PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fennerman Derkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sombat Banchamek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Derkson
vs
Banchamek

176 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Fennerman Derkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sombat Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Derkson.
A punch combination from Banchamek misses.
Banchamek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derkson was well out of range. Poor timing from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a looping left.
Banchamek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derkson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banchamek throws a big shot that misses.
Banchamek just misses with a punch to the body.
Banchamek lands a slapping body shot.
Derkson moves out of range as Banchamek strikes.
Derkson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banchamek lands a nice hook to Derkson's body. Derkson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Derkson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banchamek circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Derkson. Those never looked like landing.

Derkson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banchamek lands a nice uppercut.
Banchamek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banchamek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banchamek.
Derkson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banchamek is pressed up against the cage. Derkson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banchamek down to the mat. Banchamek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banchamek connects with a crisp jab.
Derkson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banchamek.
Derkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banchamek moves out of range as Derkson strikes.
Banchamek throws an overhand right that lands on Derkson's shoulder, as Derkson tries to avoid the shot.
Banchamek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banchamek with a nice cross.
Banchamek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Derkson.
Derkson tries to clinch there but Banchamek circles away.
Derkson blocks a jab.
Derkson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Derkson throws a low kick but Banchamek avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Derkson is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derkson. Banchamek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derkson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Derkson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Banchamek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banchamek.
Derkson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banchamek counters with a stiff right hand.
Banchamek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Derkson.
Banchamek lands a nice hook to Derkson's body. Derkson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Banchamek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Derkson tries to score a body lock takedown but Banchamek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Banchamek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derkson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banchamek.
Derkson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derkson blocking some punches.
Banchamek misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lands a shot to the body.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banchamek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derkson backwards.
A short uppercut from Banchamek.
Banchamek pushes Derkson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banchamek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Derkson.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Banchamek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
A short left from Banchamek.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a punch on the inside.
Banchamek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek keeps control of Derkson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banchamek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a punch on the inside.
Banchamek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Derksons head.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derkson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banchamek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derkson backwards.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banchamek lands with a left to the head.
Banchamek misses with a punch on the inside.
Banchamek pushes Derkson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Derkson.
Banchamek has a couple of punches blocked by Derkson.
Banchamek lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Banchamek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sombat Banchamek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Derkson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banchamek circles away quickly and effectively.
Banchamek scores with the left hand. Derkson knows he should have avoided that one.
Derkson wants to clinch up but Banchamek keeps it at a distance.

Derkson drives through with a takedown into Banchamek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Banchamek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banchamek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banchamek keeping full guard, as Derkson tries to pass.
Derkson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banchamek is trying to control the position but Derkson postures up.
Banchamek pulls Derkson in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sombat Banchamek.
Banchamek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Banchamek misses.
Banchamek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derkson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banchamek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Derkson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banchamek is looking to reverse the position.
Derkson scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Banchamek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banchamek tries to buck Derkson off but Derkson is having none of it.
Banchamek is not content to let Derkson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banchamek is looking to regain half guard here but Derkson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derkson trying to control the action but Banchamek is working from the bottom.
Derkson working away.
Banchamek is trying to improve his position.
Banchamek wants to control but Derkson postures up.
Banchamek might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Derkson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek is trying to get back to half guard.
Banchamek takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek can't do much from the bottom here.
Banchamek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Derkson connects with a decent elbow.
Derkson working away.

Derkson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banchamek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Banchamek can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banchamek is looking for a sweep.
Fennerman Derkson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derkson trying to control the position but Banchamek is working away.
Derkson tries to advance to mount but Banchamek denies him.
Banchamek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Derkson is controlling him well.
Banchamek is looking to reverse the position.
Banchamek is still trying to improve position.
Derkson working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banchamek is looking to regain half guard here but Derkson keeps moving and retains side control.
Banchamek wants to control but Derkson postures up.
Banchamek is looking to regain half guard here but Derkson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sombat Banchamek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Derkson moves forwards but Banchamek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banchamek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Derkson counters with a right hand to the body.
Banchamek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Derkson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banchamek was well out of range. Poor timing from Derkson.
Banchamek scores with a body shot.
Banchamek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fennerman Derkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derkson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banchamek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Banchamek.
Derkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Derkson. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derkson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banchamek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banchamek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derkson takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Banchamek. That snapped Derkson's head back.
Banchamek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Derkson on the side of the head.
Derkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banchamek looks to score with a jab to the body but Derkson is just out of range.
Banchamek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Derkson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banchamek, as that shot connected.
Derkson throws a nice looking combination but Banchamek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sombat Banchamek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Derkson scores with a three punch combo!

Banchamek darts in and clinches Derkson up against the cage.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Derkson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derkson backwards.
Sombat Banchamek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek swings wildly with an uppercut but Derkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derkson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derkson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banchamek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Derkson tries to pull guard but Banchamek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Derkson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banchamek prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fennerman Derkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek swings wildly with an uppercut but Derkson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Derkson tries for a takedown but Banchamek manages to get underhooks.
Banchamek lands a right hand.
Derkson blocks a body shot from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Derkson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banchamek swings wildly with an uppercut but Derkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derkson working hard to break the clinch.
Sombat Banchamek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banchamek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banchamek.
A shot in the inside from Banchamek.
Derkson tries to pull guard but Banchamek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
Fennerman Derkson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derkson misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sombat Banchamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banchamek 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sombat Banchamek!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sombat Banchamek waved his t-shirt featuring PURE STAMINA and Funds Transfer's logo in front of the cameras.
Fennerman Derkson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry to all my fans that came here to see me win I'll be back next time to kick some you know what'.