PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 742 p4p, 91 weight class) and Somrak Khamsing (ranked 1444 p4p, 174 weight class). Blackbeard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blackbeard
vs
Khamsing

180 cm
25
177 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Somrak Khamsing!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackbeard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khamsing misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard throws a series of punches but Khamsing moves out of range.
Khamsing is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackbeard with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Blackbeard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackbeard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blackbeard there as he acknowledges the shot.

Blackbeard is rocked!
Blackbeard misses with a hook. Khamsing ducked under it nicely.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Khamsing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackbeard.
Khamsing misses with a hook. Blackbeard ducked under it nicely.
Blackbeard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blackbeard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khamsing slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Khamsing misses.
Blackbeard misses with a looping right.
Khamsing throws a jab when Blackbeard was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Blackbeard misses its target.
Khamsing misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackbeard throwing a counter right hand but Khamsing manages to avoid it.

Khamsing rushes Blackbeard and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khamsing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blackbeard lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamsing.
Khamsing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackbeard blocks a body shot from Khamsing.
Blackbeard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackbeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard blocking some punches.
Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khamsing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackbeard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Blackbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khamsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khamsing doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackbeard circles away.
Khamsing misses with a hook. Blackbeard ducked under it nicely.
Khamsing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khamsing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Blackbeard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blackbeard seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Khamsing moves out of range.

Khamsing has managed to clinch.
Khamsing scores with a shot to the side of Blackbeard's head.
Blackbeard struggles to land a body shot inside as Khamsing controls his hands.
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the side of Khamsing's head.
Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackbeard blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackbeard.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing misses with some punches.
Khamsing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackbeard backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamsing lands with a left to the head.
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!
Khamsing lands a right hand.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Blackbeard.
Khamsing throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
A left hand lands to the body for Khamsing.
Blackbeard misses with some punches.
Khamsing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackbeard.
A short uppercut from Khamsing.
Blackbeard lands a body punch.
Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Blackbeard avoids it by throwing Khamsing back against the cage.
Blackbeard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Blackbeard fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somrak Khamsing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Blackbeard misses its intended target.
Blackbeard misses with a lunging right hand
and Khamsing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Khamsing.
Blackbeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Khamsing looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Khamsing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khamsing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blackbeard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khamsing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Khamsing on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khamsing lands a lovely overhand right.
Khamsing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khamsing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khamsing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard with a nice cross.
Khamsing jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blackbeard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackbeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khamsing moves away.
Khamsing misses with a hook.
Blackbeard lands a body shot.
Khamsing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamsing.
Khamsing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Khamsing drops Blackbeard with a beautiful combination! Blackbeard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khamsing is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard lands with a straight right. Khamsing didn't see that one coming.
Khamsing looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blackbeard lands a right hand from hell, dropping Khamsing. Blackbeard pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Duke Blackbeard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Somrak Khamsing stepped up to the mic, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.