PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Samart Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kersch Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thanasukarn
vs
Mohammed

225 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Very confident

Atlantis
Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Thanasukarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kersch Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed jabs Thanasukarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Thanasukarn moves out of range easily.
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thanasukarn.
Mohammed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mohammed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mohammed has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that Thanasukarn avoids nicely.
Thanasukarn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mohammed throws a hook but Thanasukarn blocks it.
It looked like Thanasukarn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thanasukarn slips under a jab.
Mohammed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Mohammed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thanasukarn doesn't seem phased though.
Mohammed lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed throws a right hand that misses
and Thanasukarn counters with a one-two to the body.
Mohammed throws an overhand right that lands on Thanasukarn's shoulder, as Thanasukarn tries to avoid the shot.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mohammed tries to land a front kick but Thanasukarn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersch Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mohammed misses.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mohammed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mohammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mohammed lands with a shot to the body.
Thanasukarn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed takes a swing at Thanasukarn's ribcage but misses.
Thanasukarn is looking for a counter combo.
Thanasukarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thanasukarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohammed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mohammed.
Mohammed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thanasukarn if he has to take too many more of those.
Mohammed cracks a nice hook into Thanasukarn's ribs.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Thanasukarn moves out of range easily.
Thanasukarn appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mohammed misses with an uppercut. Thanasukarn saw that one coming.
Thanasukarn moves out of range as Mohammed strikes.
Mohammed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thanasukarn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohammed.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mohammed scoring well with a low kick there.
Mohammed throws a hook but Thanasukarn blocks it.
Mohammed misses with a hook. Thanasukarn ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Mohammed misses.
Thanasukarn throws a big counter combination but Mohammed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mohammed throws an overhand right that lands on Thanasukarn's shoulder, as Thanasukarn tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thanasukarn. Thanasukarn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mohammed thumps Thanasukarn with a low kick.
Thanasukarn checks a low kick from Mohammed.
Thanasukarn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thanasukarn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed throws a wild body kick that Thanasukarn sees coming a mile off.
Thanasukarn avoids the head kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed stuns Thanasukarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mohammed.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Thanasukarn misses with some punches.
Mohammed lands an uppercut.
Mohammed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thanasukarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thanasukarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohammed lands with a left to the head.
Mohammed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thanasukarn throws a head punch that misses.
Mohammed lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mohammed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mohammed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mohammed slowing the pace effectively.
Thanasukarn misses with some punches.
Thanasukarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thanasukarn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanasukarn working aggressively here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mohammed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mohammed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohammed gets through Thanasukarn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thanasukarn fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Mohammed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohammed.
Mohammed blocks an uppercut.
Thanasukarn throws a head punch that misses.
Thanasukarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanasukarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Thanasukarn misses with the head strike.
Mohammed blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mohammed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn throws a big counter combination but Mohammed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mohammed digs a good hook to Thanasukarn's body.
Mohammed wants to land a leg kick but Thanasukarn is out of range.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mohammed throws out a loose jab but Thanasukarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Thanasukarn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mohammed scores with a nice right hand.
Thanasukarn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thanasukarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohammed lands with an overhand left.
Mohammed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thanasukarn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thanasukarn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mohammed.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mohammed throws a low kick, looking for Thanasukarn's leg but Thanasukarn calmly moves out of range.
Mohammed connects with a body shot that sends Thanasukarn's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanasukarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mohammed.
Thanasukarn is looking for a counter combo.
Thanasukarn slips a straight right by Mohammed.
Thanasukarn ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Thanasukarn takes one to the side of the head.
Mohammed misses the shot to the body.
Thanasukarn blocks a jab.
It looked like Thanasukarn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mohammed misses with a straight left.
Thanasukarn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mohammed throws a sloppy body shot
and Thanasukarn counters with a two punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.
Thanasukarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohammed.
Thanasukarn moves out of range as Mohammed strikes.
Thanasukarn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thanasukarn blocks a jab.
Mohammed looks to land a body kick but Thanasukarn moved away.
Thanasukarn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kersch Mohammed dominated that round.
That's time! Thanasukarn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanasukarn moves away.
A big right from Mohammed misses.
Mohammed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mohammed throws a right hand that misses

and Thanasukarn counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Mohammed on his ass! Mohammed wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mohammed. That's going to slow Thanasukarn down.
Mohammed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thanasukarn throws a big counter combination but Mohammed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mohammed cracks Thanasukarn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mohammed throws a jab when Thanasukarn was well out of range.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses
and Thanasukarn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mohammed throws a right hand that misses
and Thanasukarn counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Mohammed goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Mohammed hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samart Thanasukarn!