PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Somsak Tanawati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Tanawati
vs
Matador

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Somsak Tanawati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , El Matador!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanawati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanawati stops a takedown attempt from Matador.
Matador wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matador looking for a takedown.
Matador is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tanawati is defending well.
Somsak Tanawati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Matador taking a breather.
Matador blocks a body shot from Tanawati.

Matador manages to break the clinch.

Tanawati moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanawati working Matador over with knees to the body.
Matador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matador wants a takedown.
Tanawati is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matador is defending well for now.
Tanawati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanawati lands a shoulder strike.
Tanawati lands a knee to the head.
Tanawati manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanawati struggles to land a body shot inside as Matador controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Matador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matador is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tanawati with a knee to the head.
Tanawati lands a hook that snaps the head of Matador backwards.
Tanawati lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tanawati stalls.
Tanawati prevents Matador from breaking the clinch.

Matador drags the fight down to the ground.
Tanawati is stalling in the full guard.
Tanawati slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador is trying to maintain the position but Tanawati is very close to passing his half guard.
Matador keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanawati content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tanawati tries to pass to full mount but Matador defends it.
Tanawati controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanawati stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nice sprawl there from Tanawati as Matador shoots in.
Tanawati throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tanawati drives through and clinches with Matador against the cage.
Matador has Tanawati pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tanawati manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanawati's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matador tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanawati smiles and moves away.
Tanawati misses with a double jab.
Matador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanawati is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tanawati.

Tanawati has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanawati stalls.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanawati throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanawati.
A bit of stalling here from Tanawati.
Tanawati lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Tanawati digs a right hand into Matador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matador's gas tank.

Matador jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanawati slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Tanawati gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Tanawati dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tanawati checks a leg kick nicely.
Tanawati throws a big counter combination but Matador scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matador.
Nice takedown defense from Tanawati. No joy for Matador on that attempt.
Tanawati misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tanawati has Matador up against the cage in a clinch.
Matador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanawati lands a left hand.
Tanawati working Matador over with knees to the body.
Tanawati tries to work over Matador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somsak Tanawati has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanawati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matador's elbow.
Tanawati slowing the pace effectively.
Tanawati lands a damaging elbow.
Tanawati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanawati is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matador can do to turn this around?
Tanawati lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matador or not.
Tanawati scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanawati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanawati landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matador is breathing heavily.
Tanawati scores with a knee to the head.
Tanawati is leaning against Matador and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tanawati.
Tanawati lands an elbow inside.
Tanawati scores with a shot to the side of Matador's head.
Tanawati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.
Tanawati crunches a lovely knee into Matador's ribcage.
Matador looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Tanawati - that landed with a thud.
Tanawati is pushing Matador up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matador letting Tanawati take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanawati digs a right hand into Matador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matador's gas tank.
Tanawati effectively controlling the action here.
Matador goes for a takedown attempt but Tanawati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Tanawati clinches up against the cage.
Tanawati landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matador missing with knees to the body.

Matador has picked Tanawati up - he's going for a ride! Matador dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Tanawati makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tanawati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matador's waist but Matador gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanawati off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador shoots and misses
and Tanawati counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matador is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Somsak Tanawati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.

Tanawati clinches up with Matador and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanawati taking a breather.
Tanawati scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanawati takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanawati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanawati scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tanawati.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanawati cracks Matador with a nice body shot.
Tanawati stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tanawati.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanawati blocks a body shot from Matador.
A body shot lands from Tanawati.
Matador takes a shot to the head.
Matador is trying to drag Tanawati to the mat but Tanawati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanawati obliges.
Tanawati scores with a knee to the head.
Tanawati lands an elbow just above Matador 's eye.
Matador slowing the pace effectively.
Matador dodges an elbow strike from Tanawati.
Matador wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanawati stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Tanawati dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tanawati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matador shoots in but Tanawati avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tanawati moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Tanawati. Beautiful body shot.

Tanawati gets caught flat footed, as Matador shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tanawati wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Matador manages to pass to side control.

Tanawati is not content to let Matador control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanawati controlling the position well.
Matador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador is looking to pass Tanawati's guard but actually Tanawati recovers to full guard.
Tanawati has his hands on Matador's head, controlling the position.
Matador trying to control but Tanawati is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanawati preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matador trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanawati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanawati wants to stand and escape but Matador is having none of it.
Tanawati keeping full guard, as Matador tries to pass.
Tanawati keeping moving, preventing Matador from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matador gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanawati lands an elbow just above Matador 's eye.
Tanawati stalling.
Matador is looking for a takedown.
Tanawati is struggling to control the position.
Matador trying to stall but Tanawati improves his position.
Tanawati is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matador is trying to pull guard but Tanawati turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Somsak Tanawati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Tanawati tries a knee to the head but Matador blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tanawati - that landed with a thud.
Tanawati putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matador in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanawati works on Matador's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati just leaning against Matador, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Tanawati.
Tanawati lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matador backwards.
Tanawati presses Matador against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanawati.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Tanawati.
Tanawati slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanawati.
Matador is trying to pull guard but Tanawati has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanawati leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanawati pushes Matador back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Somsak Tanawati showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanawati 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somsak Tanawati!
Somsak Tanawati thanked the fans post fight for their support.