PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uestus Johnston (ranked 2002 p4p, 4000 weight class) and Somchai Saetang (ranked 251 p4p, 425 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Johnston
vs
Saetang

180 cm
27
166
18 - 11 - 0

189 cm
26
145
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Somchai Saetang !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Saetang moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saetang .
Saetang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Saetang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnston lands a jab.
Saetang blocks a jab.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Saetang .
Saetang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saetang manages to avoid it.
Saetang looks for the body kick but Johnston saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Saetang .
Saetang slips under a jab from Johnston.
Saetang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang is looking to clinch.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Saetang takes one to the side of the head.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saetang on the side of the head.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saetang throws a head kick that Johnston semi-blocks.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saetang . Saetang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saetang slips under a jab.
Saetang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnston with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Saetang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Johnston misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Saetang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saetang walks into a left hand.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Saetang 's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saetang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Saetang manages to avoid it.
Saetang blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Saetang .
Saetang moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Saetang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnston catches Saetang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saetang closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Saetang seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saetang on the side of the head.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Saetang .
A right-left combo lands from Johnston.
Johnston takes a swing at Saetang 's ribcage but misses.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Saetang tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang throws a big counter head kick but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Saetang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Saetang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saetang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston throws a body punch but Saetang moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Johnston lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnston avoids the head kick by Saetang .
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Saetang throws a big counter head kick but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Saetang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
And Saetang responds with a good body kick, but Johnston manages to step out the way in time.
Saetang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Saetang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Saetang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Saetang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Saetang doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston blocks a head kick by Saetang .
Saetang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saetang connects with a high kick.

It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saetang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Saetang slips the punch.
Saetang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saetang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Saetang .
Saetang wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Saetang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saetang walks into a left hand.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Saetang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
Saetang walks into a jab.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saetang 's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saetang .
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Saetang tries to score with a low kick but Johnston moves his leg out of the way.

Saetang has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saetang obliges.
Saetang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saetang can do to turn this around?

Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Johnston.
Saetang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnston avoids the head kick by Saetang .
Saetang wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saetang scores with a kick to the body.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Saetang 's head but Saetang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saetang back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnston misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
Saetang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnston works over Saetang 's head and body with a nice combination.
Saetang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saetang tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Saetang 's head but Saetang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Saetang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saetang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saetang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaetang .
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston throws a hook but Saetang blocks it.
Johnston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Saetang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Saetang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Saetang 's shoulder, as Saetang tries to avoid the shot.
Saetang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnston jabs Saetang right on the nose. Saetang blinks but takes it well.
Saetang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
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!

Johnston thuds his right hand into Saetang 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saetang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Saetang slips under a jab from Johnston.
Saetang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Saetang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaetang .
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saetang throws the kick towards the body but Johnston avoids it.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang slips a jab from Johnston.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Johnston.

Saetang is rocked!
Jab, jab by Johnston - just one landing.
Saetang is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston throws a monster overhand right that drops Saetang ! Johnston follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.