PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zee Land (ranked 188 p4p, 602 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 31 p4p, 91 weight class). Land comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Zee Land could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Irong Kasamsun's chin.

Land
vs
Kasamsun

187 cm
31
162
22 - 9 - 0

176 cm
35
156
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zee Land!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Land swivels and escapes.
Land scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasamsun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Land throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasamsun cracks a nice hook into Land's ribs.
Kasamsun takes one to the side of the head.
Land misses with a few strikes there.
Kasamsun throws an overhand right that lands on Land's shoulder, as Land tries to avoid the shot.
We've been hearing reports that Land has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Land with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasamsun to score with a decent uppercut.
Kasamsun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kasamsun thuds a left hand into Land's body.
Land really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land looks to land a right hand but Kasamsun moved out of range.
Kasamsun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Land throws a leg kick but Kasamsun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kasamsun tries to bum rush Land with a series of wild strikes but Land uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasamsun lands with a cross.
Land lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kasamsun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Land backs up against the cage.
Land tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasamsun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Land fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kasamsun, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Land misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasamsun has a couple of punches blocked by Land.
Kasamsun pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kasamsun fails to land.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as Kasamsun controls the action.
Kasamsun blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasamsun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kasamsun scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasamsun is trying to drag Land to the mat but Land just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Land tries to throw a body punch but Kasamsun avoids it by throwing Land back against the cage.
Land misses with a punch to the body.
Land tries to break the clinch but Kasamsun is controlling the position.
Land misses with the head strike.
Kasamsun blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land tries a body shot but Kasamsun blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasamsun.
Land misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Land goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Land misses with the head strike.
Kasamsun throws a punch but it's blocked by Land.
Land lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasamsun pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasamsun tries to work over Land's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Land doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Land.
Land scores with a shoulder strike.
Land misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasamsun tries to land knees in the clinch but Land avoids the damage to the body.
Kasamsun tries to throw a body punch but Land avoids it by throwing Kasamsun back against the cage.
Kasamsun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasamsun goes for a takedown attempt but Land pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zee Land has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irong Kasamsun.
Land takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land with a nice calf kick.
A slow jab from Land misses its intended target.
Land connects with a solid leg kick.
Kasamsun throws out a loose jab but Land uses good head movement to avoid it.
Land fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kasamsun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kasamsun lands an overhand right.
Kasamsun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun misses the body punch
and Land counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kasamsun checks a leg kick.
Jab from Land.
Kasamsun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Land shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kasamsun lands a jab to the head.
Kasamsun dodges the punch combination from Land.
Kasamsun misses with a two punch combination.
Kasamsun lands a jab to the nose.
Kasamsun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Land sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kasamsun somewhat.
Land misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasamsun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Land's hands.
Land takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Land uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.

Kasamsun dives in and scores a takedown into Land's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasamsun is working Land over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Land is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasamsun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Irong Kasamsun 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.

Land gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasamsun.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasamsun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun missing with a left hand there. Land was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Land throws out a loose jab but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Land ducks right into an uppercut from Kasamsun.

Kasamsun tries to keep at a distance but Land has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasamsun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kasamsun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kasamsun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Land on the inside.
Kasamsun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasamsun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasamsun throws a punch but it's blocked by Land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Land.
Land swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasamsun missing with knees to the body.
Kasamsun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasamsun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lands head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Land.

Land pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Land lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Land clobbers Kasamsun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Land misses with a hook.
Kasamsun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Kasamsun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Land did well to prevent Kasamsun getting side control.
Kasamsun wants to take a breather but Land is having none of it.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kasamsun uses his free foot to push down on Land's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kasamsun breaks from Land's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kasamsun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Land hang on?
Land is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun unloading with bombs!
Land is looking to improve his position but Kasamsun isn't that keen on the idea.
Kasamsun cracks Land with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kasamsun landing strikes from the mount.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kasamsun lands a heavy elbow.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Land is in a horrible position here. Kasamsun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kasamsun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Land sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Land is trying to get back to full guard.
Irong Kasamsun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kasamsun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kasamsun slips a nice elbow through Land's hands, connecting with Land's forehead.
Kasamsun is keen to just control but Land is a slippery customer.
Land is trying to get back to full guard.
Kasamsun lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kasamsun drops an elbow to the side of Land's head.
Land makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Land.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Land is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Land looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasamsun is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun wants to control from the top but Land keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Irong Kasamsun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown but Land shows good takedown defense.
Zee Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasamsun is defended easily by Land.
Land swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasamsun swinging wildly here.
Land is looking to counter punch.
Kasamsun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Land is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kasamsun throws a right hand that Land ducks under and follows up with a left that Land also avoids with ease.
It looked like Land was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kasamsun throws a hook but Land avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Land misses the target.
Kasamsun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Land turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Land throws a leg kick that misses.

Land closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Kasamsun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Land swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Land.
Kasamsun prevents a body shot from Land.
Land swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Land lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasamsun or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to throw a body punch but Land avoids it by throwing Kasamsun back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Land as the two fighters clinch.
Kasamsun lands a hook that snaps the head of Land backwards.
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Land breaks the clinch.
Kasamsun checks a low kick from Land.
Kasamsun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Land clinches up with Kasamsun and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasamsun prevents Land from breaking the clinch.
Kasamsun trying to land knees to the body.
Kasamsun trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasamsun.
Kasamsun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Land misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Land fails to land.

Land escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Land walks into a jab.

Kasamsun decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land taking some punishment here, with Kasamsun in his half guard.
Kasamsun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Land is pressing down on Kasamsun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Land trying to keep a closed guard but Kasamsun is proving a slippery customer.
Kasamsun wants to control from the top but Land keeps moving.
Land will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kasamsun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kasamsun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kasamsun is in close to Land's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Land is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Land lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kasamsun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kasamsun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Land is one step ahead there.
Land wants to control from the top but Kasamsun keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kasamsun wants to hit a sweep here but Land passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kasamsun there!

Land goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kasamsun is on top in guard.

Land looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kasamsun is defending well. Land quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kasamsun has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Land celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zee Land!
A victorious Zee Land thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.