PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rypien comes to the cage accompanied by The Ripper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rypien
vs
Khanomtom

177 cm
26
163 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
161 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Rypien!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rypien. That did some damage!
Khanomtom throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rypien counter with a right hand.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy body shot
and Rypien counters with a left and a right that stings Khanomtom.
Rypien pushes Khanomtom away with a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Rypien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rypien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rypien swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rypien finds it's target.
Rypien throws an off balance right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a nice kick to the body.
Khanomtom blocks the body kick.
Khanomtom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanomtom motions for Rypien to come forward. Khanomtom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom cracks the inside of Rypien's front leg.
Rypien slips a jab from Khanomtom.
Rypien throws a head kick but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Rypien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanomtom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rypien throws a sloppy body shot
and Khanomtom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Rypien.
Khanomtom misses with a lunging right hand
and Rypien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rypien cracks Khanomtom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rypien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom.
Sloppy strikes from Rypien. Those never looked like landing.
Khanomtom walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rypien. That did some damage!
Rypien throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khanomtom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khanomtom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rick Rypien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Khanomtom misses.
Rypien throws a sloppy head kick
and Khanomtom counters with a good, hard body kick but Rypien shrugs it off.
Rypien throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rypien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rypien avoids a kick to the body.
Khanomtom feints and then cracks Rypien's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rypien down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom tries to work over Rypien's front leg with a kick but Rypien checks it.
Rypien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanomtom fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien looks to throw a body kick
and Khanomtom counters with a good, hard body kick but Rypien shrugs it off.
Rypien misses the body punch
and Khanomtom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Rypien does it's job there.
Khanomtom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rypien ducks right into an uppercut from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a lovely overhand right.
Khanomtom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khanomtom blocks a head kick by Rypien.
Khanomtom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rypien is looking to wear down Khanomtom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rypien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom staying out of range there.
Rypien takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rypien's sensitive parts.
Khanomtom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rypien swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Rypien avoids it.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick.
Rypien tries to land a body kick
and Khanomtom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khanomtom lands a nice looking body kick.
Khanomtom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Khanomtom misses
and Rypien counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khanomtom thinking.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rypien misses with a straight right.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rypien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch but Rypien is avoiding it.
Rypien digs a good hook to Khanomtom's body.
Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but Rypien takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom.
Rypien throws a lazy head kick
and Khanomtom counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rypien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanomtom.
Rypien swings widly with a right hand
and Khanomtom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up but Rypien circles away and keeps his distance.
Rypien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanomtom tries a low kick but Rypien avoids it.
Khanomtom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot
and Rypien counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rypien with a hook.
Rypien misses with a right hand
and Rypien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rypien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanomtom. Rypien does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Khanomtom.
Rypien tries to land a body kick
and Khanomtom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rypien throws a hook but Khanomtom avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Rypien down.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Rypien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanomtom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rypien misses with a body shot.
Rypien lunges at Khanomtom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khanomtom's hand.
Rypien throws an off balance right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick.
Khanomtom throws an off balance right hand
and Rypien counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khanomtom throws a hook but Rypien blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien throws a series of punches but Khanomtom avoids them all with ease.
Khanomtom misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanomtom, right into the meat.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rypien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rypien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rypien blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Rypien misses
letting Khanomtom counter with a right hand.
Khanomtom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rypien misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rypien misses
and Khanomtom counters with a thumping low kick.
Khanomtom thuds his shin into the meat of Rypien's side.
Khanomtom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rypien's calf.
Khanomtom doesn't manage to clinch there - Rypien circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but Rypien moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom avoids the head kick by Rypien.
A lazy body kick from Rypien
and Khanomtom counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Rypien checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rypien misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaoklai Khanomtom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rypien throws a head kick that misses
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rypien throws a sloppy body shot
and Khanomtom counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rypien crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanomtom - the referee stops the clock and Rypien gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanomtom. Rypien manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khanomtom misses with a hook.
Khanomtom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rypien loads up on a big right hand but Khanomtom slips the punch.
Rypien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rypien doesn't seem bothered though.
Khanomtom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rypien to counter with a crisp jab.
Rypien throws a right and a left that Khanomtom avoids nicely.
Rypien misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom thumps Rypien with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rypien blocks the leg kick.
Khanomtom lands a nice shot to the body.
Rypien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khanomtom throws a jab but it's blocked by Rypien.
Rypien walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khanomtom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanomtom misses with an uppercut. Rypien saw that one coming.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick
and Rypien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rypien looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanomtom is just out of range.
Khanomtom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rypien tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rypien throws a hook to the side of Khanomtom's head but Khanomtom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanomtom cracks the inside of Rypien's front leg.
Rypien cracks Khanomtom with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Rypien misses its intended target.
Khanomtom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rypien. That did some damage!
Khanomtom tries to land a leg kick but Rypien saw it coming and moves away.
Rypien lands with a shot to the body.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rypien's sensitive parts.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rypien's sensitive parts.
Khanomtom is looking to chop away at Rypien's legs.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rypien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rypien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but Rypien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rypien throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khanomtom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rypien's knee momentarily.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rypien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanomtom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rypien.
Rypien throws a combination that misses
and Khanomtom counters with a good low kick that Rypien was not able to check.
Rypien scores with a head kick.
Khanomtom works Rypien's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rypien avoids a kick to the body.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rypien will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rypien swings widly with a right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a nice body kick.
Rypien scores with a jab to the head.
Khanomtom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rypien throws out the jab.
Rypien falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khanomtom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rypien misses with an uppercut. Khanomtom saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanomtom takes a swing at Rypien's ribcage but misses.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but Rypien moved away.
Khanomtom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoklai Khanomtom really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khanomtom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rypien blocks the body kick.
Rypien just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick that knocks Rypien off balance momentarily.
Rypien misses with an uppercut. Khanomtom saw that one coming.
Rypien avoids the head kick by Khanomtom.
Rypien scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khanomtom in his tracks.
Khanomtom thuds his shin into the meat of Rypien's side.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot.
Khanomtom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rypien throws a head kick that misses
and Khanomtom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rypien throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rypien scores with a one two! Khanomtom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rypien fails to land with a series of punches.
Rypien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khanomtom throws a body punch but Rypien moves out of range.
A head kick by Rypien misses
and Khanomtom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rypien's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanomtom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rypien. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Rypien is predictable there
and Khanomtom counters with a body kick that stops Rypien in his tracks momentarily.
Nice body kick from Khanomtom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to score with a low kick but Rypien moves his leg out of the way.
Khanomtom tries a low kick but Rypien avoids it.
Rypien rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanomtom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rypien's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Rypien down.
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
Rypien misses the jab.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the body.
Rypien misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a glancing blow to the side of Rypien's head.
Khanomtom with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Rypien down.
Khanomtom tries to clinch there but Rypien circles away.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanomtom keeps Rypien at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters circling - Rypien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a shot to the body.
Khanomtom thows a body kick. Rypien tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Khanomtom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rypien misses with a looping right.
Rypien misses with a left hand
and Khanomtom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rypien throws an off balance right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a stiff right hand.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rypien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khanomtom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rypien manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rypien takes a step back to recover.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Khanomtom tenderised Rypien's leg. Rypien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. Rypien looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khanomtom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khanomtom takes a swing at Rypien's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Khanomtom misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rypien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rypien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khanomtom scores with a kick to the body.
Jab from Khanomtom.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanomtom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rypien.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanomtom. That's going to slow Rypien down.
Rypien checks a leg kick nicely.
Rypien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rypien checks it well.
Rypien rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanomtom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rypien moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
Khanomtom connects with an inside leg kick.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick that knocks Rypien off balance momentarily.
Khanomtom throws a looping overhand right but Rypien ducks down to avoid it.
Rypien missing with a left hand there. Khanomtom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick Rypien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rypien counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rypien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khanomtom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rypien looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanomtom is just out of range.
Rypien jabs Khanomtom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rypien checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rypien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rypien throws an off balance right hand
and Khanomtom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanomtom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses the jab.
Rypien avoids the body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but Rypien takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom.
A shot to the body from Rypien misses
and Rypien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rypien throws a leg kick
and Khanomtom counters with an inside leg kick.
Khanomtom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rypien lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom wants to clinch.
Rypien looks to land a right hand but Khanomtom moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rypien throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanomtom counters with a good, hard body kick but Rypien shrugs it off.
Khanomtom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rypien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick from Khanomtom.
Rypien thows a leg kick but Khanomtom checks it
and Khanomtom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rypien really felt that one!
Rypien misses with a right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a low kick, right behind Rypien 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Khanomtom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanomtom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
Kaoklai Khanomtom is the new lightweight champion!