PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 19464 p4p, 577 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 3956 p4p, 425 weight class). Chantha comes to the ring accompanied by WORDS BOXIN. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chantha
vs
Bogard

180 cm
30
180 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

182 cm
28
179 lbs
17 - 20 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantha ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Chantha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chantha misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Chantha.
Chantha lands with a straight right. Bogard didn't see that one coming.
Bogard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bogard avoids the body shot from Chantha.
Bogard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogard 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.
Bogard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chantha misses with a jab to the body
and Bogard counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Chantha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard is trying to break the clinch but Chantha has him pressed against the ropes.
Bogard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chantha lands a right hand.
Chantha scores with a shoulder strike.

Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chantha rushes Bogard and presses him up against the ropes.

Chantha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bogards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chantha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Chantha. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Chantha.
Chantha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bogard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Chantha misses.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Chantha checks it.
Chantha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard misses with a head kick.
Chantha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chantha. Those never looked like landing.

Chantha clinches with his opponent.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Chantha closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chantha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bogard wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chantha scores with a nice head shot.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chantha throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard blocks a jab.
Chantha throws out a loose jab but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantha misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bun Chantha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good exchange - Chantha coming out on top.
Bogard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chantha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bogard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Bogard.
Chantha wants to clinch but Bogard slips to the side
and Bogard counters with a good low kick that Chantha was not able to check.
Chantha throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chantha throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chantha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chantha slips under a jab from Bogard.
Bogard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantha.
Bun Chantha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chantha misses with a double jab
and Bogard counters with a right hand to the body.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chantha.
Chantha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantha misses with an uppercut.
Bogard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chantha.
A nice side step and Bogard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chantha wants to clinch up but Bogard keeps it at a distance.
Bogard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chantha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bogard - that will leave a mark!
Chantha misses with a hook
and Bogard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bogard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard scores with a hook.
Chantha missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chantha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantha.
Bun Chantha is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bogard misses.
Bogard scoring well with a low kick there.
Chantha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogard at a distance.
Bun Chantha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantha looks to land a combination but Bogard avoids it well.
Chantha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogard throws out a counter right but Chantha avoids it with no problem.
Bogard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Bogard there.
Chantha throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bogard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Terry Bogard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bogard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chantha drops his hands momentarily and Bogard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bogard punishes Chantha's body with a nice straight punch.
Chantha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chantha throws a hook but Bogard avoids it easily.
Chantha misses the jab.
Bogard throws a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Chantha.
Chantha misses with a few strikes there.
Bogard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chantha digs a good hook to Bogard's body.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Chantha moved away.
Chantha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantha fails to land with a series of punches.
Chantha backing away here, and Bogard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chantha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chantha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Bogard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Bogard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chantha doesn't seem phased though.
Chantha misses with a looping left.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chantha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
Bogard tries a quick counter leg kick but Chantha is wise to it.
Chantha avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Chantha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chantha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chantha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogard.
Chantha is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard staying out of range there.
Chantha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bogard counters with a crisp hook 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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chantha checks a leg kick.
Chantha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bogard's hands.

Chantha clinches up against the ropes.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogard misses with a right hand
and Chantha counters with a two punch combo.
Chantha swings for the body but Bogard moves out of range.
Chantha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogard can do to turn this around?
Chantha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantha is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
Bogard looks to land a combination but Chantha avoids it well.

Chantha moves into range and clinches up with Bogard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bun Chantha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chantha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bun Chantha!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bun Chantha waved his t-shirt featuring VanDam Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.