PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 5365 p4p, 6107 weight class) and Bas Bonjasky (ranked 64 p4p, 99 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Congo
vs
Bonjasky

188 cm
19
250
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
250
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky tries to clinch up.
Congo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bas Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky wants to clinch up but Congo keeps it at a distance.
Bonjasky has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Congo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bonjasky wants to clinch.
Congo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Congo moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky throws a right hand that Congo ducks under and follows up with a left that Congo also avoids with ease.
Bonjasky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Congo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Congo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonjasky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Congo rushes Bonjasky and presses him up against the ropes.
Bonjasky working aggressively here.
Bonjasky missing with knees to the body.
Congo pushes Bonjasky back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Congo avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonjasky looking to throw knees to the head but Congo is blocking nicely.
Bonjasky tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Bonjasky back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Congo.
Bonjasky looks winded!
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonjaskys head.
Bonjasky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Congo.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Congo cracks Bonjasky with a nice body shot.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo lands a right hand.

Bonjasky is rocked!
Congo lands a shot to the body.
Bonjasky is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
A hook to the body from Congo.
Bonjasky seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Congo creates a bit of space and cracks Bonjasky with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Bonjasky is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!

Congo closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonjasky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Congo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Congo.
Congo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bonjasky with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bonjasky looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bonjasky get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Congo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.