PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 2897 p4p, 344 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 2463 p4p, 292 weight class). De Sucre comes into the arena with Bolivianos el Hado Propicio blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Jose De Sucre
vs
Johnson

190 cm
42
214 lbs
35 - 31 - 2

189 cm
30
216 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 35 - 31 - 2, 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 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from De Sucre.
De Sucre scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Sucre.
De Sucre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Sucre lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice jab there from De Sucre.
De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson jabs De Sucre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
Johnson throws out a counter right but De Sucre avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Sucre.
Johnson slips a jab from De Sucre.
De Sucre slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
Johnson misses the body punch
and De Sucre counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Sucre. De Sucre obviously looking to wear him down.
De Sucre throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from De Sucre does no damage.
De Sucre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Sucre misses with a low kick.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Sucre throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
De Sucre slips a jab from Johnson.
De Sucre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 throws a good cross that connects.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but De Sucre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a right hand that De Sucre ducks under and follows up with a left that De Sucre also avoids with ease.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. De Sucre backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from De Sucre misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sucre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Sucre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
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 Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jose De Sucre's cut.
That's time! De Sucre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Sucre defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from De Sucre misses the target.
Johnson jabs at De Sucre's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Sucre.
Johnson throws a right and a left that De Sucre avoids nicely.
De Sucre throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
De Sucre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson moves out of range as De Sucre strikes.
De Sucre stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Sucre misses with a straight left.
De Sucre misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Sucre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Sucre tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Sucre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from De Sucre.
De Sucre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by De Sucre.
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 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Sucre looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Sucre misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
De Sucre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Sucre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Sucre throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
De Sucre misses with a hook.
De Sucre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Sucre.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Sucre.
De Sucre thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Sucre misses with a hook.
De Sucre avoids the body shot from Johnson.
De Sucre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Sucre rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jose De Sucre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Sucre.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Sucre throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Sucre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Sucre throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Sucre thinking.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by De Sucre.
De Sucre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Sucre throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
De Sucre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Sucre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses.
De Sucre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Sucre misses the body punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
De Sucre cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnson checks a low kick from 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.
Johnson cracks De Sucre with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! De Sucre is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and De Sucre is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! De Sucre could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anthony Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.