PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 15384 p4p, 146 weight class) and Alistair Spong (ranked 15373 p4p, 148 weight class). Spong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Alistair Spong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carson West's chin.

West
vs
Spong

186 cm
41
208 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

195 cm
36
237 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spong misses with a body punch.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
Spong blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spong's defenses.

It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West lands an elbow inside.
Spong misses with the head strike.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
West prevents a body shot from Spong.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from West.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
West lands an elbow just above Spong 's eye.
A short right from Spong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spong avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West with a knee to the head.
West lands a nice elbow.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spong looks winded!
Spong misses with some punches.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West working Spong over with knees to the body.
West prevents a body shot from Spong.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West crunches a lovely knee into Spong's ribcage.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Spong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spong tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, West throws an elbow but misses.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Spong takes an elbow to the forehead.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West lands an elbow inside that Spong shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from West on the inside.
Nice elbow from West.
Spong tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spong circles away from the clinch attempt.
West tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spong. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spong.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West is looking to clinch.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spong on the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
West has Spong pushed against the cage.
West misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
West working aggressively here.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West gets through Spong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spong tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from West.
West blocks a body shot from Spong.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
West prevents a body shot from Spong.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West leaning his opponent against the cage.
West throws an elbow that misses.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from West.
Spong tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West misses with an elbow strike.
West lands an elbow that stopped Spong in his tracks for a moment.
Carson West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Spong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spong is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spong's defenses.
Spong throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Spong.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Spong.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alistair Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

West moves into range and clinches up with Spong.
Spong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning West up against the cage.
A short uppercut from West.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
Spong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from West.
A short uppercut from West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Spong avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Spong dodges an elbow strike from West.
Spong can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spong's brow.
West gets through Spong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
West tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
West lands an elbow inside that Spong shrugs off.
West tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
West misses with the head strike.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
West trying to control the position but instead, Spong has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the cage.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Spong crunches a lovely knee into West's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spong misses with a punch to the body.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West misses with a punch to the body.
West digs a right hand into Spong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spong's gas tank.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spong swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.
West prevents a body shot from Spong.
Spong lands with a short shot to the head.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
Spong throws a head punch that misses.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but West is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carson West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson West!
The defeated Alistair Spong had this to say: 'Damn, got caught napping.'.