PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 1730 p4p, 770 weight class) and Rikuto Ryuunosuke (ranked 190 p4p, 94 weight class). Ryuunosuke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Wa Shock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chulalongkorn
vs
Ryuunosuke

163 cm
20
135
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
157
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chulalongkorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn scores with a body shot.
Ryuunosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryuunosuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chulalongkorn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chulalongkorn 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.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up.
Ryuunosuke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chulalongkorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryuunosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryuunosuke is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Chulalongkorn counter with a right hand.

It looks like Rikuto Ryuunosuke has been cut.
Ryuunosuke doesn't manage to clinch there - Chulalongkorn circles away.
Ryuunosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryuunosuke moves away from the strike by Chulalongkorn.
Ryuunosuke misses with a body shot.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch but Chulalongkorn moves away
and Chulalongkorn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ryuunosuke wants to clinch up but Chulalongkorn keeps it at a distance.
Chulalongkorn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ryuunosuke momentarily.
Ryuunosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryuunosuke moves in looking to clinch but Chulalongkorn pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn takes a swing at Ryuunosuke's ribcage but misses.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch there but Chulalongkorn circles away.
Ryuunosuke wants to clinch but Chulalongkorn slips to the side
and Chulalongkorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke tries to close the distance and clinch but Chulalongkorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch
letting Chulalongkorn counter with a right hand.
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!
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chulalongkorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn misses with a straight left.
Chulalongkorn throws a good cross that connects.

Ryuunosuke is rocked!
Chulalongkorn drops Ryuunosuke with a naaaaasty hook - Ryuunosuke is in real trouble here! Chulalongkorn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
Magnificent Chulalongkorn is the new featherweight champion!
Magnificent Chulalongkorn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.