PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bull Bantum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bantum
vs
Chor Thanasukarn

160 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Elite Golden Nutrition

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Bantum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chor Thanasukarn lands a jab-cross combination.
Chor Thanasukarn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bantum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Bantum misses its intended target.
Bantum misses with a low kick.
Chor Thanasukarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bantum tries to clinch but Chor Thanasukarn moves out of range.
Bantum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chor Thanasukarn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bantum to score with a decent uppercut.
Bantum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chor Thanasukarn lands a jab to the head.
Bantum wants to clinch.

Bantum feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bantum wants to control from the top but Chor Thanasukarn keeps moving.
Bantum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chor Thanasukarn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bantum manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bantum stops Chor Thanasukarn from getting back to his feet.
Bantum slips a nice elbow through Chor Thanasukarn's hands, connecting with Chor Thanasukarn's forehead.

Chor Thanasukarn actively working from the bottom here.
Chor Thanasukarn is looking to improve his position.
Chor Thanasukarn trying to control from the bottom.

Bantum decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

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.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch up.
Bantum tries to close the distance and clinch but Chor Thanasukarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bantum misses with a body shot.

Chor Thanasukarn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bantum pulls Chor Thanasukarn in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chor Thanasukarn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bantum's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantum wants to sweep but no luck.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand and escape but instead Bantum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bantum stands up and waves to Chor Thanasukarn to follow him.
Chor Thanasukarn slips a straight right by Bantum.
Bantum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chor Thanasukarn.
Some wild striking there from Bantum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bantum.
Bantum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bantum looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chor Thanasukarn keeping moving, preventing Bantum from controlling successfully.

Chor Thanasukarn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bantum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bantum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bantum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bantum decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Bantum dominated that 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.

Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bantum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bantum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bantum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Bantum does no damage.
Bantum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chor Thanasukarn.
Bantum misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chor Thanasukarn counters with a one-two to the body.
Bantum tries to bum rush Chor Thanasukarn with a series of wild strikes but Chor Thanasukarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bantum is looking to clinch but Chor Thanasukarn is avoiding it.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a series of punches but Bantum moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bantum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bantum throws a sloppy head kick
and Chor Thanasukarn counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bantum throws a leg kick
and Chor Thanasukarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bantum thinking.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a head kick.
Chor Thanasukarn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bantum. Bantum obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Bantum misses its intended target.
Bantum closes the distance and clinches up with Chor Thanasukarn, looking for a takedown. Bantum pushes Chor Thanasukarn against the cage but Chor Thanasukarn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bantum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chor Thanasukarn but Chor Thanasukarn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Chor Thanasukarn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bantum!

Chor Thanasukarn is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chor Thanasukarn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Chor Thanasukarn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bantum defends well.

Chor Thanasukarn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bantum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bantum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bantum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantum lands a couple of elbows.
Bantum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bantum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bantum advances position into side control!

Bantum decides to stand back up. Bantum steps back and let's Chor Thanasukarn get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Bantum.

Chor Thanasukarn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bantum sprawls well initially but Chor Thanasukarn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bantum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bantum keeping moving, preventing Chor Thanasukarn from controlling successfully.
Bantum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand but Bantum is controlling his posture from full guard.

Chor Thanasukarn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bantum dives on top into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chor Thanasukarn working for submissions but it's allowed Bantum to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bantum misses with a kick to the body

and Chor Thanasukarn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chor Thanasukarn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chor Thanasukarn wanted to stand there but Bantum had control of the position.
Bantum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chor Thanasukarn manages to get himself to full guard.
Bantum is in close to Chor Thanasukarn's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Chor Thanasukarn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bantum defends well.
Bantum distracts Chor Thanasukarn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bantum postures up in Chor Thanasukarn's guard and throws a big left but Chor Thanasukarn blocks it.
Bantum with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantum works over Chor Thanasukarn with some ground and pound from guard.

Chor Thanasukarn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bantum escapes and throws Chor Thanasukarn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bantum lands some shots froms side control.
Chor Thanasukarn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chor Thanasukarn is being controlled here.
Chor Thanasukarn is not content to let Bantum control the position.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bantum scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chor Thanasukarn to see if he's OK.
Bull Bantum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to buck Bantum off but Bantum is having none of it.
Bantum has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bantum scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chor Thanasukarn?
Bantum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bantum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bantum lands a big elbow.
Bantum looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bantum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chor Thanasukarn is looking to escape.
Chor Thanasukarn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn is bucking up trying to escape but Bantum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to get back to his feet.
Chor Thanasukarn taking shots to the head.
Bantum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chor Thanasukarn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bantum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bantum unloading with bombs!
Chor Thanasukarn is trying desperately to improve position.
Bantum working the ground and pound effectively.
Bantum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bantum is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chor Thanasukarn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bantum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bantum cracks Chor Thanasukarn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chor Thanasukarn working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bantum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to escape the mount.
Bantum looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bull Bantum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bantum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Bull Bantum!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Bull Bantum!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Bull Bantum!

Bull Bantum wins by unanimous decision!