PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saeng Arthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramoan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeng Arthit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramoan Silva's chin.

Arthit
vs
Silva

180 cm
26
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
149 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saeng Arthit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramoan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arthit.

Arthit moves into the clinch.
Arthit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Arthit breaks from the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Arthit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arthit throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthit is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Arthit defends.
Arthit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arthit is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.

Arthit throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Arthit scores with a head kick.

It looks like Ramoan Silva has been cut.
Arthit lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Silva is rocked!
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arthit can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arthit darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Arthit crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Arthit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Arthit.
Arthit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Arthit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arthit throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Arthit darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Arthit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Arthit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Arthit breaks the clinch.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Arthit finish him?
Arthit lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Arthit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arthit can pounce on him.
Arthit connects with a high kick.

Arthit lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Arthit takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That has opened up Ramoan Silva's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthit connects with a right that clearly hurt Silva. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Arthit proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Silva collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saeng Arthit!