PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 4293 p4p, 451 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 2826 p4p, 340 weight class). Chantha comes into the arena with WORDS BOXIN blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chantha
vs
Bogard

180 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
179 lbs
13 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chantha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chantha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bogard misses with some punches.
Chantha lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chantha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bogard's brow.
Chantha lands a right hand.
Bogard managing to block the knees to the body from Chantha.
Bogard is trying to break free.

Chantha breaks from the clinch.
Chantha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chantha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bogard moves out of range as Chantha strikes.
Chantha throws a shot from downtown. Bogard moves away and avoids it.
Bogard dodges the punch combination from Chantha.
Chantha tries to clinch up
letting Bogard counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard misses with a shot to the body
and Chantha counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Chantha throws a right and a left that Bogard avoids nicely.
Bogard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chantha misses with a hook. Bogard ducked under it nicely.
Chantha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Chantha.
Bogard throws a looping overhand right but Chantha ducks down to avoid it.
Chantha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chantha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bogard slips a jab from Chantha.
Chantha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
Bogard misses with an uppercut. Chantha saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Chantha misses its target.
Bogard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chantha. That did some damage!
Bogard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chantha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bogard breaks the clinch.
Chantha wants to clinch up but Bogard keeps it at a distance.
Chantha blocks a head kick by Bogard.
Bogard takes a swing at Chantha's ribcage but misses.
Chantha misses with a wild body shot.
Bogard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chantha slips a jab from Bogard.
Bogard scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Some wild striking there from Chantha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bun Chantha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chantha tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chantha misses with a head kick.
Bogard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chantha tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chantha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Terry Bogard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chantha avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Chantha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chantha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bun Chantha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chantha misses with the combination.
Bogard throws a big counter head kick but Chantha avoids it with no problem.
Chantha throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chantha throws a nice looking combination but Bogard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chantha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bogard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bogard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chantha has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard blocks an uppercut.
Chantha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bogard's efforts to push away.
Bogard tries to work over Chantha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chantha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bogard scores with a shoulder strike.
Chantha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bogard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chantha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Bogard can't break the clinch.
Bogard has a couple of punches blocked by Chantha.

Bogard breaks the clinch.
Bogard jabs Chantha to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Chantha clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Chantha on the inside.
Bogard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chanthas head.
Bogard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard tries to circle away but Chantha has him pinned against the ropes.
Chantha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogard can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chantha doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogard circles away.
Bogard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Chantha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chantha.
Bogard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chantha misses with the head strike.
Bogard presses Chantha against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bogard can't break the clinch.
Bogard can't break the clinch.
Chantha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Bogard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chantha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chantha tries to work over Bogard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chantha is leaning against Bogard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chantha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bogard tries to circle away but Chantha has him pinned against the ropes.
Bogard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chantha has Bogard pressed against the ropes, preventing Bogard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bogard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bun Chantha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A swing and a miss from Chantha.
Chantha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogard misses with a wild body shot.
Bogard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chantha throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
Bogard scores with the left hand. Chantha knows he should have avoided that one.
Chantha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab from Chantha.
Bogard throws a shot from downtown. Chantha moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bogard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bun Chantha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Chantha does no damage.
Bogard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha lands with a cross.
Chantha moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
Chantha jabs Bogard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bogard connects with a body shot.
Chantha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chantha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chantha moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBogard.
Chantha tries to clinch up but Bogard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bogard feints a counter leg kick.
Chantha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chantha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chantha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bogard's head.

Chantha closes the distance and clinches.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bogard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bun Chantha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantha lands with a right hand.
Chantha wants to clinch up but Bogard keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Chantha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chantha lands with a nice body punch.

Chantha has managed to clinch.
Chantha prevents Bogard from breaking the clinch.
Bogard misses with a punch to the body.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chantha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chantha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chantha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chantha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bogard's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bun Chantha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chantha 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bun Chantha!
A relieved looking Bun Chantha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.