PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aroon Rojumanong (ranked 1997 p4p, 22085 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 105 p4p, 252 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?

Rojumanong
vs
Thu

169 cm
25
136
7 - 2 - 0

166 cm
26
135
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aroon Rojumanong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu is looking to clinch but Rojumanong is avoiding it.
Rojumanong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Thu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Thu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rojumanong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thu counters with a nice uppercut.
Rojumanong is looking to clinch but Thu is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Rojumanong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thu doesn't seem phased though.
Rojumanong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Rojumanong closes the distance and clinches.
Rojumanong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Thu breaks from the clinch.
Rojumanong tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojumanong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rojumanong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aroon Rojumanong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojumanong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thu moves forwards but Rojumanong connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rojumanong misses.
Rojumanong lands a glancing blow to the side of Thu's head.
Thu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojumanong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rojumanong misses with a looping left.
Thu slips a straight right by Rojumanong.
Thu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rojumanong throws a right and a left that Thu avoids nicely.
Rojumanong tries to clinch up
and Rojumanong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thu slips a jab and a cross from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thu circles away.
Rojumanong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rojumanong is looking to clinch.
Thu throws out a counter right but Rojumanong avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Rojumanong misses.

Rojumanong moves into the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Rojumanong in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojumanong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojumanong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Rojumanong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thu takes an elbow to the temple.
Rojumanong throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu takes a shot to the head.
Thu working Rojumanong over with knees to the body.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Rojumanong avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Rojumanong avoids the damage to the body.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Rojumanong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu avoids the elbow strike from Rojumanong, against the cage.
Thu dodges an elbow strike from Rojumanong.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rojumanong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thu's brow.
Rojumanong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rojumanong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thu's brow.
Rojumanong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rojumanong lands with a right to the head.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojumanong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Rojumanong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rojumanong misses with some punches.
Thu blocks a body shot from Rojumanong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thu crunches a lovely knee into Rojumanong's ribcage.
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!
Rojumanong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojumanong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rojumanong gets through Thu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong working aggressively here.
Rojumanong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rojumanong.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands a right hand.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rojumanong throws a head punch that misses.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojumanong lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rojumanong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aroon Rojumanong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rojumanong scores with a jab. Thu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rojumanong scores with a hook.
Thu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojumanong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thu scrambles back to his feet.
Thu throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Rojumanong. Those never looked like landing.
Thu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojumanong throws a combination. Thu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thu thumps Rojumanong with a low kick.

Rojumanong closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu takes a shot to the head.
Rojumanong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojumanong struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojumanong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojumanong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rojumanong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rojumanong throws an elbow but misses.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojumanong is defending well for now.
Thu is trying to push Rojumanong away but Rojumanong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rojumanong presses Thu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rojumanong avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
Aroon Rojumanong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rojumanong misses with an elbow strike.
Rojumanong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rojumanong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thu.
Thu blocking some punches.
Rojumanong has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Thu lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rojumanong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rojumanong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thu can do to turn this around?
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Rojumanong shrugs off.
Thu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rojumanong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
Rojumanong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thu's elbow.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Rojumanong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rojumanong lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rojumanong - that landed with a thud.
Thu blocks the elbow strike.
Rojumanong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojumanong misses with a punch to the body.
Rojumanong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Rojumanong on the inside.
Rojumanong managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Rojumanong misses with some punches.
Rojumanong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rojumanong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojumanong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thus head.
Thu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong pushes off an throws an elbow but Thu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rojumanong tries to work over Thu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojumanong lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojumanong lands a damaging elbow.
Rojumanong misses with an elbow strike.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rojumanong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojumanong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rojumanong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rojumanong scores with a hook to the body.
Rojumanong tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Rojumanong back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rojumanong fails to land.
Rojumanong lands with a left to the head.
Rojumanong working aggressively here.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojumanong avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aroon Rojumanong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rojumanong wants to clinch.
Rojumanong backing away here, and Thu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Rojumanong clinches up against the cage.
Rojumanong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rojumanong struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Rojumanong.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rojumanong.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Rojumanong lands an elbow inside that Thu shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Rojumanong throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu avoids the elbow strike from Rojumanong, against the cage.
Rojumanong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rojumanong struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Rojumanong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojumanong lands an elbow inside.
Rojumanong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thu's elbow.
Rojumanong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rojumanong's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojumanong.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Rojumanong in his tracks for a moment.
Thu blocking some punches.
Rojumanong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojumanong misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojumanong swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Rojumanong avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rojumanong.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojumanong misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojumanong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thu takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rojumanong's brow.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Thu avoids a wild elbow strike from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thu.
Rojumanong works on Thu's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong blocks the elbow strike.
Aroon Rojumanong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Rojumanong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rojumanong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thu avoids the elbow strike from Rojumanong, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu lands a good knee to the midsection. Rojumanong won't want to take too many of those.
Thu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Rojumanong.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thu's defenses.
Rojumanong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Rojumanong.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojumanong avoids it.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rojumanong throws an elbow but misses.
Rojumanong avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the cage.
Thu looking to throw knees to the head but Rojumanong is blocking nicely.
Rojumanong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojumanong is defending well for now.
Thu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojumanong's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aroon Rojumanong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rojumanong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aroon Rojumanong!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aroon Rojumanong made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.