PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Pendulum - Tarantula as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eduardo Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kiet Sunan
vs
Santos

180 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

211 cm
32
155 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 London, Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Santos !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiet Sunan.

Kiet Sunan clinches.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiet Sunan prevents it.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Kiet Sunan misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Kiet Sunan.
Kiet Sunan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Santos .
Kiet Sunan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kiet Sunan.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kiet Sunan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Kiet Sunan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kiet Sunan misses with a knee to the head.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kiet Sunan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiet Sunan misses with an elbow over the top.
Kiet Sunan prevents the takedown attempt.
Kiet Sunan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kiet Sunan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kiet Sunan pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Kiet Sunan, against the cage.
Kiet Sunan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiet Sunan.

It looks like Eduardo Santos has been cut.

Santos jumps into guard, dragging Kiet Sunan to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiet Sunan defends well.

Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kiet Sunan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kiet Sunan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiet Sunan looking to pass the guard.
Kiet Sunan won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Kiet Sunan is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Kiet Sunan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiet Sunan trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.

Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiet Sunan defends it easily.
Kiet Sunan throwing strikes but missing.
Kiet Sunan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kiet Sunan pushes down on Santos 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kiet Sunan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kiet Sunan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kiet Sunan is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiet Sunan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiet Sunan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kiet Sunan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kiet Sunan is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiet Sunan pulls his head out easily.
Kiet Sunan works his way into full mount!
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kiet Sunan wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiet Sunan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kiet Sunan looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Kiet Sunan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Santos is looking to improve his position but Kiet Sunan isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiet Sunan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Santos 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circling - Kiet Sunan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kiet Sunan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan!
After winning the bout, Khemkhaeng Kiet Sunan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.