PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanokvichitra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tatakai. Thanawat Kanokvichitra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kanokvichitra
vs
Hamadoui

174 cm
20
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kanokvichitra clinches.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamadoui avoids it.
Hamadoui misses with a knee strike.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the head but Hamadoui blocks with his arms.
Kanokvichitra effectively controlling the action here.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanokvichitra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hamadoui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamadoui avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kanokvichitra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanokvichitra lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamadoui won't want to take too many of those.

Kanokvichitra is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hamadoui is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kanokvichitra to the mat. Kanokvichitra regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kanokvichitra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hamadoui decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kanokvichitra, up you get!

Kanokvichitra clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra missing with knees to the body.
Hamadoui avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamadoui's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Kanokvichitra.
Hamadoui looks gassed!
Hamadoui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Hamadoui blocks it.
Kanokvichitra has Hamadoui pushed against the cage.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamadoui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanokvichitra obliges.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Hamadoui blocks it.
Kanokvichitra crunches a lovely knee into Hamadoui's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanokvichitra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hamadoui managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow inside that Hamadoui shrugs off.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamadoui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamadoui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamadoui is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kanokvichitra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kanokvichitra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamadoui up against the cage.
Hamadoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Hamadoui blocks it.
Kanokvichitra slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanokvichitra obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the head but Hamadoui blocks with his arms.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamadoui or not.
Hamadoui avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Hamadoui takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanokvichitra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sameer Hamadoui.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow inside that Hamadoui shrugs off.
Kanokvichitra stops a takedown attempt from Hamadoui.
Kanokvichitra misses with the head strike.
Hamadoui dodges an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanokvichitra obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kanokvichitra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamadoui's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanokvichitra.
Hamadoui is working for takedown but Kanokvichitra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanokvichitra working Hamadoui over with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hamadoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hamadoui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanokvichitra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Hamadoui pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanokvichitra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow just above Hamadoui 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanokvichitra looking to slow down the pace here.
Hamadoui tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kanokvichitra moves into the clinch.
Hamadoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanokvichitra crunches a lovely knee into Hamadoui's ribcage.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamadoui is defending well for now.
Kanokvichitra lands a damaging elbow.
Hamadoui has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kanokvichitra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.

Hamadoui has hold of one of Kanokvichitra's legs. Kanokvichitra is fighting the takedown attempt but Hamadoui gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kanokvichitra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamadoui manages to get himself to full guard.

Kanokvichitra is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hamadoui is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hamadoui has escaped and now he's on top!
Hamadoui has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kanokvichitra is proving hard to escape from.
Hamadoui is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra wants to stand but Hamadoui is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kanokvichitra decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hamadoui doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kanokvichitra moves into the clinch.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamadoui avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamadoui avoids it.
Hamadoui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow but it misses.
Hamadoui tries to throw a body punch but Kanokvichitra avoids it by throwing Hamadoui back against the cage.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamadoui lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow just above Hamadoui 's eye.
Hamadoui drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kanokvichitra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sameer Hamadoui.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanokvichitra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadoui.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamadoui avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kanokvichitra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra blocks an uppercut.
Kanokvichitra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hamadoui is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kanokvichitra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanokvichitra looking to throw knees to the head but Hamadoui is blocking nicely.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamadoui avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamadoui is defending well for now.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanokvichitra gets underhooks to prevent Hamadoui's takedown attempt.
Hamadoui managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamadoui's face.
Kanokvichitra connects with a knee to the head.
Kanokvichitra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamadoui wants a takedown.
Kanokvichitra stalling in the clinch but Hamadoui improves position.
Hamadoui scores with a shot to the side of Kanokvichitra's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A short body shot lands from Kanokvichitra as the two fighters clinch.
Kanokvichitra works on Hamadoui's body with a couple of short punches.
Kanokvichitra looking to stall.
Kanokvichitra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hamadoui blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow strike.
Hamadoui tries to break free but Kanokvichitra pushes him back against the cage.
Hamadoui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamadoui avoids it.
Knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Hamadoui is trying to force a seperation but Kanokvichitra has the dominant position.
Hamadoui is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamadoui avoids it.
Hamadoui avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thanawat Kanokvichitra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hamadoui doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kanokvichitra counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamadoui thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hamadoui misses with a takedown
and Kanokvichitra counters with a head kick.
Hamadoui doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kanokvichitra counters with an outside leg kick.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sameer Hamadoui.

Hamadoui tries to keep at a distance but Kanokvichitra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kanokvichitra gets through Hamadoui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamadoui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamadoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow that stopped Hamadoui in his tracks for a moment.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow that stopped Hamadoui in his tracks for a moment.
Kanokvichitra with a knee to the head.
Hamadoui avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra slowing the pace effectively.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice elbow.
Kanokvichitra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanokvichitra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamadoui's defenses.
Hamadoui looking to throw knees to the head but Kanokvichitra is blocking nicely.
Kanokvichitra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanokvichitra obliges.
Kanokvichitra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanokvichitra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadoui.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Hamadoui blocks it.
Kanokvichitra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow strike.
Kanokvichitra lands a knee to the body.

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.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamadoui avoids the damage to the body.
Hamadoui is struggling to control the position.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hamadoui is keeping busy.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamadoui has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kanokvichitra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kanokvichitra wants to stall.
Maybe Kanokvichitra would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Hamadoui lands a takedown into guard.
Hamadoui won't allow Kanokvichitra to sweep him here.

Hamadoui drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hamadoui jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kanokvichitra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamadoui is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui wants to pass the guard but Kanokvichitra is keeping the position.
Kanokvichitra trying to control the position.
Hamadoui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanokvichitra swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kanokvichitra is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanokvichitra.
Sameer Hamadoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanokvichitra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kanokvichitra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamadoui's defenses.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow that stopped Hamadoui in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Kanokvichitra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kanokvichitra throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamadoui.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Hamadoui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamadoui drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kanokvichitra pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thanawat Kanokvichitra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kanokvichitra, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanawat Kanokvichitra!