PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 1265 p4p, 678 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 152 p4p, 85 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phetboonme's choice of entrance music: Iron Man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gozen
vs
Phetboonme

176 cm
30
155
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
34
160
28 - 15 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phetboonme.
Gozen throws a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head but Phetboonme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws an off balance right hand
and Gozen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Phetboonme throws a lazy right hand but Gozen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Gozen misses.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Gozen is just out of range.
Phetboonme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Phetboonme blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Gozen blocks it.
Gozen feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Phetboonme rushes Gozen and presses him up against the cage.
Gozen tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Gozen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Gozen looking to throw knees to the head but Phetboonme is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gozen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gozen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phetboonme blocks it with crossed arms.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phetboonme as Gozen tries to tie him up.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
Gozen misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Gozen blocks it.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen digs a right hand underneath Phetboonme's ribcage. Phetboonme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gozen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Gozen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Gozen lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen cracks Phetboonme with a nice body shot.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme has a couple of punches blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Gozen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gozen throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.

Phetboonme drives through and clinches with Gozen against the cage.
Phetboonme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phetboonme up against the cage.
Gozen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gozen is leaning against Phetboonme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gozen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gozen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Gozen.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme pushes Gozen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gozen is looking to break free of the clinch but Phetboonme has double underhooks.
Gozen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gozen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Gozen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Gozen.

Phetboonme moves into the clinch successfully.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Phetboonme wants to clinch up but Gozen keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Gozen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phetboonme slips under a jab.
Gozen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Gozen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a series of strikes that have Gozen backpedaling.
Phetboonme lands a leg kick that knocks Gozen off balance momentarily.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Phetboonme on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gozen throws a low kick, looking for Phetboonme's leg but Phetboonme calmly moves out of range.
Phetboonme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gozen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phetboonme avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen misses with a double jab.
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phetboonme.
Gozen lands a nice hook to Phetboonme's body. Phetboonme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Gozen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gozen throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by Gozen's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gozen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phetboonme looks to land a body kick but Gozen moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gozen misses its target.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Gozen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gozen throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme digs a good body shot into Gozen's ribs.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gozen throws a right and a left that Phetboonme avoids nicely.
Phetboonme swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Gozen's corner calls for a 1-2. Gozen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a looping left.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Phetboonme catches Gozen right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gozen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gozen.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the strikes.
Gozen throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Gozen misses.
Good leg kick by Gozen.
Gozen takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Phetboonme rushes Gozen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Phetboonme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme avoids the elbow strike from Gozen, against the cage.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Gozen's head.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Gozen tries to land a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks with his arms.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme avoids a wild elbow strike from Gozen.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gozen breaks the clinch.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gozen with a body shot.
Gozen lands with a shot to the body.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick which misses Gozen's front leg but catches the back leg as Gozen tries to avoid it.
Phetboonme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gozen in his tracks.
Phetboonme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phetboonme scores with a nice body kick.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gozen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phetboonme. Phetboonme obviously looking to wear him down.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen clobbers Phetboonme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Phetboonme as he connects with a hook.
Gozen takes a swing at Phetboonme's ribcage but misses.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Gozen is rocked!
Gozen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Gozen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gozen under the eye.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch but Gozen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gozen lands with an uppercut that bounces Phetboonme off the cage and back into range.

Phetboonme pushes Gozen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gozen seems to have got his legs back now.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Gozen leaning against his opponent.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme dodges an elbow strike from Gozen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Gozen trying to stall but Phetboonme improves his position.
Gozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gozen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gozen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoe Gozen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongchai Phetboonme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Gozen throws an elbow that misses.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen working aggressively here.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Gozen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen misses with some punches.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gozen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gozen misses with a knee to the head.
Gozen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks it.
Gozen stalling the fight.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomoe Gozen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phetboonme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
During a confident post fight interview, Kongchai Phetboonme thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.