PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Emong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thai
vs
Emong

225 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Emong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emong connects with the punch.
Thai swinging wildly here.
Emong scores with a jab to the head.
Thai fails to land the takedown.

Emong gets tackled into the cage by Thai. Thai maintains the clinch.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Emong throws a head punch that misses.

Thai jumps guard and drags Emong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Emong has gone for a leg lock! Thai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emong's guard.
Thai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Emong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai is stalling in the full guard.

Emong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai stays in close to Emong's body and controls the position.

Thai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thai has managed to get both his arms back between Emong's legs - danger averted.

Thai stands up from Emong's guard - Thai perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thai defending well as Emong loads up on a big left hand.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emong throws out the jab.
Emong slaps away a takedown attempt from Thai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emong leaves Thai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muay Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thai moves into the clinch.

Thai has Emong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thai pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Emong tumbling to the mat - Thai dives into Emong's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Emong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thai defends it easily.
Thai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Emong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emong is looking for a triangle here but Thai uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Emong looks winded!
Thai controlling from side mount.

Thai stands up.

Thai darts in and clinches Emong up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai lands with a kick to the ribs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thai stands up and beckons Emong to his feet.
Super Emong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thai fails with a takedown attempt.

Thai gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thai gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Thai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai 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.

Thai pushes Emong up against the cage in a clinch.
Emong misses with some punches.
Emong working aggressively here.

Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Thai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Emong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Emong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thai uses it to pass to side control.
Emong tries to buck Thai off but Thai is having none of it.
Thai tries to advance to mount but Emong denies him.
Thai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Emong is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Emong is trying to get back to half guard.
Thai is putting a hurting on Emong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Emong being controlled for a moment.
Thai moves into full mount!
Emong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Emong tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai controlling the pace for now.
Thai looking to finish with strikes here!

Thai is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Emong has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Emong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thai has hold of Emong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Emong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Emong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thai.
Thai looking to ground and pound but Emong is blocking nicely.
Thai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thai unloads with some shots from mount but Emong bucks and avoids them well.

Thai working for a submission but Emong is keeping him at bay.

Thai is working for a guillotine from mount but Emong frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emong gets back to half guard.
Thai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Emong looking for submissions off his back.
Thai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Emong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Emong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Emong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai takes one on the button.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Emong off balance momentarily.
Emong throws a lazy uppercut
and Thai counters with a good low kick that Emong was not able to check.

Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.

Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emong throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Emong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emong throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Thai counters by clinching up.
Thai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emong throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Emong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emong misses with an uppercut

and Thai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thai sitting in guard here, content to control.

Muay Thai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Emong swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Super Emong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Thai crashes against the mat.

Thai is trying to get an arm triangle but Emong is defending well.
Emong tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thai presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Thai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Emong manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emong tries to get to full guard but Thai has control of the leg.

Emong looking for a kimura from the bottom but Thai passes into side control!

Thai decides to stand back up. Thai steps back and let's Emong get back to his feet.
Thai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Emong gets tackled into the cage by Thai. Thai maintains the clinch.

Thai has picked Emong up - he's going for a ride! Thai dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Thai controlling the action here.
Emong wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emong gets back to full guard.
Thai is stalling in the full guard.

Thai stands up from Emong's guard - Thai perhaps looking for a knockout.
Muay Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emong throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Muay Thai!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Muay Thai!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Muay Thai!

Muay Thai wins by unanimous decision!