PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amnuay Saenpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saenpong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Everyone Bleeds now - Hatebreed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carl Rickson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rickson
vs
Saenpong

200 cm
20
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

223 cm
21
245 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Rickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amnuay Saenpong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Saenpong.
Rickson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saenpong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saenpong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saenpong throws a leg kick which misses Rickson's front leg but catches the back leg as Rickson tries to avoid it.
Rickson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saenpong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rickson's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saenpong - that will leave a mark!
Rickson is breathing heavily.
Saenpong lands a leg kick that knocks Rickson off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Saenpong.
A head kick misses from Rickson.
Saenpong scores with a body shot.
Rickson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Saenpong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rickson sprawling to the canvas! Rickson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Saenpong finish him?!

Rickson is rocked!

It looks like Carl Rickson has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Rickson misses.
Oh Rickson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saenpong lands a nice looking body kick.
Rickson seems to have got his legs back now.

Saenpong drops Rickson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rickson looks back up at him and smiles so Saenpong waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crack! A monster head kick from Saenpong and Rickson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Saenpong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Amnuay Saenpong!
A victorious Amnuay Saenpong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.