|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hugo Decoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Decoste had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
|
|
|
185 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
|
185 cm
32
194 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
World class MT
Good gas tank
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Decoste! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Decoste connects with a looping right hand.
Decoste has closed the distance and engaged Bounty in a clinch.
Bounty misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty. Decoste is looking to control Bounty's arms but Bounty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decoste has his back to the ropes. Decoste pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bounty throws a looping overhand right but Decoste ducks down to avoid it. Bounty lands a really nice looking cross but Decoste seems unphased.
Decoste throws a series of punches but Bounty moves out of range. Decoste looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well. Bounty closes the distance and clinches. This has been an exciting period of action! Decoste looking to slow down the pace here. Decoste putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bounty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bounty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decoste tries to stall but Bounty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch. Bounty lands a good knee to the midsection. Decoste won't want to take too many of those. Bounty working aggressively here.
Decoste is leaning against Bounty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Bounty. Bounty stalling the fight.
A short right from Bounty on the inside. Bounty holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bounty lands a nice uppercut. Decoste is looking to control Bounty's arms but Bounty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decoste has his back to the ropes. Bounty keeps control of Decoste as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Decoste blocks an uppercut.
Bounty scores with a shoulder strike. Decoste lands a left hand.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Bounty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decoste. Decoste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bounty pushes Decoste back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bounty. Decoste tries to stall but Bounty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bounty has a couple of punches blocked by Decoste.
Bounty lands on the inside with an uppercut. Decoste tries to break free but Bounty pushes him back against the ropes. Bounty lands a hook to the side of the head. Decoste wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Decoste wants to break free but Bounty has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A short right from Decoste. Decoste looking to slow down the pace here. Decoste is trying to break the clinch but Bounty is controlling him. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A head punch on the inside from Bounty fails to land. Bounty is pushing Decoste up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Decoste taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Decoste drives through and clinches with Bounty against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hugo Decoste. Decoste takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decoste takes the fight into the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Bounty.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch. Bounty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bounty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Decoste backwards. Decoste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bounty scores with a hook to the body. Decoste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Decoste instigates a clinch. Bounty lands a left hand.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Decoste. Bounty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike. Bounty swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it. Decoste letting Bounty take a breather here. A right handed body shot lands from Bounty.
Decoste pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hugo Decoste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Decoste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Decoste rushes Bounty and presses him up against the ropes. Bounty lands a hook that snaps the head of Decoste backwards. Decoste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bounty has him pressed against the ropes. Decoste breaks the clinch.
Decoste has closed the distance and engaged Bounty in a clinch.
Bounty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Decoste breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounty dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bounty tries to keep at a distance but Decoste has taken the fight into the clinch. Decoste blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bounty.
Bounty lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bounty. Bounty keeps control of Decoste as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Decoste pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bounty scores with the left hand. Decoste knows he should have avoided that one. Decoste changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Decoste misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decoste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Decoste 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! Decoste clinches. Bounty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Decoste's efforts to push away. Nice body punch from Bounty - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bounty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Decoste gets in close and instigates a clinch. Decoste wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Decoste wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Decoste is working Bounty over against the ropes. Bounty misses with some punches.
Decoste blocks a body shot from Bounty. Bounty swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Decoste. Decoste takes a shot to the head. Bounty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bounty slows down the pace here.
Mark Bounty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Decoste wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Decoste looking to stall.
Decoste tries to break the clinch but Bounty is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bounty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Decoste backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounty. Decoste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty lands a right hand. Decoste trying to control the position but instead, Bounty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decoste into the ropes. Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bounty scores with a shot to the side of Decoste's head. Decoste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decoste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bounty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Decoste. Decoste takes a swing at Bounty's ribcage but misses. Bounty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Decoste has time to react. Mark Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab lands there for Bounty. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Decoste takes a swing at Bounty's ribcage but misses. Hugo Decoste is winning the standup battle so far. Bounty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Decoste.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bounty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bounty throws a jab when Decoste was well out of range. Decoste moves into the clinch. Bounty tries a body shot but Decoste blocks it.
A short right from Bounty. Decoste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bounty has him pressed against the ropes. Bounty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Decoste is rocked! Good anti-grappling being displayed by Decoste as Bounty tries to tie him up. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounty. Oh Decoste is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Decoste wants to get back to striking at distance but Bounty won't allow it.
Bounty lands with a short shot to the head. Bounty lands a shoulder strike. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounty. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Decoste looking to slow down the pace here. Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hugo Decoste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bounty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty lands an elbow just above Decoste 's eye. Bounty looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Bounty.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Bounty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Bounty winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Mark Bounty! Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mark Bounty! Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mark Bounty!
Mark Bounty wins by unanimous decision! Mark Bounty made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '1 down 6 more to go! '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|