PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Testicular Cancer (ranked 1677 p4p, 85 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 1376 p4p, 68 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cancer
vs
Ruenroeng

170 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Riner Clothing

IniTech Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Testicular Cancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruenroeng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cancer moves out of range as Ruenroeng throws a body kick.
Ruenroeng works Cancer's body with a nice hook.
Cancer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Cancer slips a jab from Ruenroeng.
Cancer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Cancer.

Cancer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruenroeng, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruenroeng is working Cancer over against the cage.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
A short left from Cancer.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cancer blocks the elbow strike.
Ruenroeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cancer blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cancer misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ruenroeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cancer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Cancer.
Cancer misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Cancer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cancer lands with a light punch inside.
Cancer gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cancer digs a right hand into Ruenroeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruenroeng's gas tank.
Cancer tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Cancer back against the cage.
Cancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Cancer.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Cancer blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cancer is defending well for now.
Cancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruenroeng pushes Cancer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cancer managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside that Cancer shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Cancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruenroeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cancer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruenroeng can turn it around.
Cancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cancer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Cancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike.
Ruenroeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
Cancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Cancer blocks with his arms.
Ruenroeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cancer's defenses.
Cancer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cancer lands with a right to the head.
Cancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Cancer blocks it.
Cancer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruenroeng throws an elbow but misses.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Cancer gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng scores a nice knee to the body.
Cancer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruenroeng or not.
A short uppercut from Cancer.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cancer managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the head but Cancer blocks with his arms.
Cancer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancer avoids the damage to the body.
Cancer digs a right hand into Ruenroeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruenroeng's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruenroeng connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Testicular Cancer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Cancer is blocking nicely.
Cancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Cancer on the inside.
Cancer tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Cancer back against the cage.
Cancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cancer blocks an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Cancer.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
Cancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cancer managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cancer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cancer tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Testicular Cancer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cancer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruenroeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruenroeng tries to land a front kick but Cancer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cancer tries to bum rush Ruenroeng with a series of wild strikes but Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cancer closes the distance and clinches.
Cancer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruenroengs head.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Cancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruenroeng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruenroeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Cancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Cancer lands a shoulder strike.
Cancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ruenroeng.
Cancer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
A short right from Ruenroeng.
A left hand lands to the body for Cancer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cancer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cancer is defending well for now.
Cancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cancer working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Cancer working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Cancer.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee strike.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the head.
Cancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruenroeng with a knee to the head.
Cancer on the defensive, avoiding the 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!
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cancer.
Cancer lands a body punch.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancer avoids the damage to the body.
Cancer blocks an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Cancer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cancer avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cancer.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Testicular Cancer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cancer.
A short right from Cancer.
Cancer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruenroeng works on Cancer's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Cancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Cancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow strike.
Cancer lands a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cancer on the inside.
Cancer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Cancer blocks it.
Cancer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Cancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
Cancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruenroeng controls his hands.
Cancer managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Cancer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruenroeng can do to turn this around?
Cancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cancer dodges an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Cancer misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cancer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cancer lands a nice shot to the body.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Cancer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cancer.
Cancer can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Cancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Cancer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cancer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruenroeng or not.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
Cancer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cancer misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruenroeng.
Still in the clinch, Cancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruenroeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cancer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cancer dodges an elbow strike from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Cancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Testicular Cancer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Testicular Cancer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Cancer moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Cancer. That snapped Ruenroeng's head back.

Ruenroeng rushes Cancer and presses him up against the cage.
Cancer scores with a shot to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Cancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruenroeng controls his hands.
Ruenroeng lands a good knee to the midsection. Cancer won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Cancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ruenroeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cancer.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Cancer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cancer can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Cancer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside.
Cancer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Cancer.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Cancer.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Cancer.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Cancer lands with a left to the head.
Cancer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruenroeng is leaning against Cancer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cancer pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cancer tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Cancer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng lands a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Cancer managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Cancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cancer blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cancer.
Ruenroeng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cancer tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cancer tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cancer is defending well for now.
Cancer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Cancer tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ruenroeng crunches a lovely knee into Cancer's ribcage.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Cancer blocks it.
Cancer gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cancer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow strike.
Cancer pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cancer.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a knee to the head.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Cancer pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cancer scores with a shoulder strike.

Ruenroeng is rocked!
Cancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng is still on wobbly legs! Can Cancer finish him?
Cancer lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Cancer.
Cancer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Ruenroeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancer avoids the damage to the body.
Cancer avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
Cancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cancer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancer avoids the damage to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Cancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cancer lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cancer.
Ruenroeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cancer blocks it with crossed arms.
Cancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cancer pushes Ruenroeng against the cage. Cancer is working some dirty boxing. Cancer pushes off with a quick right hook! Ruenroeng goes down! Ruenroeng tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cancer moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Testicular Cancer!
Testicular Cancer very nearly forgot to thank Riner Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.