PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav has chosen Pelican - Bliss in Concrete as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sin Thanarat
vs
Borikav

215 cm
41
285 lbs
31 - 19 - 2

192 cm
30
212 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanarat throws a head kick but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav throws out a counter right but Thanarat avoids it with no problem.
Borikav takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thanarat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borikav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Thanarat misses the target.
Thanarat tries a head kick but it misses.
Thanarat throws a solid leg kick but Borikav takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thanarat.
Thanarat delivers a nice body kick.
Borikav takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Thanarat is looking to land body kicks.
Thanarat moves in looking to clinch but Borikav pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Borikav on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Borikav.
Thanarat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thanarat. That's going to slow Borikav down.
Thanarat throws out a loose jab but Borikav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanarat thuds a left hand into Borikav's body.
Borikav throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanarat.
Thanarat slips a jab from Borikav.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat tried to score with a low kick but Borikav checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thanarat. Borikav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borikav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borikav misses with an uppercut.
Borikav avoids the body shot from Thanarat.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Thanarat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanarat throwing a counter right hand but Borikav manages to avoid it.
Thanarat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thanarat tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Borikav as he checks the leg kick.
Thanarat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thanarat throws a push kick but Borikav slaps the foot to one side.
Thanarat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borikav scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Thanarat misses.
Thanarat swings for the body but Borikav moves out of range.
We've been informed that Borikav has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Borikav lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thanarat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanarat tests Borikav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Borikav checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borikav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Borikav.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav throws a shot to the body.
Borikav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thanarat's head backwards.
Thanarat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Borikav circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Borikav on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borikav slips a jab and a cross from Thanarat.
Thanarat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thanarat throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Borikav to counter with a crisp jab.
Borikav walks into a stiff left hand from Thanarat.
Borikav turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses.
Borikav throws a leg kick
and Thanarat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borikav misses with a body shot.
Thanarat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borikav's sensitive parts.
Borikav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thanarat. Thanarat obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thanarat. That's going to slow Borikav down.
Borikav scores with a punch to the head.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanarat.
Borikav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thanarat throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav blocks a head kick by Thanarat.
Borikav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borikav changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borikav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Thanarat misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Borikav.
Borikav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thanarat misses with a low kick.
Borikav staying out of range there.
Borikav scores with a jab to the head.
Thanarat's corner calls for a 1-2. Thanarat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borikav throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Thanarat moves out of range of the strikes.
Thanarat is looking to counter punch.
Thanarat swings for the body but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thanarat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thanarat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thanarat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thanarat throws an overhand right that lands on Borikav's shoulder, as Borikav tries to avoid the shot.
Borikav lands a head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borikav, right into the meat.
Borikav missing with a left hand there. Thanarat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thanarat.
Borikav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thanarat slips under a jab from Borikav.
Thanarat throws a hook to the side of Borikav's head but Borikav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thanarat clobbers Borikav with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borikav fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thanarat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Borikav is predictable there
and Thanarat counters with a nice uppercut.
Borikav throws a body shot but no joy.
Borikav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thanarat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borikav moves out of range of the body kick from Thanarat.
Thanarat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thanarat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Borikav swats away the attempt to clinch by Thanarat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tak Sin Thanarat dominated that round.
That's time! Thanarat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good exchange - Borikav coming out on top.
Thanarat looks to score with a jab to the body but Borikav is just out of range.
Borikav's corner calls for a 1-2. Borikav obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borikav lands a glancing blow to the side of Thanarat's head.
Borikav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Borikav.
Borikav checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thanarat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Thanarat misses the target.
Thanarat takes a swing at Borikav's ribcage but misses.
Borikav misses with a straight left.

Borikav tries to keep at a distance but Thanarat has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thanarat throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thanarat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Borikav moves out of range easily.
Thanarat lands a nice looking body kick.
Tak Sin Thanarat is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Borikav. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borikav.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borikav thows a leg kick but Thanarat checks it
and Thanarat counters with a nice leg kick.
Thanarat tries to work over Borikav's front leg with a kick but Borikav checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat connects with a body shot that sends Borikav's belly button to the back.
Borikav blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thanarat checks a leg kick.
Borikav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thanarat scores with a three punch combo!
Thanarat misses with a straight right.
Borikav clobbers Thanarat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thanarat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borikav's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a series of punches but Borikav avoids them all with ease.
Thanarat misses with a combination
and Borikav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat throws a looping overhand right but Borikav ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! Thanarat slams his shin into Borikav's torso.
Borikav slips a jab from Thanarat.
Thanarat scoring well with a low kick there.
Borikav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thanarat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat tried to score with a low kick but Borikav checks it.
Thanarat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borikav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thanarat.
Thanarat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borikav scores with the left hand. Thanarat knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Borikav.
Borikav misses with a straight left.
Borikav lands an overhand right.
Borikav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Borikav.
Borikav darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Borikav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thanarat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thanarat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Borikav counters with a straight right hand.
Borikav scores with a body shot.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thanarat connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borikav is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borikav! But no joy.
Borikav lands a right hook to the body.
Thanarat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Borikav tries to land a leg kick but Thanarat saw it coming and moves away.
Thanarat misses with a looping right.
Thanarat ducks under a wild hook from Borikav.
Thanarat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thanarat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Thanarat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thanarat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borikav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borikav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borikav misses with an uppercut.

Borikav tries to keep at a distance but Thanarat has taken the fight into the clinch.

Borikav breaks the clinch.
Thanarat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borikav's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thanarat under the eye.
Borikav fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thanarat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borikav misses with an uppercut.
Thanarat scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borikav.
A cross from Thanarat lands.
Thanarat looks to land a right hand but Borikav moved out of range.
Borikav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Thanarat scoring well with a low kick there.
Thanarat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borikav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thanarat.
Thanarat walks into a jab.
Borikav scores with a jab. Thanarat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thanarat slips a jab from Borikav.
Thanarat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but Borikav sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borikav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thanarat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thanarat moves forwards but Borikav connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borikav misses with a looping left.
Thanarat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Borikav just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alekzandr Borikav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thanarat avoids the body shot from Borikav.
Good standup being displayed there by Borikav as he connects with a hook.
Thanarat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borikav looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thanarat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thanarat.
A head kick from Thanarat lands but Borikav takes it in his stride.
Borikav lands a nice shot to the body.
Thanarat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thanarat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thanarat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borikav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thanarat.
Thanarat avoids a kick to the body.
Thanarat connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thanarat throws a head kick that half lands.
Borikav jabs Thanarat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thanarat scores with a push kick.
Thanarat slips a straight right by Borikav.
Thanarat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav checks a low kick from Thanarat.
Thanarat looks to land a right hand but Borikav moved out of range.
Borikav punishes Thanarat's body with a nice straight punch.
Borikav lands a body shot.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Borikav looks to land a right hand but Thanarat moved out of range.
Borikav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borikav throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thanarat on the side of the head.
Thanarat throws a shot to the body.
Borikav moves away from the strike by Thanarat.
Borikav missing with a left hand there. Thanarat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Borikav misses.
Thanarat is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Thanarat tenderised Borikav's leg. Borikav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borikav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borikav fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thanarat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borikav sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav cracks Thanarat with an open hand slap.
Thanarat blocks a jab.
Borikav lands with a cross.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Borikav scores with a sloppy right hand. Thanarat should have avoided that one.
Borikav bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thanarat's head.
Thanarat throws a wild body kick that Borikav sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Thanarat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borikav checks a leg kick nicely.
Thanarat thumps Borikav with a low kick.
Borikav throws out a powerful jab.
Borikav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thanarat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borikav throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thanarat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thanarat slips under a jab.
Thanarat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Borikav.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav throws a head kick but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borikav throws a hook to the side of Thanarat's head but Thanarat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thanarat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borikav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borikav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thanarat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thanarat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thanarat throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat blocks a leg kick.
Thanarat cracks Borikav with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borikav. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat misses with a kick to the body
letting Borikav counter with a right hand.
Thanarat misses with an uppercut.
Borikav loads up on a big right hand but Thanarat slips the punch.
Borikav throws a shot to the body.
Thanarat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Borikav misses with a hook. Thanarat ducked under it nicely.
Borikav connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borikav keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thanarat misses the shot to the body.
Borikav throws an overhand right that lands on Thanarat's shoulder, as Thanarat tries to avoid the shot.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Borikav slips a jab from Thanarat.
Borikav digs a good body shot into Thanarat's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thanarat.
A telegraphed right hand from Borikav misses the target.
Borikav comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thanarat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borikav. Borikav obviously looking to wear him down.
Borikav ducks under a wild hook from Thanarat.
Borikav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borikav lands a jab to Thanarat's midsection.
Thanarat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borikav scores with a hook to the body. Thanarat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thanarat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thanarat defending well as Borikav loads up on a big left hand.
Thanarat throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alekzandr Borikav really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thanarat throws a shot from downtown. Borikav moves away and avoids it.
Borikav cracks Thanarat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borikav throws a jab when Thanarat was well out of range.
Thanarat throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav throws a solid leg kick but Thanarat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borikav.
Thanarat blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Thanarat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Borikav.
Borikav throws out a powerful jab.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borikav.
Borikav scores with a jab to the jaw.
Borikav ducks under a wild hook from Thanarat.
Thanarat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thanarat punishes Borikav's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borikav throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thanarat.
Thanarat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borikav was well out of range. Poor timing from Thanarat.
Borikav blocks a leg kick.
Thanarat moves away from the strike by Borikav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav misses with a leg kick

and Thanarat moves into the clinch.
Borikav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thanarat prevents Borikav from breaking the clinch.
Borikav is trying to force a seperation but Thanarat has the dominant position.
Thanarat pushes off an throws an elbow but Borikav leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thanarat is trying to maintain a safe position but Borikav gets an underhook and turns Thanarat into the cage.

Thanarat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borikav misses with a looping right.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Thanarat.
Thanarat motions for Borikav to come forward. Thanarat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borikav let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Borikav looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borikav. That did some damage!
Borikav moves out of range as Thanarat throws a body kick.
Borikav moves out of range as Thanarat throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Thanarat looks to land a combination. Borikav sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thanarat misses with an uppercut. Borikav saw that one coming.
Thanarat misses with a hook.
Thanarat ducks under a wild hook from Borikav.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Thanarat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thanarat. Borikav shrugs it off though.
Thanarat lands a body shot.
Borikav catches Thanarat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borikav scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borikav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borikav.
Thanarat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borikav.
Thanarat scores with a leg kick.
Borikav cracks Thanarat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borikav swats away the attempt to clinch by Thanarat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat missing with a left hand there. Borikav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borikav blocks a leg kick.
Thanarat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borikav.
Borikav throws the left hand but Thanarat avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Thanarat misses.
Thanarat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borikav if he has to take too many more of those.
Borikav has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thanarat.
Borikav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borikav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thanarat.
Thanarat defending well as Borikav loads up on a big left hand.
Thanarat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borikav.
Borikav misses with a straight right.
Thanarat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borikav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borikav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borikav fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borikav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Borikav to counter with a crisp jab.
Thanarat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borikav finds it's way round the side to connect with Thanarat's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borikav scores with the left hand. Thanarat knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Thanarat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borikav moves out of range as Thanarat throws a body kick.
Thanarat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borikav lands a right hook to the body.
Thanarat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Borikav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thanarat throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav motions for Thanarat to come forward. Borikav throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borikav takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thanarat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borikav's head.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Borikav moves out of range easily.
Borikav checks a leg kick nicely.
Borikav misses with a hook.
It looked like Thanarat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Borikav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tak Sin Thanarat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borikav lands with a cross.
Thanarat scores with a nice right hand.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Borikav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borikav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borikav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borikav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thanarat.
Borikav misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Thanarat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Borikav.
Nice uppercut lands for Borikav. That snapped Thanarat's head back.
Borikav throws a shot from downtown. Thanarat moves away and avoids it.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borikav.
Thanarat works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanarat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thanarat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borikav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat punishes Borikav's body with a nice straight punch.
Borikav lands with an uppercut that bounces Thanarat off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thanarat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borikav has time to react.
Borikav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thanarat finds it's way round the side to connect with Borikav's head.
A big left from Thanarat misses.
Borikav throws out a counter right but Thanarat avoids it with no problem.
Borikav checks a leg kick.
Borikav fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thanarat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thanarat.
Borikav misses with a body punch
and Thanarat counters with a stiff right hand.
Borikav looks to land a right hand but Thanarat moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Thanarat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borikav keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thanarat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borikav.
Borikav works the jab nicely.
Thanarat slips a straight right by Borikav.
Thanarat thinks about countering with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thanarat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borikav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thanarat slips a straight right by Borikav.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thanarat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borikav. That did some damage!

Thanarat moves into the clinch successfully.
Borikav is trying to push Thanarat away but Thanarat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thanarat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Borikav dodges an elbow strike from Thanarat.
Thanarat keeps control of Borikav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Borikav.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borikav avoids the elbow strike from Thanarat, against the cage.
Borikav dodges an elbow strike from Thanarat.
Borikav is looking to break free of the clinch but Thanarat has double underhooks.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Borikav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borikav moves out of range of the leg kick from Thanarat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav blocks a jab.
Borikav misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Thanarat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thanarat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
You can see that Borikav has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thanarat. Borikav shrugs it off though.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but Borikav moved away.
Borikav slips a straight right by Thanarat.
Nice body kick from Thanarat.
Thanarat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a low kick, looking for Borikav's leg but Borikav calmly moves out of range.
Thanarat connects with a high kick.
Borikav lands with a right hand.
Thanarat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borikav scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thanarat throws a body shot but no joy.
Borikav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borikav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thanarat just misses with a punch to the body.
Borikav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat feints and then cracks Borikav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Borikav down.
A swing and a miss from Thanarat.
Thanarat tries to clinch up but Borikav circles away and keeps his distance.
Borikav appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thanarat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borikav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borikav is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thanarat with a body shot.
Borikav checks a leg kick nicely.
Thanarat just misses with a punch to the body.
Thanarat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thanarat throws a head kick that half lands.
Borikav with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Borikav connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tak Sin Thanarat.
I think Thanarat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tak Sin Thanarat!