PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 2762 p4p, 23513 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 314 p4p, 676 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Sucre's choice of entrance music: Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. De Sucre has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antonio Jose De Sucre enters the ring!

OConnell
vs
De Sucre

209 cm
49
286
32 - 26 - 1

190 cm
47
214
43 - 47 - 2

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 32 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 47 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OConnell moves into the clinch.
OConnell scores with a hook to the body.
De Sucre looks winded!
OConnell lands an uppercut.
OConnell scores with a shoulder strike.
OConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Sucre's elbow.
OConnell lands a left hand.
Good body shot from OConnell.
OConnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
OConnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Sucre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from OConnell.
De Sucre blocks a body shot from OConnell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. OConnell obliges.
OConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Sucre's elbow.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, OConnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from OConnell on the inside.
OConnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
OConnell can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by OConnell.
OConnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
OConnell lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from OConnell.
Still in the clinch, OConnell scores with a nice short uppercut.

De Sucre is rocked!
OConnell landing knees to the body.
De Sucre is still on wobbly legs! Can OConnell finish him?
OConnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Sucres head.
OConnell lands a body punch in the clinch.
OConnell unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Sucre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OConnell cracks De Sucre with a nice body shot.
OConnell breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks De Sucre with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! De Sucre looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. De Sucre 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 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul OConnell!
Paul OConnell thanked the fans post fight for their support.