PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 3671 p4p, 83 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 5435 p4p, 113 weight class). Velasquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer. De Sucre has chosen Bolivianos el Hado Propicio as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Velasquez
vs
Jose De Sucre

187 cm
32
240 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

190 cm
43
214 lbs
38 - 34 - 2

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent 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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Sucre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velasquez.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Sucre.
Velasquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.

De Sucre gets tackled into the ropes by Velasquez. Velasquez maintains the clinch.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Velasquez throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from De Sucre.
Velasquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from De Sucre.
De Sucre is leaning against Velasquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Sucre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Velasquez throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Sucre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Velasquez.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land.
Velasquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Sucre.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Sucre blocks a body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velasquez tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
Velasquez throws an elbow but it misses.
De Sucre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Velasquez scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Sucre.
De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
De Sucre takes an elbow to the temple.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre avoids the elbow strike from Velasquez, against the ropes.
Velasquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez misses with a body punch.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but De Sucre avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the ropes.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre avoids the elbow strike from Velasquez, against the ropes.
Velasquez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sucre controls his hands.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Sucre works on Velasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Sucre swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
De Sucre blocks a body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but De Sucre avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the ropes.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Velasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velasquez swinging wildly here.

De Sucre clinches.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sucre controls his hands.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.

It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from De Sucre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
De Sucre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velasquez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velasquez or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
De Sucre misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Sucre.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but De Sucre avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the ropes.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Sucre's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Sucre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez misses with an elbow over the top.
De Sucre avoids the elbow strike from Velasquez, against the ropes.
De Sucre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Sucre gets through Velasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Sucre avoids a wild elbow strike from Velasquez.
A short left from De Sucre.
De Sucre gets through Velasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
De Sucre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
De Sucre digs a right hand underneath Velasquez's ribcage. Velasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Sucre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sucre controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Sucre.
Velasquez takes a shot to the head.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Velasquez throws an elbow but misses.
Velasquez misses with a body punch.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Sucre lands with a short shot to the head.
De Sucre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jose De Sucre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Velasquez gets tackled into the ropes by De Sucre. De Sucre maintains the clinch.
De Sucre avoids the elbow strike from Velasquez, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Sucre's brow.
De Sucre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
De Sucre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velasquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Sucre's defenses.
De Sucre lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
De Sucre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Sucre.
Velasquez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
A right handed body shot lands from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez digs a right hand underneath De Sucre's ribcage. De Sucre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
Good body shot from Velasquez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Velasquez.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Sucre.
Velasquez tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Sucre scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Sucre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
Velasquez tries a body shot but De Sucre blocks it.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Sucre.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Sucre.
Velasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to work over De Sucre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasquez throws an elbow that misses.
Velasquez throws an elbow that misses.
Velasquez can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
Velasquez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velasquez pushes off an throws an elbow but De Sucre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stipe Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
De Sucre blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jose De Sucre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Sucre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Our winner, Antonio Jose De Sucre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.