PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 854 p4p, 43 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 1158 p4p, 15 weight class). Oson Bon had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bon
vs
Van Rooy

225 cm
33
275 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

196 cm
26
256 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Oson Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the body
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy lands with a good body shot.
Bon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy tries to counter with a clinch but Bon shakes him off and moves away.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Bon counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Bon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Bon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Bon is avoiding it.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bon tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Bon blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bon.
Van Rooy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bon throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Bon.
Bon swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Bon.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Bon misses.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Bon and move into the clinch position.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Bon blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Bon just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Bon blocks it.
Van Rooy cracks Bon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Bon is out of range.
Bon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Rooy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oson Bon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bon cracks Van Rooy with a good jab.
Oson Bon is winning the standup battle so far.

Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Bon.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Bon blocking some punches.
Bon prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Bon blocking some punches.

Bon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bon throws out the jab.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Bon lands a jab to the head.
Van Rooy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bon.
Van Rooy misses the jab.
Van Rooy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bon. Bon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bon counters with a straight right hand.

Van Rooy has managed to clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Bon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bon's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Bon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bon blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bon breaks the clinch.
Bon scores with a nice body kick.
Bon cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bon throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Bon misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Bon - just one landing.
Bon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon scores with a nice strike.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Bon.
Bon throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.

Van Rooy clinches.

Bon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oson Bon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Bon and move into the clinch position.
Bon throws a body kick that misses.
Bon lands a jab to the nose.
Bon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bon moves out of range of the strikes.
And Bon counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy misses with a low kick.
Van Rooy works the jab nicely.
Bon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bon moves out of range as Van Rooy strikes.
It looked like Bon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bon.
Van Rooy lands a nice hook to Bon's body. Bon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Van Rooy takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bon blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bon blocks an uppercut.
Bon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy tries to work over Bon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bon manages to break the clinch.
Bon throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bon throws the kick towards the body but Van Rooy avoids it.
Bon throws the kick towards the body but Van Rooy avoids it.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Bon and move into the clinch position.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Bon avoids the punch easily.
Bon throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands a really nice looking cross but Bon seems unphased.

It looks like Oson Bon has been cut.
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!
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Bon counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon.
A little feinted left hand from Bon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bon scores with a hook to the body. Van Rooy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up but Bon circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Rooy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bon misses with an uppercut

and Van Rooy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rooy.
Bon is trying to break free.
Bon blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oson Bon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bon, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oson Bon!
In his post fight interview, Oson Bon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.