PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saohin Srisuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adalberto Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Srisuk comes to the cage accompanied by Traditional Muay Thai Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Srisuk
vs
Bolivar

179 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
26
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saohin Srisuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adalberto Bolivar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolivar throws a series of punches but Srisuk avoids them all with ease.
Bolivar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bolivar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bolivar.
Srisuk slips a jab and a cross from Bolivar.
Bolivar misses with a double jab.
Srisuk checks a leg kick.
Bolivar throws a right hand that Srisuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Srisuk also avoids with ease.
Srisuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolivar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bolivar pushes Srisuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Srisuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolivar misses with some punches.
Bolivar is trying to break the clinch but Srisuk is controlling him.
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!
Knees to the body from Srisuk.

Bolivar manages to break the clinch.
Srisuk lands a jab.
Bolivar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Srisuk closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Srisuk.
Bolivar prevents Srisuk from breaking the clinch.

Bolivar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Srisuk stuffs the takedown attempt from Bolivar. Bolivar gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolivar misses with a double jab.

Srisuk has closed the distance and engaged Bolivar in a clinch.
Srisuk is trying to break the clinch but Bolivar is controlling him.
Srisuk landing knees to the body.

Srisuk breaks from the clinch.
Adalberto Bolivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Srisuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Srisuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolivar's calf.
Bolivar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Srisuk counters with a leg kick.
Srisuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Srisuk misses with a few strikes there.
Bolivar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bolivar throws a nice looking combination but Srisuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Srisuk lands with a nice body punch.
Bolivar looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk dodges the punch combination from Bolivar.
A combination from Bolivar does no damage.
Srisuk leaves Bolivar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolivar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Srisuk wants to clinch up but Bolivar keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Srisuk. Those never looked like landing.
Bolivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Srisuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolivar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Srisuk. Srisuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Bolivar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Srisuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolivar keeps the fight on the outside.
Srisuk misses with the combination.
Srisuk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saohin Srisuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Srisuk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Srisuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Srisuk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bolivar throws a combination that misses
and Srisuk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Srisuk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Srisuk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bolivar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Srisuk. Srisuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Bolivar. Those never looked like landing.
Bolivar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bolivar.
Srisuk connects with a leg kick. Bolivar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bolivar slips a jab and a cross from Srisuk.
Srisuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolivar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Srisuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bolivar's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolivar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolivar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Srisuk.
Srisuk scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Srisuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Srisuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolivar.
Bolivar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Srisuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Srisuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolivar wants to clinch.
Bolivar feints a jab promting Srisuk to slip. Bolivar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Srisuk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Srisuk lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Srisuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Srisuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolivar wants to slow Srisuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Srisuk is looking to wear down Bolivar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Srisuk has closed the distance and engaged Bolivar in a clinch.
Srisuk is trying to break the clinch but Bolivar is controlling him.
Srisuk tries to circle away but Bolivar has him pinned against the cage.
Bolivar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Srisuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolivar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Srisuk scores with a knee to the head.

Bolivar has clasped his hands together around Srisuk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolivar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Bolivar stands up and beckons Srisuk to his feet.
Bolivar tries to bum rush Srisuk with a series of wild strikes but Srisuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolivar is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Srisuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bolivar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Srisuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolivar throws a nice looking combination but Srisuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Srisuk feints and then cracks Bolivar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolivar down.
Srisuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolivar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolivar slips a jab and a cross from Srisuk.
Srisuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolivar's calf.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Srisuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolivar.
Bolivar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolivar misses with a combination
and Srisuk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bolivar misses with a wild combination.
Srisuk is looking to clinch.
Srisuk lands with a shot to the body.
Srisuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Srisuk scores with a one two! Bolivar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Srisuk tries to clinch but Bolivar is having none of it.
Bolivar misses with the combination.
Srisuk punishes Bolivar's body with a nice straight punch.
Srisuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolivar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Srisuk throws a series of punches but Bolivar moves out of range.
Bolivar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Srisuk has Bolivar up against the cage in a clinch.
Srisuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolivar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Srisuk has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Srisuk.
Srisuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar working hard to break the clinch.
Srisuk tries to land a knee to the head but Bolivar blocks with his arms.

Bolivar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Srisuk looks to land a combination but Bolivar avoids it well.
Srisuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Srisuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Srisuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolivar throws a series of punches but Srisuk avoids them all with ease.
Srisuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Srisuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Srisuk.
Srisuk tries to clinch up.
Srisuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Srisuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolivar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Srisuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk staying out of range there.
Srisuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolivar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Srisuk.
Srisuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolivar.
Srisuk is looking to clinch but Bolivar is avoiding it.
Bolivar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Srisuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Srisuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Srisuk misses the shot to the body.

Srisuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Srisuk tries to circle away but Bolivar has him pinned against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Srisuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bolivar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Srisuk scores with a leg kick.

Srisuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Bolivar wants to get back to striking at distance but Srisuk won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saohin Srisuk dominated that second round.
That's time! Srisuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No joy there for Bolivar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saohin Srisuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolivar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Srisuk darts in and clinches Bolivar up against the cage.
Srisuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolivar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolivar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolivar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Srisuk crunches a lovely knee into Bolivar's ribcage.
Bolivar has Srisuk pressed against the cage, preventing Srisuk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolivar keeps control of Srisuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolivar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bolivar fails to land.

Srisuk breaks the clinch.
Bolivar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolivar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Srisuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bolivar misses with a double jab.
Bolivar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Srisuk with a hook.
Srisuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Srisuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolivar.
Srisuk feints a jab promting Bolivar to slip. Srisuk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bolivar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Srisuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolivar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Srisuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolivar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Srisuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Srisuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolivar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolivar looks to land a body kick but Srisuk moved away.
Bolivar tries to bum rush Srisuk with a series of wild strikes but Srisuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolivar misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Srisuk lands a front kick.
Srisuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Srisuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolivar.
Srisuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Srisuk tries to clinch up.

Srisuk clinches up with Bolivar and pushes him back against the cage.
Srisuk scores with a hook to the body.
Srisuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolivar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolivar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Srisuk throws an elbow but misses.
Bolivar managing to block the knees to the body from Srisuk.
Bolivar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Srisuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolivar manages to break the clinch.
Srisuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bolivar tries to bum rush Srisuk with a series of wild strikes but Srisuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolivar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Srisuk throws a nice head kick!
Bolivar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Srisuk.
Srisuk is looking to clinch.
Srisuk misses with a double jab.
Bolivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolivar doesn't manage to clinch there - Srisuk circles away.
Srisuk tries to clinch up.
Srisuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolivar's sensitive parts.
Srisuk throws a body punch but Bolivar moves out of range.
Srisuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolivar tries to clinch but Srisuk moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bolivar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolivar dodges the punch combination from Srisuk.

Srisuk instigates a clinch.
Saohin Srisuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Srisuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Srisuk misses with a knee to the head.
Srisuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolivar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Srisuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolivar's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolivar is looking to control Srisuk's arms but Srisuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bolivar has his back to the cage.
Adalberto Bolivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Srisuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saohin Srisuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Srisuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saohin Srisuk!