PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Azer Culumbar (ranked 5304 p4p, 5307 weight class) and Chaloem Narong (ranked 423 p4p, 422 weight class). Azer Culumbar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Culumbar
vs
Narong

210 cm
25
145
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
145
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Azer Culumbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chaloem Narong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Narong has closed the distance and engaged Culumbar in a clinch.
Culumbar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Narong manages to break the clinch.

Narong moves into range and clinches up with Culumbar.
Culumbar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narong tries to land knees in the clinch but Culumbar avoids the damage to the body.
Culumbar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Culumbar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Culumbar trying to stall but Narong improves his position.

Narong breaks the clinch.
Culumbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culumbar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Culumbar tries to clinch but Narong moves out of range.
Narong throws a sloppy head kick
and Culumbar counters with a series of strikes. Narong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Narong keeps the fight on the outside.
Culumbar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Culumbar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Culumbar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Narong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Culumbar is looking to clinch.
Narong tries to work over Culumbar's front leg with a kick but Culumbar checks it.
Narong works the jab nicely.

Narong takes the fight into the clinch.

Narong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Culumbar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Narong throws a series of punches but Culumbar moves out of range.

Culumbar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Culumbar has had enough of the clinch but Narong keeps him there for the moment.
Narong prevents Culumbar from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culumbar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Narong is keeping busy.
Culumbar is trying to break free.
Culumbar is looking to control Narong's arms but Narong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Culumbar has his back to the ropes.
Narong is pushing Culumbar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Culumbar taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Narong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narong walks into a stiff left hand from Culumbar.
Culumbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Culumbar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Narong drives through and clinches with Culumbar against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaloem Narong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Narong scores with a nice body kick.
Narong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Culumbar circles away quickly and effectively.
As Narong tries to get set, Culumbar tries to push him back and clinch up but Narong manages to avoid the attempt.

Narong has Culumbar up against the ropes in a clinch.

Narong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narong keeps the fight on the outside.
Narong tries to counter with a clinch but Culumbar shakes him off and moves away.
Culumbar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Culumbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Narong paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Narong closes the distance and pushes Culumbar back into the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Narong.

Narong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culumbar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narong on the side of the head.

Narong forces Culumbar back against the ropes and clinches.
Narong dodges an elbow strike from Culumbar.

Culumbar breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Culumbar does no damage.
Narong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Narong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Culumbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narong keeps the fight on the outside.
Culumbar looks to land a combination but Narong avoids it well.
Culumbar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Narong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Culumbar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Narong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narong tries a head kick but it misses.
Azer Culumbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Narong moves into range and clinches up with Culumbar.
Culumbar blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Narong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narong has Culumbar pressed against the ropes, preventing Culumbar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Narong trying to land knees to the body.
Narong pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Culumbar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narong is stalling here.
Culumbar is trying to break free.
Culumbar lands a nice shot to the body.
Culumbar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Culumbar manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaloem Narong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Culumbar moves out of range of the body kick.
Culumbar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Narong misses with a jab, cross combination.

Narong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Culumbar, pushing him back against the ropes.

Narong manages to break the clinch.

Narong moves into the clinch.
Culumbar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Narong holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chaloem Narong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Culumbar letting Narong take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culumbar is trying to push Narong away but Narong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Culumbar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Narong looking to throw knees to the head but Culumbar is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Culumbar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Narong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Narong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Culumbar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narong blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Narong throws an elbow but misses.

Narong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Culumbar throws the kick towards the body but Narong avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Culumbar trying to control the position but instead, Narong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Culumbar into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culumbar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Narong is keeping busy.
Culumbar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narong has him pressed against the ropes.

Narong breaks the clinch.
Culumbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narong.
Culumbar avoids the head kick by Narong.

Narong moves into the clinch.

Narong manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Narong rushes Culumbar and presses him up against the ropes.

Narong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Culumbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Narong misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaloem Narong really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Culumbar avoids the head kick by Narong.
Culumbar moves in looking to clinch but Narong pushes him off.
Culumbar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Narong tries to counter with a clinch but Culumbar shakes him off and moves away.
Culumbar is looking to clinch.

Narong rushes Culumbar and presses him up against the ropes.
Culumbar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Culumbar wants to stall.

Narong breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Narong.
Culumbar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narong pushes Culumbar away with a front kick.

Narong drives through and clinches with Culumbar against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Narong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Culumbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Narong has Culumbar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Culumbar wants to break free but Narong has control.
Narong stalls.
Narong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Culumbar's efforts to push away.
Culumbar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Narong manages to break the clinch.
Narong feints a jab promting Culumbar to slip. Narong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Culumbar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Culumbar misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Culumbar.
Narong throws a head kick that misses.
Culumbar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Culumbar is looking to clinch but Narong is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Culumbar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Culumbar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azer Culumbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaloem Narong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Culumbar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chaloem Narong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 36:40
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 36:40
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 36:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaloem Narong!