PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 17856 p4p, 846 weight class) and Duncan Smith (ranked 20318 p4p, 753 weight class). Chanchai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here come the Chanchai. Somsak Ram Chanchai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ram Chanchai
vs
Smith

182 cm
21
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
204 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chanchai under the eye.
A jab from Chanchai finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Chanchai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chanchai throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.

Smith drives through and clinches with Chanchai against the cage.
Chanchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chanchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Chanchai.
Chanchai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Chanchai shrugs off.

It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
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!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chanchai blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chanchai.
Chanchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Chanchai is controlling him.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Chanchai.
Chanchai misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Chanchai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chanchai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Chanchai avoids a kick to the body.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Chanchai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Chanchai instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Chanchai throws knees to the body.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanchai obliges.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Duncan Smith has been cut.
Chanchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Chanchai lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Chanchai throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chanchai is keeping busy.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Chanchai blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Chanchai.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Chanchai misses with a punch to the body.
Chanchai trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Chanchai looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow.
Smith stalling.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Chanchai is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab from Chanchai.
Chanchai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith throws a head kick but Chanchai moves out of range.
Chanchai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chanchai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Chanchai thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Chanchai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chanchai scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Chanchai blocks a low kick nicely.
Chanchai is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.

Chanchai rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chanchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Chanchai blocks with his arms.
Somsak Ram Chanchai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Chanchai takes an elbow to the temple.
Chanchai trying to land knees to the body.
Chanchai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chanchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Chanchai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chanchai is defending well for now.
Chanchai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chanchai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith avoiding damage as Chanchai throws knees to the body.
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chanchai misses with an elbow over the top.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai misses with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chanchai's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chanchai defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a jab when Chanchai was well out of range.
As Smith tries to get set, Chanchai tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chanchai misses with a straight left.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith checks a low kick from Chanchai.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chanchai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chanchai scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to clinch but Chanchai moves out of range.
Chanchai misses with a low kick.
Chanchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chanchai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chanchai throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Chanchai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chanchai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chanchai scores with a leg kick.

Chanchai has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Chanchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chanchai lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chanchai throws an elbow but misses.
Chanchai looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Chanchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Chanchai scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Chanchai lands with a right to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Chanchai trying to land knees to the body.
Chanchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Chanchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Chanchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chanchai takes a shot to the head.
Chanchai misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside.
Chanchai avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Chanchai.
Chanchai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Chanchai blocks with his arms.
Chanchai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chanchai prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chanchai has him pressed against the cage.
Chanchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Chanchai misses with a body punch.
Chanchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Chanchai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Chanchai is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Chanchai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Chanchai motions for Smith to come forward. Chanchai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chanchai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Chanchai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chanchai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chanchai clinches.
Chanchai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chanchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chanchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chanchai lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Chanchai misses with a punch to the body.
Chanchai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Chanchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
Chanchai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chanchai misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
Chanchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
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!
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Chanchai lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai misses with a knee to the head.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Chanchai.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chanchai is defending well for now.
Chanchai lands a nice shot to the body.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Somsak Ram Chanchai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chanchai tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chanchai keeps the fight on the outside.

Chanchai closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Chanchai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somsak Ram Chanchai had his way with Duncan Smith in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith lands with an overhand left.
Chanchai throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Chanchai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chanchai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chanchai walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Chanchai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Chanchai.
Chanchai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai jabs at Smith's body.
Chanchai tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Chanchai connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Chanchai misses.
Chanchai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chanchai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Chanchai should have avoided that one.
Jab by Chanchai.
Smith connects with a right hand. Chanchai shakes it off.
Chanchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duncan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chanchai misses with a head kick.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chanchai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Chanchai.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Chanchai moves out of range easily.
Chanchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chanchai connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chanchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick but Chanchai moves out of range.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chanchai connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duncan Smith.
Well Chanchai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Somsak Ram Chanchai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.