PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 6730 p4p, 611 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 2259 p4p, 317 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jose De Sucre
vs
Laoka

190 cm
36
214 lbs
24 - 23 - 1

188 cm
42
205 lbs
33 - 21 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

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 24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka avoids the head kick by De Sucre.
Laoka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laoka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Sucres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Sucre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Sucre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by De Sucre as he checks the leg kick.
Jab from Laoka.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Laoka moves out of range easily.
Laoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Sucre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick
and Laoka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for De Sucre.
Laoka defending well as De Sucre loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laoka.
De Sucre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Sucre tries to land a front kick but Laoka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laoka scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka slips a jab and a cross from De Sucre.
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
Laoka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Sucre looks to land a combination but Laoka avoids it well.
De Sucre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laoka's head.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
De Sucre slips under a jab from Laoka.
De Sucre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laoka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for De Sucre. That snapped Laoka's head back.
De Sucre keeps Laoka at a distance using the push kick.
De Sucre throws a right hand that Laoka ducks under and follows up with a left that Laoka also avoids with ease.
Laoka stuns De Sucre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
De Sucre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Sucre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laoka takes a step back to recover.
De Sucre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a big shot that misses.
De Sucre throws a low kick, looking for Laoka's leg but Laoka calmly moves out of range.
Laoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Sucre throws out the jab.
De Sucre misses with the combination.
Laoka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laoka slips under a jab.
Laoka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laoka cracks De Sucre with an open hand slap.
De Sucre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Sucre slips under a jab.
De Sucre lands with a kick to the temple. Laoka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Sucre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laoka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Sucre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laoka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laoka throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Sucre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Sucre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laoka blocks the body kick.
Laoka throws a low kick but De Sucre avoids it.
A lazy body kick from De Sucre
and Laoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laoka scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laoka misses the shot to the body.
Laoka moves away from the strike by De Sucre.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Sucre scores with a kick to the body.
De Sucre throws a hook but Laoka blocks it.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Laoka.
De Sucre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laoka blocks a head kick by De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laoka.
Laoka throws a leg kick but De Sucre moved away.
De Sucre throws a wild body kick that Laoka sees coming a mile off.
Laoka feints and then cracks De Sucre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Sucre down.
Laoka avoids the head kick by De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Laoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Sucre throws out the jab.
Laoka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Sucre tests Laoka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Sucre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Sucre scores with a shot to the body.
Laoka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Sucre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sucre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laoka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from De Sucre does no damage.
De Sucre tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Sucre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Sucre throws a body shot but no joy.
De Sucre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Laoka.
Laoka blocks a head kick by De Sucre.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but De Sucre ducks down to avoid it.
De Sucre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A good leg kick by Laoka.
A big right from Laoka misses.
Laoka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Sucre.
Laoka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Sucre. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but De Sucre is just out of range.
De Sucre throws a leg kick that misses.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that Laoka avoids nicely.
A big left from Laoka misses.
A nice combination there by De Sucre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka connects with a nice looking jab.
De Sucre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laoka was well out of range. Poor timing from De Sucre.
Laoka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Sucre stalks Laoka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laoka's face. Laoka staggers backwards, shaken.
Laoka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Sucre's head.

Laoka forces De Sucre back against the cage and clinches.
De Sucre tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing De Sucre back against the cage.
Laoka lands a left hand.
Laoka prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
De Sucre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laokas head.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
De Sucre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, De Sucre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka lands an uppercut.
De Sucre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laoka can do to turn this around?
De Sucre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Sucre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Sucre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Sucre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Sucre misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka blocking some punches.
De Sucre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka pushes De Sucre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laoka tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
De Sucre swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre pushes Laoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Sucre.
Laoka lands a left hand.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Sucre.
Laoka is breathing heavily.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Sucre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Sucre scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sucre presses Laoka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laoka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Sucre.
De Sucre pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Sucre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laoka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Sucre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
De Sucre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laoka can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
De Sucre lands with a right to the head.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
De Sucre lands an uppercut.
De Sucre works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
De Sucre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Sucre is working Laoka over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Sucre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sucre tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Sucre.
De Sucre lands an uppercut.

Laoka is rocked!
De Sucre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Laoka moves out of range as De Sucre throws a body kick.
Laoka misses with a head kick.
Laoka tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from De Sucre misses.
Laoka misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Sucre lands with a nice body punch.
Laoka misses with a hook
and De Sucre counters with a body kick that stops Laoka in his tracks momentarily.
De Sucre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laoka takes a step back to recover.
De Sucre throws a wild body kick that Laoka sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka slips under a jab from De Sucre.
Laoka misses with the combination.
De Sucre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka drops his hands momentarily and De Sucre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Sucre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Laoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
Laoka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laoka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good work by De Sucre as he checks the leg kick.
Laoka moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
Laoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Sucre's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by De Sucre.
An attempted straight right counter from De Sucre misses the target.
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a series of strikes that have Laoka backpedaling.
Laoka moves out of range as De Sucre strikes.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
Katsu Laoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Sucre duly obliges.
De Sucre connects with the punch.
Laoka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
De Sucre tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a body punch but Laoka moves out of range.
De Sucre looks to land a left hand but Laoka moved out of range nicely.
De Sucre throws a poor cross that misses
and Laoka counters with a low kick, right behind De Sucre 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Sucre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laoka counters with a straight right hand.
Laoka moves out of range of the body kick from De Sucre.
Laoka dodges the punch combination from De Sucre.
Laoka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
Laoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laoka checks it well.
De Sucre throws a series of punches but Laoka avoids them all with ease.
Laoka misses with a straight right.
Laoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Sucre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like De Sucre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
Laoka lands with a nice body kick.
De Sucre slips a straight right by Laoka.
It looked like De Sucre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Sucre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laoka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Sucre misses with a series of wild punches.
Laoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Sucre throws a front kick that sends Laoka stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from De Sucre lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Sucre.
Laoka throws a big counter head kick but De Sucre avoids it with no problem.
De Sucre misses with a double jab.
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!
De Sucre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Laoka lands a slapping body shot.
Laoka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laoka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Laoka.
De Sucre misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Laoka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Sucre moves away from the strike by Laoka.
Laoka connects with the punch.
De Sucre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka is looking to chop away at De Sucre's legs.
De Sucre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Sucre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laoka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Sucre 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Our winner, Antonio Jose De Sucre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.