PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Choate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boum Boum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Choate had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Choate
vs
Boum

225 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Choate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boum Boum!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choate throws a poor cross that misses
and Boum counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Choate catches Boum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Choate explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boum misses with a body kick.
Boum swings for the body but Choate moves out of range.
Choate slips under a jab.
Boum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choate manages to avoid it.
Boum swings for the body but Choate moves out of range.
Choate throws a right hand that Boum ducks under and follows up with a left that Boum also avoids with ease.
Choate throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Choate.
Boum looks winded!
Choate tries a head kick but it misses.
Choate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boum.
Choate lands a jab-cross combination.
Boum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choate.
Choate misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choate lands a glancing blow to the side of Boum's head.
Nice body punch from Choate.
Choate scores with a decent looking hook.
Boum misses with an uppercut. Choate saw that one coming.
Choate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boum.
Choate misses the shot to the body.
Boum motions for Choate to come forward. Boum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Choate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boum checks a low kick from Choate.
Choate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choate throws a good cross that connects.
Choate looks to land a combination but Boum avoids it well.
Boum misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Boum.
Choate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Choate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boum misses the jab.
Boum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boum slips a jab and a cross from Choate.
Choate lands with a shot to the body.
Boum misses with an uppercut.
Boum takes a swing at Choate's ribcage but misses.
Choate fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Boum misses.
No joy there for Choate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boum. That's going to slow Choate down.
Boum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Choate.
Choate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choate loads up on a big right hand but Boum slips the punch.
Boum throws a hook but Choate blocks it.
Choate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Choate 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.

Boum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choate under the eye.
Boum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choate throws a head kick that misses.
Choate lands a lovely overhand right.
Boum throws a jab but it's blocked by Choate.
Choate throws a looping overhand right but Boum ducks down to avoid it.
Choate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boum throws the left hand but Choate avoids the punch easily.
Choate looks to score with a jab to the body but Boum is just out of range.
Choate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boum looks to score with a jab to the body but Choate is just out of range.
Choate throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Boum. That snapped Choate's head back.
Choate falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boum to counter with a crisp jab.
Luke Choate is winning the standup battle so far.
Choate connects with a leg kick. Boum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boum misses the shot to the body.
Choate throws a nice looking combination but Boum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luke Choate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boum moves out of range of the body kick.
Choate is looking to land body kicks.
Boum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choate.
Boum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boum stuns Choate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Choate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Choate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boum avoids the head kick by Choate.
Choate misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Choates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Luke Choate has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choate avoids the body shot from Boum.
Boum misses with a wild body shot.
Choate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boum throws out a powerful jab.
Boum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boum lands with a good body shot.
Choate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boum avoids the head kick by Choate.
Boum throws a nice looking combination but Choate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choate moves away.
Choate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Choate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boum throws a jab but it's blocked by Choate.
Choate misses with a few strikes there.
Choate misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boum lands with a straight right. Choate didn't see that one coming.
Boum stuns Choate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choate looks to land a combination but Boum avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boum Boum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Choate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Boum misses with an uppercut. Choate saw that one coming.
Boum takes a swing at Choate's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boum. Choate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choate throws a body kick that misses.
Boum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Choate. That one must have hurt.
Choate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boum at a distance.
Boum cracks a nice hook into Choate's ribs.
Boum throws a body punch but Choate moves out of range.
Choate misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Choate.
Boum misses the shot to the body.
Choate throws a right hand that Boum ducks under and follows up with a left that Boum also avoids with ease.
A big right from Choate misses.
Choate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boum was well out of range. Poor timing from Choate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boum cracks Choate with a right hand to the side of the head.
Choate throws a sloppy head kick and Boum moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Choate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boum manages to avoid it.
Boum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Choate misses.
Boum thuds a left hand into Choate's body.
Boum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boum stalks Choate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Choate's face. Choate staggers backwards, shaken.
Choate throws the left hand but Boum avoids the punch easily.
Choate walks into a jab.
Boum throws a series of punches but Choate avoids them all with ease.
Boum tries to bum rush Choate with a series of wild strikes but Choate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choate misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Choate scrambles back to his feet.
Choate avoids the body shot from Boum.
Boum throws a hook but Choate avoids it easily.
Boum misses with a double jab.
Choate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boum.
Boum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Choate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boum doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Boum misses the target.
Choate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Choate throws a nice looking combination but Boum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boum.
Boum dodges the punch combination from Choate.
Choate connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boum Boum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boum Boum!