PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you've lost that loving feeling. Ong Bak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bak
vs
Slevin

225 cm
37
289 lbs
22 - 23 - 0

196 cm
19
269 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slevin goes for a double leg but Bak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bak continues to drive forward.

Bak has Slevin up against the cage in a clinch.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Slevin is trying to stall.
Bak lands an elbow inside that Slevin shrugs off.

It looks like Sean Slevin has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Bak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slevin's defenses.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin jumps guard but Bak stands there with Slevin around his waist. Slevin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slevin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bak prevents it.
Ong Bak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Slevin.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Bak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bak working Slevin over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bak.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Slevin takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak lands an elbow just above Slevin 's eye.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
Slevin tries to throw a body punch but Bak avoids it by throwing Slevin back against the cage.
Slevin is trying to stall.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Bak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slevin looks winded!
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
Bak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bak lands a knee to the body.
Bak stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slevin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Slevin takes an elbow to the temple.
Slevin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slevin takes an elbow to the temple.

Slevin is rocked!

That has opened up Sean Slevin's cut even more.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Slevin in his tracks for a moment.
Slevin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bak finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Bak lands a big elbow that drops Slevin! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Slevin is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ong Bak!
A victorious Ong Bak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.