PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 71 p4p, 8 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 120 p4p, 15 weight class). Phetboonme is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Iron Man˜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rhod
vs
Phetboonme

180 cm
34
155 lbs
25 - 14 - 2

175 cm
30
160 lbs
23 - 10 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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Dark Knight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rhod throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhod on the side of the head.
Phetboonme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Rhod lands a really nice looking cross but Phetboonme seems unphased.
Rhod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod throwing a counter right hand but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Rhod lands a leg kick that knocks Phetboonme off balance momentarily.
Phetboonme cracks Rhod with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme cracks the inside of Rhod's front leg.

Phetboonme drives through and clinches with Rhod against the cage.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
A short right from Rhod on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rhod fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Phetboonme as the two fighters clinch.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rhod definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but Rhod is having none of it.
Rhod throws a chopping leg kick but Phetboonme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phetboonme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rhod takes one to the side of the head.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rudy Rhod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Rhod.
Decent striking displayed by Rhod there.
Rhod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhod went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phetboonme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
Rhod is looking to slow Phetboonme down with leg kicks.
Phetboonme tries a head kick but it misses.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phetboonme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme moves forwards but Rhod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rhod tries to work over Phetboonme's front leg with a kick but Phetboonme checks it.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Rhod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phetboonme loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Rhod connects with a single shot there.
Phetboonme looks to land a left hand but Rhod moved out of range nicely.
Phetboonme throws a front kick aimed at Rhod's knee but Rhod avoids it well.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phetboonme throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Rhod appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Phetboonme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhod to score with a decent uppercut.
Rhod lands a leg kick that knocks Phetboonme off balance momentarily.
Phetboonme takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phetboonme! But no joy.
Rhod fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phetboonme.
Phetboonme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rhod's hands.
Phetboonme attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod tries to land a leg kick but Phetboonme saw it coming and moves away.
Phetboonme throws out a counter right but Rhod avoids it with no problem.
Rhod scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod misses with a head kick.
Phetboonme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Phetboonme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phetboonme blocks the body kick.
Rhod misses with a body shot.
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme lands a leg kick that knocks Rhod off balance momentarily.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
Rhod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut.
Rhod scores with a jab. Phetboonme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phetboonme scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhod.
Nice uppercut there from Rhod.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
Rhod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rhod lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phetboonme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhod.
Rhod feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phetboonmes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Phetboonme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rhod's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phetboonme under the eye.
Phetboonme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhod to score with a decent uppercut.
Phetboonme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Rhod.
Rhod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phetboonme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rhod is able to avoid easily.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Rhod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhod lands with a nice combination. Phetboonme backs away looking to recover.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Rhod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phetboonme throws a front kick aimed at Rhod's knee but Rhod avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhod throws out a leg kick but Phetboonme moves out of range and Rhod only half commits.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Rhod staying out of range there.
Phetboonme moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Phetboonme is looking to clinch.
Rhod tried to counter with a leg kick but Phetboonme avoided it.
Nice body kick from Rhod.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme moves forwards but Rhod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rhod throws a big shot that misses.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Phetboonme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Phetboonme moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phetboonme.
Rhod throws a lazy right hand but Phetboonme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Phetboonme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme tries to land a leg kick but Rhod saw it coming and moves away.
Phetboonme throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhod misses the target.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
Rhod misses the jab.
Rhod connects with a body shot that sends Phetboonme's belly button to the back.
Rhod scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod throws a front kick aimed at Phetboonme's knee but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Phetboonme misses with a straight right.
Rhod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rhod connects with a single shot there.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
Rhod throws out a powerful jab.
Rhod cracks Phetboonme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rhod looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phetboonme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phetboonme.
Rhod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phetboonme can do to turn this around?
Phetboonme looks for the body kick but Rhod saw that one coming.
Rhod looks for the body kick but Phetboonme saw that one coming.
Phetboonme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Phetboonme blocks the leg kick.
Rhod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phetboonme throws a push kick but Rhod slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phetboonme, right into the meat.
Rhod thuds his shin into the meat of Phetboonme's side.
A jab from Phetboonme does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rhod lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phetboonme will feel that in the morning.
Phetboonme throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Phetboonme blocks the leg kick.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Rhod looks to land a combination. Phetboonme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rudy Rhod is winning the standup battle so far.
Phetboonme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod wants to slow Phetboonme down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Rhod.
Phetboonme checks a leg kick.
Phetboonme scores with a leg kick.
Phetboonme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Rhod misses its target.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Rhod moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phetboonme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phetboonme stuns Rhod with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhod scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Phetboonme misses.
Rhod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rhod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rhod, right into the meat.
Rhod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
Rhod throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phetboonme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme cracks Rhod with a good jab.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Rhod sizes up Phetboonme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rhod scores with a leg kick.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Rhod.
Phetboonme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhod scores with a punch to the head.
Rhod takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phetboonme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phetboonme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Rhod.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Phetboonme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Rhod does it's job there.
Rhod connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phetboonme's hands.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod checks a low kick from Phetboonme.
Rhod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Rhod misses with a hook to the body
and Phetboonme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhod lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme wants to clinch.
Rhod throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Rhod dominated that second round.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Phetboonme throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rhod.
Rhod swats away the attempt to clinch by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. Rhod looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rhod lands with a nice body punch.
Phetboonme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhod.
Rhod misses with a low kick as Phetboonme jumps back.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Rhod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phetboonme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phetboonme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhod. That did some damage!
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Rhod.
Phetboonme lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme works Rhod's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rhod.
Phetboonme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rhod is able to avoid easily.
Phetboonme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhod to score with a decent uppercut.
Rhod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phetboonme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phetboonme throws out the jab.
Phetboonme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhod stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phetboonme throws out a leg kick but Rhod moves out of range and Phetboonme only half commits.
Phetboonme throws a big shot that misses.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phetboonme was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Rhod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
Phetboonme lands with a nice body punch.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhod.
Phetboonme tries a quick counter leg kick but Rhod is wise to it.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phetboonme moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Rhod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhod throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phetboonme counters with a low kick, right behind Rhod 's knee.
Phetboonme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rhod misses with a leg kick
and Phetboonme makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rhod really felt that one!
Phetboonme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Rhod misses the target.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phetboonme.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rhod.
Phetboonme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod lands with a good body shot.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Rhod takes one on the button.
Phetboonme throws a solid leg kick but Rhod takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phetboonme.
Rhod feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhod.
Phetboonme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phetboonme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhod throwing a counter right hand but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
That kick from Phetboonme tenderised Rhod's leg. Rhod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Phetboonme.
Rhod tried to counter with a leg kick but Phetboonme avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Rhod 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhod throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Rhod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phetboonme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhod can pounce on him.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Phetboonme walks into a straight right hand from Rhod.
Phetboonme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhod.
Rhod throws a leg kick which misses Phetboonme's front leg but catches the back leg as Phetboonme tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phetboonme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phetboonme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhod can pounce on him.
Rhod defending well as Phetboonme loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod clobbers Phetboonme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rhod with a hook.
Phetboonme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phetboonme. That's going to slow Rhod down.
Rhod does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhod connects with an inside leg kick.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Phetboonme.
Rhod scores with a hook to the body. Phetboonme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Phetboonme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod slips under a jab from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Phetboonme walks into a stiff left hand from Rhod.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phetboonme throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kongchai Phetboonme just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

An inside leg kick lands from Rhod.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme lands with a cross.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Rhod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phetboonme throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Phetboonme backs away, Rhod returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Phetboonme takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Phetboonme misses.
Phetboonme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhod connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phetboonme scrambles back to his feet.
Phetboonme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Rhod lands a nice looking body shot.
Phetboonme walks into a straight right hand from Rhod.
Phetboonme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
Rhod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phetboonme walks into a left hand.
Phetboonme walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rhod blocks the leg kick.
Rhod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phetboonme lands a lovely overhand right.
Phetboonme loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Phetboonme has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rhod finds it's way round the side to connect with Phetboonme's head.
Phetboonme throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Phetboonme walks into a stiff left hand from Rhod.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phetboonme steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rhod. That one must have hurt.
Phetboonme lands a leg kick that knocks Rhod off balance momentarily.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Rhod.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rhod.
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!
Phetboonme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Phetboonme connects with a body shot that sends Rhod's belly button to the back.
Rhod feints a jab promting Phetboonme to slip. Rhod then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Phetboonme slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Rhod avoids it.
Phetboonme lands with a cross.
Rhod throws a shot from downtown. Phetboonme moves away and avoids it.
Phetboonme tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rhod scores with a leg kick.
Rhod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rhod. That's going to slow Phetboonme down.
Good work by Phetboonme as he checks the leg kick.
Phetboonme doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rhod misses with a looping right.
Rhod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhod tries a low kick but Phetboonme avoids it.
Rhod scores with a jab.
Phetboonme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Rhod.
An inside leg kick lands from Rhod.
Rhod lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws the kick towards the body but Phetboonme avoids it.
Phetboonme blocks a low kick nicely.
Phetboonme has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rhod.
Phetboonme lands a nice hook to Rhod's body. Rhod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Rhod's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phetboonme. Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rhod. Phetboonme shrugs it off though.
Rhod throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Rhod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Rhod getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rhod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Rhod rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phetboonme counters with a slapping leg kick.
Phetboonme has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rhod.
Rhod moves out of range as Phetboonme throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phetboonme throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phetboonme misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rhod checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rhod looks to land a left hand but Phetboonme moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Phetboonme blocks the low kick.
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Rhod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phetboonme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rhod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phetboonme connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod moves out of range as Phetboonme strikes.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Phetboonme.
Rhod throws a big shot that misses.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Rhod had his way with Kongchai Phetboonme in that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rhod scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhod. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phetboonme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phetboonme takes one on the button.
Phetboonme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Rhod.
Rhod cracks Phetboonme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
Rhod keeps Phetboonme at a distance using the push kick.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Rhod avoids it.
Phetboonme takes one to the chin there.
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!
Rhod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Rhod cracks the inside of Phetboonme's front leg.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rhod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Rhod.
Phetboonme works Rhod's body with a nice hook.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Phetboonme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phetboonme throws a looping overhand right but Rhod ducks down to avoid it.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Phetboonme scores with a jab 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.
Rhod goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Phetboonme.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Phetboonme rushes Rhod and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Phetboonme.

Rhod manages to break the clinch.
Rhod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phetboonme is out of range.
Rhod connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Rhod misses.
Rhod scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod throws a low kick but Phetboonme moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rhod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phetboonme at a distance.
Phetboonme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Phetboonme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rhod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Rhod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rhod cracks Phetboonme with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut.
Rhod connects with a jab.
Rhod throws a front kick aimed at Phetboonme's knee but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Phetboonme takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phetboonme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rhod moves out of range of the body kick.
Rhod avoids a kick to the body.
Phetboonme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phetboonme swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phetboonme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phetboonme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rhod.
Rhod tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phetboonme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rhod feints and then cracks Phetboonme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phetboonme down.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Rhod scores with a leg kick.
Phetboonme looks to land a left hand but Rhod moved out of range nicely.
Phetboonme connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Rhod blocks the leg kick.
Phetboonme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhod tries to work over Phetboonme's front leg with a kick but Phetboonme checks it.
Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Phetboonme steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rhod. That one must have hurt.
Rhod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rhod feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phetboonme's calf.
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
Jab by Rhod.
Phetboonme tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phetboonme throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Rhod. That snapped Phetboonme's head back.
Phetboonme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Phetboonme drops his hands momentarily and Rhod takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rhod throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Rhod showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rhod 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Rhod!
Rudy Rhod retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Rudy Rhod made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.