PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bush
vs
Boone

165 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darnell Boone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bush tries to bum rush Boone with a series of wild strikes but Boone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bush takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.

Bush closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Boone.
Bush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bush tries a knee to the head but Boone blocks it.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boone blocks the elbow strike.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bush comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Boone takes an elbow to the temple.
Bush slowing the pace effectively.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boone looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bush wants to land a leg kick but Boone is out of range.

Bush has Boone up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boone blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Boone blocks an elbow strike.
Bush lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Boone misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boone's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Boone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bush keeps control of Boone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boone tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Boone back against the ropes.
Boone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boone is looking to control Bush's arms but Bush gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boone has his back to the ropes.
Bush controlling the action here for a moment.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Boone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boone blocks an elbow strike.
Boone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boone looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Bush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bush avoids the damage to the body.
Boone is trying to push Bush away but Bush has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boone wants to break free but Bush has control.

Bush breaks the clinch.
Bush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Boone's head but Boone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Bush dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bush blocks a head kick by Boone.
Red Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bush closes the distance and clinches.
Boone blocks the elbow strike.
Boone blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Boone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Boone moves into the clinch successfully.
Boone takes an elbow to the temple.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Bush keeps control of Boone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boone blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Boone blocks an uppercut.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boone blocks an elbow strike.
Bush looking to slow down the pace here.
Boone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Boone, against the ropes.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bush manages to break the clinch.
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.

Bush clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bush.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Boone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boone misses with a knee strike.
Bush stalling the fight.
Boone is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boone's brow.
Bush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boone's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone managing to block the knees to the body from Bush.
Boone is trying to push Bush away but Bush has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boone pushes off an throws an elbow but Bush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Boone shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boone's brow.
Bush stalling against the ropes.
Boone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bush breaks the clinch.

Bush rushes Boone and presses him up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boone's defenses.
Boone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boone blocks the elbow strike.
Boone blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Bush dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Boone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boone tries to break free but Bush pushes him back against the ropes.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bush.
Boone tries to break free but Bush pushes him back against the ropes.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Boone dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Boone trying to stall but Bush improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush lands a nice elbow.
Boone tries to break free but Bush pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boone's brow.
Bush tries a body shot but Boone blocks it.
Bush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boone can do to turn this around?
Bush lands a nice elbow.
Boone is looking to control Bush's arms but Bush gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boone has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone trying to stall but Bush improves his position.

Bush breaks the clinch.

Bush has Boone up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Bush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boone's brow.
Bush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boone blocks it with crossed arms.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boone is looking to control Bush's arms but Bush gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boone has his back to the ropes.
Boone avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Boone taking a breather.
Boone tries to break free but Bush pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bush.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Red Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Red Bush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boone tries to circle away but Bush has him pinned against the ropes.
Bush stalling in the clinch but Boone improves position.
Bush lands a nice elbow.
Boone looking to throw knees to the head but Bush is blocking nicely.
Boone taking a breather.
Boone is looking to break free of the clinch but Bush has double underhooks.
Boone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bush avoids the damage to the body.
Darnell Boone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Boone tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Boone back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Red Bush!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Red Bush!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Red Bush!

Red Bush wins by unanimous decision!