PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 25210 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 3736 p4p, 69 weight class). Upchurch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Quit Lyin. George is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by West Side Connection Bow Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Upchurch
vs
George

187 cm
28
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
39
227 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Upchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Upchurch rushes George and presses him up against the ropes.
George blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. George lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
Upchurch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
George looks winded!
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George wants to break free but Upchurch has control.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Upchurch gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George is trying to break free.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on George's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Upchurch tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Upchurch back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
George is trying to break free.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. George won't want to take too many of those.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
George wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

George breaks the clinch.

Upchurch has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
George wants to break the clinch but can't.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.

Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Upchurch!