PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramdaa Somdet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Kowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramdaa Somdet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Somdet
vs
Kowal

166 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramdaa Somdet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Kowal!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowal misses with a series of wild punches.
Somdet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowal moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Somdet.
Kowal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somdet has him pressed against the cage.

Somdet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Somdet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Somdet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowal.
Kowal looks to score with a jab to the body but Somdet is just out of range.
Kowal should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kowal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowal throws a nice inside leg kick.

Somdet clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Somdet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Somdet connects with a right hand. Kowal shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Somdet pushes Kowal up against the cage in a clinch.
Somdet digs a right hand underneath Kowal's ribcage. Kowal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowal tries to break the clinch but Somdet is controlling the position.
Kowal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somdet has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Somdet.
A head punch on the inside from Somdet fails to land.
Kowal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Somdet breaks from the clinch.
Kowal throws a head kick but Somdet moves out of range.
Somdet avoids the body shot from Kowal.
Kowal throws a series of punches but Somdet moves out of range.
Jab from Somdet.
Kowal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Somdet is able to avoid easily.
Somdet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kowal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kowal.

Kowal clinches up with Somdet and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowal wants to get back to striking at distance but Somdet won't allow it.
Somdet is working Kowal over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Somdet fails to land.
Kowal prevents a body shot from Somdet.
Kowal tries to break free but Somdet pushes him back against the cage.
Somdet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowal backwards.
Somdet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Somdet has a couple of punches blocked by Kowal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Somdet.
Kowal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somdet.
Kowal takes a shot to the head.
Somdet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somdet pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kowal tries to break free but Somdet pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Somdet.
Somdet misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowal letting Somdet take a breather here.
Somdet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Somdet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Somdet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somdet has a couple of punches blocked by Kowal.
Somdet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Somdet lands a hook that snaps the head of Kowal backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowal is trying to force a seperation but Somdet has the dominant position.
Kowal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Somdet has Kowal pressed against the cage, preventing Kowal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramdaa Somdet dominated that round.
That's time! Somdet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kowal scores with a kick to the body.
Kowal throws a series of punches but Somdet moves out of range.
Somdet throws a body punch but Kowal moves out of range.
Kowal slips a jab from Somdet.
Kowal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Somdet.
Somdet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tomasz Kowal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Somdet misses.
Kowal throws a leg kick but Somdet sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Kowal does no damage.
Somdet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Somdet blocks a head kick by Kowal.
Somdet thows a body shot but no joy.
Somdet blocks a head kick by Kowal.
Kowal throws a nice looking combination but Somdet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Somdet closes the distance and clinches.
Somdet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somdet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Somdet lands with a left to the head.
Somdet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Somdet.
A body shot lands from Somdet.
A nice left hand lands by Somdet.
Kowal tries to break the clinch but Somdet is controlling the position.

Somdet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowal throws a leg kick but Somdet sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Somdet darts in and clinches Kowal up against the cage.
Somdet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Somdet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramdaa Somdet has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowal letting Somdet take a breather here.
Somdet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somdet lands with a left to the head.
Kowal prevents a body shot from Somdet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowal being controlled against the cage.

Somdet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowal lands a front kick.
Kowal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Somdet counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kowal.
Somdet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowal fakes the leg kick and cracks Somdet in the body.
Somdet lands with a shot to the body.
Kowal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Somdet gets tackled into the cage by Kowal. Kowal maintains the clinch.
Somdet tries to throw a body punch but Kowal avoids it by throwing Somdet back against the cage.
Somdet tries to work over Kowal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somdet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Somdet displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kowal up against the cage.
Somdet tries a body shot but Kowal blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Somdet has him pressed against the cage.
Kowal tries to break the clinch but Somdet is controlling the position.
Somdet tries to throw a body punch but Kowal avoids it by throwing Somdet back against the cage.
Kowal wants to get back to striking at distance but Somdet won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Somdet.

Somdet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowal throws a sloppy head kick and Somdet moves out of range easily.
Somdet throws a hook but Kowal avoids it easily.
Somdet thows a body shot but no joy.
Somdet blocks a head kick by Kowal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramdaa Somdet dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kowal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Somdet tries a body shot but Kowal blocks it.
Kowal is looking to break free of the clinch but Somdet has double underhooks.
A short right from Somdet on the inside.
Somdet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowal or not.
Somdet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kowal's efforts to push away.
Kowal is trying to break the clinch but Somdet has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Somdet on the inside.
Kowal blocks a body shot from Somdet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowal wants to get back to striking at distance but Somdet won't allow it.
Kowal is trying to break the clinch but Somdet is controlling him.
Somdet lands a right hand.
Somdet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Somdet.
Somdet is pushing Kowal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Somdet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Somdet to work.
Kowal can't break the clinch.
Somdet lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Kowal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kowal is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Somdet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Somdet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somdet misses with a punch to the body.
Somdet lands a body punch.
Kowal wants to break free but Somdet has control.
Come on Somdet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Somdet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowal scores with a head kick.
Tomasz Kowal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Somdet looks to throw the jab but Kowal is out of range.
Kowal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Somdet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowal throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Somdet.
Somdet lands with an uppercut that bounces Kowal off the cage and back into range.
Somdet misses with an uppercut. Kowal saw that one coming.
Somdet misses with a body shot.
Kowal misses with a head kick.

Somdet clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somdet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowal backwards.
Kowal tries to circle away but Somdet has him pinned against the cage.
Kowal is trying to push Somdet away but Somdet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Somdet misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Somdet.
Tomasz Kowal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowal is trying to break the clinch but Somdet has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramdaa Somdet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Somdet, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramdaa Somdet!