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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodthanong Photirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bansa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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159 lbs
8 - 21 - 0 |
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167 cm
30
155 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yodthanong Photirat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Bansa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Photirat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bansa backs up against the cage.
Photirat throws a nice looking combination but Bansa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Photirat misses with a double jab
and Bansa counters with a head kick.
Bansa is looking to clinch.
Bansa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bansa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Photirat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Photirat swats away the attempt to clinch by Bansa.
Bansa throws a sloppy head kick and Photirat moves out of range easily.
Bansa moves in looking to clinch but Photirat pushes him off.
Photirat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Photirat tries to bum rush Bansa with a series of wild strikes but Bansa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yodthanong Photirat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bansa wants to clinch up but Photirat keeps it at a distance.
Photirat misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Photirat tries to clinch up but Bansa circles away and keeps his distance.
Photirat gets tackled into the cage by Bansa. Bansa maintains the clinch.
Photirat can't break the clinch.
Bansa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Photirat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Photirat misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bansa.
Photirat throws a series of punches but Bansa avoids them all with ease.
Bansa rushes Photirat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bansa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Photirat avoids it.
Bansa lands a hook that snaps the head of Photirat backwards.
Photirat breaks the clinch.
Photirat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Photirat throws a shot from downtown. Bansa moves away and avoids it.
Bansa lands with a shot to the body.
Bansa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Photirat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bansa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bansa moves in looking to clinch but Photirat pushes him off.
Bansa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Photirat tries to clinch up.
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!
Bansa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Photirat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bansa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Photirat throws a head kick but Bansa moves out of range.
Mike Bansa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bansa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bansa tries to clinch
and Photirat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bansa crunches a lovely knee into Photirat's ribcage.
Bansa has a couple of punches blocked by Photirat.
Photirat wants to get back to striking at distance but Bansa won't allow it.
Bansa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bansa wants to slow Photirat down by chopping away at his legs.
Bansa tries a head kick but it misses.
Photirat throws a combination that misses
and Bansa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Photirat thinking.
Photirat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bansa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Photirat is breathing heavily.
Bansa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Photirat throws a series of punches but Bansa moves out of range.
Photirat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bansa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Photirat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bansa.
A good leg kick by Bansa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Photirat misses with a double jab
and Bansa counters with a one-two to the body.
Photirat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Photirat tries to bum rush Bansa with a series of wild strikes but Bansa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Photirat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bansa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bansa drives through and clinches with Photirat against the cage.
Bansa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Photirat lands a jab-cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bansa.
Bansa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Photirat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bansa.
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!
Bansa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bansa tries to close the distance and clinch but Photirat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bansa wants to clinch up but Photirat keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bansa tries to clinch there but Photirat circles away.
Bansa misses with the combination.
Photirat throws a series of punches but Bansa moves out of range.
Photirat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bansa counters with an outside leg kick.
Bansa pushes Photirat up against the cage in a clinch.
Photirat working hard to break the clinch.
Photirat misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Bansa on the inside.
Bansa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bansa.
Photirat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bansa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bansa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Photirat circles away quickly and effectively.
Bansa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bansa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Photirat throws a series of punches but Bansa avoids them all with ease.
Bansa blocks a head kick by Photirat.
Bansa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Bansa. Those never looked like landing.
Bansa rushes Photirat and presses him up against the cage.
Photirat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Photirat misses with a double jab
and Bansa counters with an outside leg kick.
Photirat looks to land a combination but Bansa avoids it well.
Photirat throws a head kick that misses.
Bansa lands a high kick!
Mike Bansa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Photirat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bansa rushes Photirat and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Photirat managing to block the knees to the body from Bansa.
Photirat tries to circle away but Bansa has him pinned against the cage.
Bansa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bansa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Photirat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Photirat breaks the clinch.
Bansa moves into the clinch successfully.
Photirat breaks the clinch.
Photirat dodges the punch combination from Bansa.
Bansa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bansa has managed to clinch.
Bansa breaks from the clinch.
Photirat is looking to clinch but Bansa is avoiding it.
Bansa moves in looking to clinch but Photirat pushes him off.
Yodthanong Photirat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Photirat.
Bansa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Photirat.
Bansa tries to clinch up but Photirat circles away and keeps his distance.
Photirat tries to bum rush Bansa with a series of wild strikes but Bansa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bansa tries to clinch but Photirat is having none of it.
Photirat keeps the fight on the outside.
Photirat fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Photirat throws a right and a left that Bansa avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bansa wants to clinch.
Bansa lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Photirat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Photirat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bansa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Photirat's head.
Photirat is rocked!
Photirat loses concentration momentarily and Bansa pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Photirat crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Bansa finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Bansa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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