PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 23156 p4p, 22231 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 719 p4p, 731 weight class). De Sucre's entrance music is Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Begbie's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Sucre
vs
Begbie

190 cm
48
214
44 - 49 - 2

190 cm
28
210
3 - 9 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Fast

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 44 - 49 - 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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre throws a right hand that misses
and Begbie counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for De Sucre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Sucre throws a jab but it's blocked by Begbie.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Begbie 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.
De Sucre missing with a left hand there. Begbie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Begbie thuds his right hand into De Sucre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Sucre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
Begbie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Begbie gets a clinch.
De Sucre lands with a short shot to the head.

Begbie breaks the clinch.
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
De Sucre throws a right hand that Begbie ducks under and follows up with a left that Begbie also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Begbie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Sucre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Begbie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre looks to land a right hand but Begbie moved out of range.
De Sucre throws out a loose jab but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from De Sucre misses
and Begbie counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie tries to clinch up.
De Sucre misses with the combination.
De Sucre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Begbie sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Begbie darts in and clinches De Sucre up against the cage.
De Sucre scores with a shoulder strike.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Begbie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Sucre's defenses.

It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre lands a nice uppercut.

Begbie breaks from the clinch.
Begbie slips a straight right by De Sucre.

Begbie rushes De Sucre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie misses with a series of wild punches.
Begbie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Begbie unleashes a big counter combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Begbie tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from De Sucre misses.
Begbie slips a jab from De Sucre.

Begbie takes the fight into the clinch.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Sucre swings wildly with an uppercut but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
Begbie takes a shot to the head.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
And that is 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Sucre misses with a low kick.
A low kick from De Sucre misses
and Begbie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie moves in looking to clinch but De Sucre pushes him off.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut
and Begbie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a wild body kick that Begbie sees coming a mile off.
Francis Begbie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Sucre throws a big shot that misses.
Begbie is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut.
Francis Begbie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
Begbie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Sucre.
Begbie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Begbie has managed to clinch.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
Begbie blocking some punches.
Begbie lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
Begbie blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Begbie.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Begbie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Sucre.
Begbie pushes De Sucre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Sucre tries to throw a body punch but Begbie avoids it by throwing De Sucre back against the cage.
De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Sucre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Begbie's elbow.
De Sucre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Begbies head.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
De Sucre lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Begbie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begbie manages to avoid it.
De Sucre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Begbie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Begbie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Begbie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that is 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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Sucre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Begbie wants to clinch up but De Sucre keeps it at a distance.
De Sucre with a nice calf kick.
Begbie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Sucre works over Begbie's head and body with a nice combination.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Sucre misses with a low kick.
De Sucre throws a lazy right hand but Begbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Sucre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Sucre with a nice cross.

Begbie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands an overhand right.
Begbie is still on wobbly legs! Can De Sucre finish him?
De Sucre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that Begbie avoids nicely.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from De Sucre does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Begbie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Sucre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Sucre scores with a big combo that sends Begbie crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Begbie flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! De Sucre jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Antonio Jose De Sucre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Francis Begbie had this to say: 'Bollocks to the lot of ya!'.