PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Ipkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lon Sihanouk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sihanouk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Traditional Thai Fighting Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ipkiss
vs
Sihanouk

190 cm
25
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Ipkiss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lon Sihanouk !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipkiss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ipkiss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ipkiss shoots in for a double leg but Sihanouk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sihanouk throws a sloppy head kick and Ipkiss moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk tries to clinch there but Ipkiss circles away.
Sihanouk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Sihanouk .
Ipkiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sihanouk throws a sloppy head kick and Ipkiss moves out of range easily.
Ipkiss checks a low kick from Sihanouk .
Ipkiss dives in and grabs Sihanouk 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sihanouk pushes down on Ipkiss's head and hops out.
Sihanouk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ipkiss shoots in for a takedown but Sihanouk shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Ipkiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sihanouk swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sihanouk is looking to clinch but Ipkiss is avoiding it.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Ipkiss's torso.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ipkiss. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ipkiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sihanouk can pounce on him.
Ipkiss is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sihanouk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sihanouk misses with a looping right.
Sihanouk connects with an inside leg kick.
Ipkiss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sihanouk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ipkiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sihanouk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sihanouk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sihanouk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sihanouk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ipkiss's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sihanouk .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk fakes the leg kick and cracks Ipkiss in the body.

Sihanouk clinches.
Sihanouk lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Sihanouk .

Sihanouk breaks from the clinch.
Lon Sihanouk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sihanouk misses with an uppercut.
Sihanouk loads up on a big right hand but Ipkiss slips the punch.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Ipkiss's torso.
Sihanouk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sihanouk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ipkiss.
Ipkiss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sihanouk .
A solid body kick from Sihanouk .

Sihanouk lands a big head kick that sends Ipkiss tumbling to the mat! Sihanouk takes a step backwards and waves Ipkiss back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ipkiss is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sihanouk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sihanouk closes the distance and clinches.
Sihanouk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ipkiss or not.
A knee to the head by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ipkiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sihanouk lands a knee to the head.
Oh Ipkiss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sihanouk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ipkiss seems to have got his legs back now.
Ipkiss tries for a takedown but Sihanouk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sihanouk misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Ipkiss's torso.
Ipkiss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ipkiss will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses.
Sihanouk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ipkiss if he has to take too many more of those.
Sihanouk scores with a head kick.
Sihanouk throws a leg kick which misses Ipkiss's front leg but catches the back leg as Ipkiss tries to avoid it.
Ipkiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Sihanouk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sihanouk lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sihanouk , right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sihanouk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ipkiss takes a step back to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sihanouk .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lon Sihanouk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sihanouk misses with an uppercut. Ipkiss saw that one coming.
Sihanouk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ipkiss slips under a jab from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ipkiss.
Sihanouk throws a wild body kick that Ipkiss sees coming a mile off.
Sihanouk throws a sloppy head kick and Ipkiss moves out of range easily.
Sihanouk throws a leg kick but Ipkiss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sihanouk punishes Ipkiss's body with a nice straight punch.
Sihanouk misses with a body kick.
Ipkiss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sihanouk . That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sihanouk . Ipkiss shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ipkiss moves out of range of the body kick from Sihanouk .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sihanouk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sihanouk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sihanouk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ipkiss. That did some damage!
Sihanouk delivers a nice body kick.
Stanley Ipkiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sihanouk .
That kick from Sihanouk tenderised Ipkiss's leg. Ipkiss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sihanouk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ipkiss drops his hands momentarily and Sihanouk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sihanouk throws a body kick that misses.
Sihanouk doesn't manage to clinch there - Ipkiss circles away.
Nice body kick there by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk cracks Ipkiss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk connects with a leg kick. Ipkiss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lon Sihanouk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ipkiss moves out of range of the body kick.
Ipkiss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sihanouk works Ipkiss's body with a nice hook.
Sihanouk throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Sihanouk misses.
Ipkiss staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sihanouk walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ipkiss drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sihanouk swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ipkiss's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lon Sihanouk ! Lon Sihanouk retains his light heavyweight title!