PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Hale is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Banchamek
vs
Hale

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sombat Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Hale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hale there as he acknowledges the shot.

Banchamek forces Hale back against the cage and clinches.
Banchamek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Hale takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banchamek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hale's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Hale in his tracks for a moment.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hale should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banchamek.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banchamek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hale fails to pull guard.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banchamek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hale's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Hale 's eye.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Hale in his tracks for a moment.
Banchamek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banchamek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Hale shrugs off.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hale blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Banchamek, against the cage.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Banchamek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek throws an elbow but it misses.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Hale takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hale is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banchamek to keep the fight standing.
Banchamek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.

Hale pulls Banchamek into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hale is pulling down on Banchamek's head. It's preventing any offense from Banchamek, at least for the moment.
Hale tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hale is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Banchamek frees his head nicely. Oh but Hale has switched to an armbar! Banchamek is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Patrick Hale!
After winning the bout, Patrick Hale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.