PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Booningham (ranked 1974 p4p, 254 weight class) and Shen Kuei (ranked 2556 p4p, 318 weight class). Daniel Booningham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Booningham
vs
Kuei

200 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

184 cm
20
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Booningham!
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, Shen Kuei!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booningham cracks Kuei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuei throws a sloppy head kick and Booningham moves out of range easily.
Booningham throws a hook but Kuei avoids it easily.
Kuei connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Booningham.
Booningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booningham lands the left hand.

Kuei darts in and clinches Booningham up against the cage.
Booningham misses with a punch to the body.
Kuei misses with a body punch.
Booningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuei cracks Booningham with a nice body shot.
Kuei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booningham misses with a punch to the body.
Booningham tries to throw a body punch but Kuei avoids it by throwing Booningham back against the cage.
Kuei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuei stalling against the cage.
Kuei blocking some punches.
Kuei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Booningham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Kuei.
Booningham avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuei.
Booningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Booningham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Booningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Booningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booningham.
Kuei tries to throw a body punch but Booningham avoids it by throwing Kuei back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kuei lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booningham prevents a body shot from Kuei.
Booningham wants to stall.
Kuei has Booningham pressed against the cage, preventing Booningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booningham looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuei has Booningham pressed against the cage, preventing Booningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuei presses Booningham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuei blocks a body shot from Booningham.
Kuei struggles to land a body shot inside as Booningham controls his hands.
Kuei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Booningham up against the cage.
Kuei lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booningham working hard to break the clinch.
Kuei lands with a right to the head.
Booningham pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuei misses with some punches.
A short left from Kuei.
Booningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Daniel Booningham has been cut.
Kuei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Booningham backwards.
Booningham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Booningham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuei can't find room to land a body shot as Booningham controls the action.
Kuei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Booningham swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuei throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuei blocks a body shot from Booningham.
Kuei lands a nice elbow.
Booningham avoids the elbow strike from Kuei, against the cage.
Kuei lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuei tries a body shot but Booningham blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuei.
Booningham is looking to control Kuei's arms but Kuei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Booningham has his back to the cage.
Booningham takes an elbow to the temple.
Booningham tries to work over Kuei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuei pushes Booningham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuei misses with a punch to the body.
Booningham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuei backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shen Kuei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Booningham's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping body kick lands there for Kuei.
Booningham misses with a right hand
and Kuei counters with a slapping leg kick.
Booningham throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuei.
Booningham looks to land a combination but Kuei avoids it well.
Kuei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Booningham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Kuei.
Booningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuei lands a nice shot that snaps Booningham's head back.
Kuei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Booningham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniel Booningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuei misses with a straight right.
Booningham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shen Kuei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Kuei scores with a nice body kick.
Booningham looks to land a left hand but Kuei moved out of range nicely.
Kuei steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Booningham.
We've been told by Booningham's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kuei stuns Booningham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuei cracks Booningham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Booningham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booningham throws a body punch but Kuei moves out of range.
A slow jab from Booningham misses its intended target.
Booningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuei misses with a looping right.
Kuei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booningham.
Kuei misses with an uppercut.
Kuei throws a leg kick which misses Booningham's front leg but catches the back leg as Booningham tries to avoid it.
Kuei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Booningham.
Kuei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Booningham throws a series of punches but Kuei avoids them all with ease.
Booningham staying out of range there.
Booningham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Booningham lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booningham slips a straight right by Kuei.
Kuei throws the left hand but Booningham avoids the punch easily.
Booningham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuei.
Kuei tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuei ducks under a wild hook from Booningham.
Kuei slips under a jab.
Kuei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Booningham scores with a hook.
Kuei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Booningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuei.

Kuei drops Booningham with a beautiful combination! Booningham stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuei is looking for the KO!

Booningham is rocked!
Kuei slips a straight right by Booningham.
Booningham throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuei scores with a counter punch that sends Booningham to the canvas! Kuei smells blood - he's punishing Booningham with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Booningham has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shen Kuei!
Shen Kuei bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Daniel Booningham spoke after the fight, saying 'You'll see me again soon even if it means I'm climbing in the cage to get a fight on my off day.'.