PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kulit Thanom (ranked 4435 p4p, 4425 weight class) and Chris Bedlam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulit Thanom has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thanom
vs
Bedlam

190 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulit Thanom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bedlam!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bedlam.
And Thanom counters with a quick kick to the body but Bedlam blocks it.

Bedlam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thanom, pushing him back against the cage.
Bedlam goes for a takedown attempt but Thanom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thanom blocks a head kick by Bedlam.
Thanom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thanom wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Thanom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bedlam.
Kulit Thanom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bedlam.
Thanom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bedlam darts in looking for a takedown but Thanom gets double underhooks and turns Bedlam into the cage.
Bedlam moves out of range as Thanom throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedlam misses with a takedown attempt - Thanom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bedlam tries to clinch but Thanom is having none of it.
Thanom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chris Bedlam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bedlam feints the counter takedown.
Thanom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thanom blocks a head kick by Bedlam.
Thanom misses with a low kick.
Bedlam throws a right and a left that Thanom avoids nicely.
Bedlam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thanom avoids it really well and circles away.
Thanom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedlam moves away.
Thanom ducks under a wild hook from Bedlam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bedlam.
Bedlam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bedlam shoots in and drives through. Thanom sprawls well.
Thanom slaps away a takedown attempt from Bedlam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bedlam looks winded!

Bedlam moves into the clinch.

Bedlam manages to break the clinch.
Bedlam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thanom defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedlam cracks Thanom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thanom throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bedlam closes the distance and clinches.
Bedlam prevents a body shot from Thanom.
Thanom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bedlam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thanom tries to work over Bedlam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bedlam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thanom slaps away a takedown attempt from Bedlam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thanom throws a shot from downtown. Bedlam moves away and avoids it.
Bedlam is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanom throws a body punch but Bedlam moves out of range.
Bedlam fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedlam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bedlam throws a head kick that misses.
Bedlam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bedlam wants to clinch
and Bedlam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thanom moves out of range of the leg kick from Bedlam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bedlam takes one on the button.
Thanom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Bedlam gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bedlam jumps into guard, dragging Thanom to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bedlam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thanom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thanom postures up.
Thanom scoring with some ground and pound.
Bedlam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thanom stops Bedlam from standing up.
Thanom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thanom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bedlam pulls Thanom in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thanom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanom postures up in Bedlam's guard and throws a big left but Bedlam blocks it.
Bedlam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thanom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bedlam on the ground.
Bedlam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thanom prevents Bedlam from getting back to his feet.
Thanom throws a big elbow that misses.
Bedlam is trying to control the position but Thanom postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thanom scores with a push kick.
Bedlam checks a low kick from Thanom.
Bedlam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bedlam is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedlam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bedlam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Thanom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulit Thanom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bedlam.
Thanom misses with a low kick.
Bedlam moves in looking to clinch but Thanom pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Thanom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chris Bedlam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thanom misses with a low kick.
Bedlam unleashes a big counter combination but Thanom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thanom throws a hook to the side of Bedlam's head but Bedlam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bedlam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thanom.
Thanom throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thanom misses its intended target.
And Bedlam tries to counter it with a takedown but Thanom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thanom jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Thanom gets tackled into the cage by Bedlam. Bedlam maintains the clinch.
Bedlam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thanom can't find room to land a body shot as Bedlam controls the action.
Thanom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bedlam can do to turn this around?
Thanom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bedlam ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bedlam no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thanom prevents Bedlam from getting back to his feet.

Bedlam looking for a guillotine here but Thanom defends easily.
Thanom throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bedlam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thanom throws a strike but Bedlam rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Thanom throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Thanom doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bedlam trying to control the position from guard on top but Thanom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thanom is striking from the bottom but Bedlam uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thanom flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thanom wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kulit Thanom dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Thanom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedlam.
Kulit Thanom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thanom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thanom misses with a low kick.

Bedlam clinches.
Bedlam is working for takedown but Thanom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bedlam has Thanom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thanom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bedlam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thanom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kulit Thanom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bedlam.
Thanom stuffs the takedown.
Thanom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thanom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bedlam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bedlam wants to clinch.
Kulit Thanom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedlam shoots in looking for a takedown but Thanom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bedlam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thanom is looking to counter punch.
Bedlam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thanom half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bedlam shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thanom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanom throws a hook to the side of Bedlam's head but Bedlam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bedlam blocks the body kick.
Bedlam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thanom feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bedlam moves out of range of the body kick from Thanom.
Bedlam blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Bedlam.
Bedlam is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thanom. Bedlam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bedlam is looking for the big counter here.
Bedlam doesn't manage to clinch there - Thanom circles away.
Thanom half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bedlam avoids the body shot from Thanom.
Bedlam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thanom defends it well.
Thanom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thanom wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bedlam slips a jab from Thanom.
Bedlam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bedlam fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Thanom misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thanom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bedlam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bedlam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thanom throws a body shot but no joy.
Thanom throws a body kick that misses.
Bedlam wants to counter the offense by Thanom and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedlam shoots for a double leg takedown but Thanom sprawls well. He's pushed Bedlam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bedlam moves out of range of the body kick from Thanom.
Thanom lands a nice looking body shot.
Thanom tried to score with a low kick but Bedlam checks it.
Thanom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bedlam throws an off balance right hand
and Thanom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bedlam thinking.
Bedlam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bedlam dives in and grabs Thanom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thanom pushes down on Bedlam's head and hops out.
Thanom misses with a looping left.
Bedlam is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chris Bedlam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bedlam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thanom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kulit Thanom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thanom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kulit Thanom!