Kronke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durand Jr slips a straight right by Kronke.
Durand Jr with a jab.
Kronke throws a leg kick but Durand Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durand Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kronke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Kronke misses
and Durand Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Kronke.
Kronke throws a right hand that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Durand Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr connects with a jab.
Durand Jr pushes Kronke away with a front kick.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kronke throws out a loose jab but Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Kronke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durand Jr has time to react.
Kronke scores with the left hand. Durand Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Kronke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durand Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Durand Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by Durand Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Durand Jr scores with a nice strike.
Kronke misses the body punch

and Durand Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durand Jr.
Kronke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durand Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
Durand Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Durand Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kronke misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke tries a body shot but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kronke's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand Jr.
Kronke lands with a short shot to the head.
Durand Jr lands with a left to the head.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
Kronke lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand Jr obliges.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand Jr's elbow.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kronke throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand Jr.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke has a couple of punches blocked by Durand Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Durand Jr.

Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Durand Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durand Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kronke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durand Jr.
Kronke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Kronke throws a body kick.
Durand Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kronke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Durand Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kronke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
Durand Jr has Kronke pressed against the ropes.
Kronke has a couple of punches blocked by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kronke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kronke's face.
Kronke throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durand Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kronke fails to land.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Durand Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kronke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kronke throws an off balance right hand
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eric Kronke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kronke.
Durand Jr counters with a body kick.
Kronke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kronke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kronkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kronke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durand Jr connects with the punch.
Kronke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durand Jr.
Kronke throws a chopping leg kick but Durand Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kronke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durand Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durand Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kronke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Kronke off balance momentarily.
Durand Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kronke tries a low kick but Durand Jr avoids it.
It seemed like Durand Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Durand Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durand Jr with a nice cross.
Kronke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kronke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Durand Jr as he connects with a hook.
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke takes one to the chin there.

Durand Jr has Kronke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kronke tries to work over Durand Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
After winning the bout, Jacques Durand Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.