PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uber San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruang Fah Rattanakosin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

San
vs
Fah Rattanakosin

169 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uber San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruang Fah Rattanakosin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rattanakosin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
San looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
San keeping full guard, as Rattanakosin tries to pass.
Rattanakosin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with San. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
San wants to sweep but no luck.
San preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rattanakosin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rattanakosin wants to get up but he can't break San's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
San is pulling down on Rattanakosin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rattanakosin, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

San stops Rattanakosin from standing up.
San sitting in guard here, content to control.
San postures up.
San is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rattanakosin can do anything to dispel that myth.
San is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
San is in close to Rattanakosin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San lands a couple of digs.
San looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San trying to control but Rattanakosin is working from the bottom.
San's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rattanakosin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rattanakosin trying to strike off his back.
Rattanakosin has momentary wrist control but San slips an elbow through the middle.
San slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rattanakosin working a defensive guard here.

San avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
San chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
San postures up.
San slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
San seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rattanakosin for as long as he can get away with.
San connects with a couple of short punches.
San is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
San engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
San's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
San lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rattanakosin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
San won't allow Rattanakosin to sweep him here.

Rattanakosin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
San advances to half guard.
Rattanakosin pushes San off looking to stand but San dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from San.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uber San dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rattanakosin.
San manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
San holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
San regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rattanakosin trying to control but San is working from the bottom.
San wants to sweep here but Rattanakosin controlling him for the moment.
San controlling Rattanakosin's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now San is on top in guard.

Rattanakosin trying to control the position.
Uber San overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San trying to control the position from guard on top but Rattanakosin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
San works over Rattanakosin with some ground and pound from guard.
San is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
San is in close to Rattanakosin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
San is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
San engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rattanakosin has his foot on San's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. San works his way back into a safe position though.
San is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
San works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rattanakosin is trying to stand.
San working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
San controlling the pace.
Rattanakosin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
San drops an elbow to the side of Rattanakosin's head.
San slips a nice elbow through Rattanakosin's hands, connecting with Rattanakosin's forehead.
San 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.
San scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
San lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rattanakosin can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. San lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, San seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
San is looking to advance position but Rattanakosin won't allow it.
Rattanakosin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but San scores with a couple of nice shots.
San stalling.
San looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rattanakosin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rattanakosin is trying to stand up here but San is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
San scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rattanakosin is trying to maintain the position but San is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uber San dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rattanakosin looking to score a takedown here. San is defending well but Rattanakosin drives through and ends up in San's guard.
San can't keep his opponent in guard - Rattanakosin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
San slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
San manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rattanakosin manages to get himself to full guard.

San not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rattanakosin wants to stand and escape but San is having none of it.
San controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattanakosin has momentary wrist control but San slips an elbow through the middle.
Rattanakosin can't keep his opponent in guard - San advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from San.
Rattanakosin is looking for a sweep. San is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
San tries to pass to full mount but Rattanakosin defends it.
San seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rattanakosin is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rattanakosin is refusing to be controlled, as San sits in half guard.
San working Rattanakosin over with strikes.
Ground and pound from San.
San working over Rattanakosin with some ground and pound. Rattanakosin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
San sitting and controlling from the half guard.
San working the head and body with strikes.
San working Rattanakosin over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rattanakosin is trying to maintain the position but San is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
San moves into full mount! Rattanakosin won't be happy about that!
San landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rattanakosin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
San lands with some strikes.
San breaks from Rattanakosin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
San controlling the pace for now.
Uber San is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
San looking to finish Rattanakosin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rattanakosin!
San cracks Rattanakosin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San cracks Rattanakosin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rattanakosin is looking to get to half guard.
Rattanakosin wants to control but San is having none of it.
San with good strikes from the mount here!
Rattanakosin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rattanakosin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uber San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well San has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uber San!