PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon's entrance music is The Upsetters - Dread Lion. A fine choice. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Nai Khanom Tom has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Nixon
vs
Khanom Tom

170 cm
34
174 lbs
32 - 11 - 2

180 cm
39
180 lbs
36 - 13 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Hellbent
Union Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a big head kick but Nixon shrugs it off.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Nixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nixon down.
Nixon thuds his right hand into Khanom Tom 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nixon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Khanom Tom lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
Khanom Tom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanom Tom on the side of the head.
Nixon blocks the body kick.
Nixon misses with a looping right.
Khanom Tom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khanom Tom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nixon lands a jab.
A jab lands there for Khanom Tom .
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into Nixon's body.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom .
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanom Tom throws out the jab.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Nixon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked

and Khanom Tom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Khanom Tom as the two fighters clinch.

Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick that misses.
Nixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nixon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Khanom Tom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khanom Tom !
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to the nose.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanom Tom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nixon really felt that one!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanom Tom misses the jab.
Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
Nixon misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands with a good body shot.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khanom Tom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Nixon.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.
Nixon checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khanom Tom counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon throws a hook but Khanom Tom avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Nixon moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khanom Tom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range nicely.
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Nixon avoids a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nixon is able to avoid easily.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanom Tom moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Khanom Tom cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nixon momentarily.
Khanom Tom misses the jab.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Khanom Tom throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nixon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon misses the jab.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back to recover.
Khanom Tom throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanom Tom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanom Tom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with the left hand. Nixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Khanom Tom throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanom Tom .
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
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!
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon wants to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
Khanom Tom tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body
and Khanom Tom counters with a thumping low kick.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Khanom Tom thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon keeps Khanom Tom at a distance using the push kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a leg kick.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Nixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nixon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it well.
Khanom Tom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A clash of legs there as Khanom Tom blocks the low kick.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom connects with a crisp jab.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
Nixon takes one to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nixon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom thuds his shin into the meat of Nixon's side.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khanom Tom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanom Tom .
Nixon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khanom Tom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a good low kick that Khanom Tom was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that Khanom Tom sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Nixon.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanom Tom stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a decent looking hook.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nixon counters with a good, hard body kick but Khanom Tom shrugs it off.
Khanom Tom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanom Tom blocks a head kick by Nixon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khanom Tom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.

Khanom Tom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nixon digs a right hand underneath Khanom Tom 's ribcage. Khanom Tom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Khanom Tom keeps control of Nixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Nixon prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .

Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Khanom Tom works Nixon's body with a nice hook.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy body kick
and Nixon counters with a leg kick.
Nixon swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
A head kick from Khanom Tom lands but Nixon takes it in his stride.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into Nixon's body.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick that knocks Nixon off balance momentarily.
Khanom Tom is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nixon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nixon misses with a leg kick
and Khanom Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Nixon cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Nixon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Good work by Nixon as he checks the leg kick.
Nixon throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Nixon.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom cracks a nice hook into Nixon's ribs.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanom Tom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nixon.
Khanom Tom connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nixon misses with a right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice uppercut.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Nixon is looking to wear down Khanom Tom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanom Tom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khanom Tom takes one to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good work by Khanom Tom as he checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Khanom Tom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khanom Tom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom jabs Nixon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanom Tom lands with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick that misses.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nixon misses the body punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon scores with a one two! Khanom Tom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Nixon throws a hook but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Nixon.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
Nixon works Khanom Tom 's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon checks a leg kick.

Khanom Tom clinches with his opponent.
Khanom Tom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nixon.
Nixon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nixon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nixon misses with the head strike.

Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
Nixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanom Tom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Khanom Tom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nixon's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Nixon cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Khanom Tom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nixon feints and then cracks Khanom Tom 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanom Tom down.
Khanom Tom lands a head kick!
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom dominated that fourth round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nixon blocks a leg kick.
Nixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon throws a front kick aimed at Khanom Tom 's knee but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Khanom Tom is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
Nixon throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the head.
Nixon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nixon. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Khanom Tom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab. Nixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanom Tom . Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanom Tom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khanom Tom connects with a looping right hand.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanom Tom .
Richard Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Nixon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back to recover.
Nixon scores with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Nixon misses.
Khanom Tom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nixon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Khanom Tom 's shoulder, as Khanom Tom tries to avoid the shot.
Nixon throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Khanom Tom blocks the low kick.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanom Tom . That did some damage!
Nixon tries to work over Khanom Tom 's front leg with a kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nixon. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Nixon is predictable there
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Nixon.
Nixon cracks the inside of Khanom Tom 's front leg.
Khanom Tom clobbers Nixon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nixon takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.

Khanom Tom moves into the clinch successfully.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Khanom Tom fails to land.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Nixon looking to slow down the pace here.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom stalling in the clinch but Nixon improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom lands a 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 Richard Nixon.
Well Khanom Tom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
After winning the bout, Nai Khanom Tom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.