PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 20295 p4p, 217 weight class) and Dick Doss (ranked 21224 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bon
vs
Doss

225 cm
25
315 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

212 cm
24
294 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oson Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Doss!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Bon.
Doss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon.
Bon tried to counter with a leg kick but Doss avoided it.
Doss feints and then cracks Bon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bon down.
Doss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bon loads up on a big right hand but Doss slips the punch.

Bon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bon or not.
Doss scores with a shoulder strike.
Doss tries to throw a body punch but Bon avoids it by throwing Doss back against the ropes.
Doss tries a body shot but Bon blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon throws a head punch that misses.
Doss tries a body shot but Bon blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Bon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bon prevents a body shot from Doss.
Still in the clinch, Doss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doss tries to work over Bon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bon.
Doss misses with a body punch.

Doss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doss throws out a loose jab but Bon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doss slips under a jab from Bon.
Doss throws a big shot that misses.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doss misses with a body shot.
Bon throws a hook but Doss blocks it.
Doss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doss throws a hook but Bon blocks it.
A low kick from Doss misses
and Bon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon misses with a wild body shot.
Bon thows a leg kick but Doss checks it
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doss is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doss avoids the head kick by Bon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doss throws a jab but it's blocked by Bon.
Bon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doss.
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bon moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doss needs to keep his hands up - Bon had a free shot at his head there.
Bon lands a head kick. Doss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doss connects with a solid leg kick.
Bon scores with a decent looking hook.
Doss lands with a good body shot.
Bon throws out a leg kick but Doss moves out of range and Bon only half commits.
Bon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doss lands a right hook to the body.
Doss swings for the body but Bon moves out of range.
Doss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bon.
Bon throws an overhand right that lands on Doss's shoulder, as Doss tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oson Bon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A chopping leg kick lands by Doss.
Bon lands a leg kick that knocks Doss off balance momentarily.
Oson Bon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Doss misses.
Doss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doss connects with a body shot.
Bon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bon misses the jab.
Doss getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doss throws an off balance right hand
and Bon counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss looks to score with a jab to the body but Bon is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Doss - just one landing.
Bon misses with a low kick.
Bon lands with an uppercut that bounces Doss off the ropes and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Doss misses
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Doss to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Bon.

Bon clinches up with Doss and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bon blocks a body shot from Doss.
Doss scores with a hook to the body.
Doss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doss avoiding damage as Bon throws knees to the body.
Bon scores with a shoulder strike.
Doss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bon's elbow.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doss lands with a short shot to the head.
Doss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doss scores with a shoulder strike.
Doss misses with a body punch.
Bon misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doss throws a head punch that misses.
Bon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doss misses with a punch to the body.
Bon tries to throw a body punch but Doss avoids it by throwing Bon back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bon misses with some punches.
Bon tries to work over Doss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bon's elbow.
Doss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bon backwards.
Bon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Doss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doss is defending well for now.
Bon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doss avoids it.
Bon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bon tries to throw a body punch but Doss avoids it by throwing Bon back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oson Bon will probably get the nod.
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!

Doss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dick Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bon misses with an uppercut.
Doss misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bon misses the target.
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doss just misses with a punch to the body.
Doss scores with a jab. Bon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doss misses with a body punch
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Bon forces Doss back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Doss.
Doss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doss lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bon scores with a shot to the body.
Doss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doss misses the shot to the body.
Bon looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
Doss misses with a low kick.
Bon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doss misses with a looping right.

Bon gets tackled into the ropes by Doss. Doss maintains the clinch.
Doss blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doss.
Doss misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doss's brow.
Doss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doss is defending well for now.

Doss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bon moves away from the strike by Doss.
Bon walks into a straight right hand from Doss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon tried to score with a low kick but Doss checks it.
Doss throws a hook but Bon avoids it easily.
Bon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doss.
Doss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doss doesn't seem bothered though.
Bon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Bon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doss swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doss paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Doss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oson Bon!
In his post fight interview, Oson Bon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Dick Doss spoke after the fight, saying 'gran chin'.