PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BB Esko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Witsanunat Thaksin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Esko
vs
Thaksin

180 cm
20
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
187 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BB Esko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Witsanunat Thaksin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaksin throws a low kick, looking for Esko's leg but Esko calmly moves out of range.
Thaksin lands with a nice body kick.
Esko misses with the body kick
and Thaksin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thaksin wants to clinch.
Esko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esko blocks a head kick by Thaksin.
A lazy body kick from Thaksin
and Esko counters with a low kick, right behind Thaksin 's knee.
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch but Esko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thaksin avoids the head kick by Esko.
Thaksin throws a head kick that misses.
Thaksin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esko.
Thaksin looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thaksin.
Thaksin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Esko counters with a nice body kick.
Esko throws a lazy head kick
and Thaksin counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Esko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thaksin doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thaksin blocks a leg kick.
Thaksin throws a sloppy head kick
and Esko counters with a low kick, right behind Thaksin 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esko. That's going to slow Thaksin down.
Esko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Thaksin blocks the low kick.
Thaksin thows a leg kick but Esko checks it
and Esko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thaksin's knee momentarily.
Esko throws a head kick but Thaksin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Thaksin
and Esko counters with a nice body kick.
Esko misses with a low kick.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick and Thaksin moves out of range easily.
Thaksin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Esko counters with a nice leg kick.
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Thaksin misses
and Esko counters with an outside leg kick.
Esko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thaksin misses with a body kick.
Thaksin blocks a head kick by Esko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thaksin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Esko counters with a leg kick.
Esko misses with a head kick.
Thaksin tries to land a leg kick but Esko saw it coming and moves away.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick and Thaksin moves out of range easily.
Thaksin scores with the left hand. Esko knows he should have avoided that one.
Thaksin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Esko counters with a low kick, right behind Thaksin 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esko avoids a kick to the body.
Esko tries a head kick but it misses.
Thaksin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esko manages to avoid it.
Thaksin moves in looking to clinch but Esko pushes him off.
Thaksin misses with a leg kick
and Esko counters with an outside leg kick.
Esko ducks under a wild hook from Thaksin.
A head kick misses from Thaksin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esko throws a leg kick but Thaksin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thaksin throws a lazy head kick
and Esko counters with a big head kick but Thaksin shrugs it off.
A big left from Thaksin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BB Esko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thaksin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esko moves away.
Thaksin throws a body kick that misses.
Thaksin avoids the head kick by Esko.
Thaksin throws a head kick but Esko moves out of range.
Thaksin throws a leg kick
and Esko counters with a leg kick.
Esko moves out of range as Thaksin throws a body kick.
Thaksin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esko throws a lazy head kick
and Thaksin counters with a nice body kick.
Thaksin throws a push kick but Esko slaps the foot to one side.
Thaksin avoids the head kick by Esko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thaksin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaksin throws a sloppy head kick and Esko moves out of range easily.
Esko misses with a head kick.
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch but Esko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Witsanunat Thaksin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esko wants to slow Thaksin down by chopping away at his legs.
Thaksin throws a sloppy head kick
and Esko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thaksin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thaksin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esko.
Esko keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thaksin.
Thaksin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esko throws a leg kick but Thaksin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thaksin throws a head kick that misses
and Esko counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thaksin throws a sloppy head kick and Esko moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Thaksin misses
and Esko counters with a good low kick that Thaksin was not able to check.
Thaksin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Esko throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thaksin misses.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick and Thaksin moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Thaksin.
Esko lands a head kick!
Esko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thaksin takes a swing at Esko's ribcage but misses.
Esko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Esko lands but Thaksin takes it in his stride.
Esko ducks under a wild hook from Thaksin.
Thaksin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thaksin takes a swing at Esko's ribcage but misses.
Thaksin misses with an uppercut. Esko saw that one coming.
Thaksin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Esko rather than just go for the knockout.
Thaksin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thaksin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esko's sensitive parts.
BB Esko is winning the standup battle so far.
Thaksin misses with the body kick
and Esko counters with a leg kick.
Thaksin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thaksin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thaksin checks a low kick from Esko.
Thaksin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Thaksin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thaksin.
Thaksin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thaksin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esko throws a lazy head kick
and Thaksin counters with a big head kick but Esko shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that BB Esko will probably get the nod.
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!

A looping hook to the body misses from Thaksin. Esko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thaksin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thaksin throws a sloppy head kick
and Esko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thaksin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thaksin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thaksin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esko throws a leg kick but Thaksin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thaksin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick
and Thaksin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Esko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thaksin takes a kick to the side of the head.

Thaksin forces Esko back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esko has had enough of the clinch but Thaksin keeps him there for the moment.
Thaksin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaksin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esko's elbow.
Thaksin has Esko pressed against the cage, preventing Esko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Thaksin manages to break the clinch.
Esko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esko throws a leg kick that misses.
Esko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esko checks a leg kick.
Thaksin wants to clinch up but Esko keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thaksin throws a lazy head kick
and Esko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thaksin throws a combination. Esko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Esko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thaksin's calf.
Thaksin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esko throws a leg kick
and Thaksin counters with a nice body kick.
Thaksin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thaksin throws a head kick that misses
and Esko counters with a thumping low kick.
Thaksin throws a series of punches but Esko moves out of range.
Thaksin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thaksin avoids the head kick by Esko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esko throws a leg kick
and Thaksin counters with a low kick, right behind Esko 's knee.
Esko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thaksin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick from Thaksin is predictable there
and Esko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Esko throws a lazy head kick
and Thaksin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thaksin wants to clinch.
Thaksin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thaksin lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin throws a front kick aimed at Esko's knee but Esko avoids it well.
Thaksin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Thaksin misses
and Esko counters with a thumping low kick.
Esko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Thaksin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thaksin blocks a head kick by Esko.
Esko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Witsanunat Thaksin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esko tries to move into range but Thaksin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to BB Esko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Esko, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BB Esko!