PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 4546 p4p, 23133 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 153 p4p, 118 weight class). Dimitrov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drake - Energy. Upchurch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quit Lyin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dimitrov
vs
Upchurch

203 cm
41
281
39 - 20 - 0

187 cm
37
235
12 - 2 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Dimitrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov cracks Upchurch with a good jab.

It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.

Dimitrov clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Dimitrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upchurch blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
Upchurch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrov blocking some punches.
Dimitrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Upchurch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dimitrov blocks a body shot from Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dimitrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimitrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Upchurch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimitrov looks to land a combination but Upchurch avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Upchurch moves away.
Upchurch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov throws a looping overhand right but Upchurch ducks down to avoid it.
Upchurch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Upchurch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Dimitrov instigates a clinch.
Upchurch lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov is trying to push Upchurch away but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrov.
Upchurch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Upchurch obliges.
Upchurch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Upchurch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
Upchurch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovs head.
Upchurch working Dimitrov over with knees to the body.
Dimitrov is breathing heavily.
Upchurch working Dimitrov over with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike.
Upchurch is leaning against Dimitrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Upchurch.
Upchurch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Upchurch lands with a right to the head.
Upchurch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Upchurch pushes Dimitrov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Upchurch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Upchurch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrov in his tracks for a moment.
Upchurch blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrov.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Upchurch lands an uppercut.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside that Dimitrov shrugs off.

Daniel Dimitrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Upchurch has control.

Dimitrov breaks the clinch.
Upchurch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimitrov with a nice calf kick.

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

Brian Upchurch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Upchurch catches Dimitrov napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Dimitrov crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Upchurch raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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.