PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Petsakai Kiatmookao (ranked 22000 p4p, 636 weight class) and Oglek Tomar (ranked 19982 p4p, 610 weight class). Oglek Tomar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kiatmookao
vs
Tomar

163 cm
30
158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
170 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

World class MT
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Pit Bull Development

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsakai Kiatmookao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatmookao needs to keep his hands up - Tomar had a free shot at his head there.
Tomar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Kiatmookao misses
and Tomar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Tomar misses.
Kiatmookao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomar swings for the body but Kiatmookao moves out of range.
Kiatmookao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tomar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiatmookao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomar checks a low kick from Kiatmookao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomar! But no joy.
Tomar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
Kiatmookao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiatmookao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiatmookao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Tomar misses
and Kiatmookao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
Kiatmookao misses with a body kick.
Kiatmookao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tomar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Petsakai Kiatmookao has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomar.
Kiatmookao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiatmookao slips a straight right by Tomar.
Tomar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiatmookao.
Nice body kick there by Kiatmookao.
Tomar with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomar. That's going to slow Kiatmookao down.
Tomar tries a low kick but Kiatmookao avoids it.
Tomar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kiatmookao looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomar is just out of range.
Tomar feints a counter leg kick.
Tomar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiatmookao.
Tomar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tomar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiatmookao walks into a straight right hand from Tomar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomar checks a leg kick.
Kiatmookao tries a low kick but Tomar avoids it.
Kiatmookao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiatmookao throws a leg kick but Tomar moved away.
Kiatmookao throws a leg kick which misses Tomar's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomar tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatmookao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomar stuns Kiatmookao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiatmookao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tomar looks to throw the jab but Kiatmookao is out of range.
Tomar scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao defending well as Tomar loads up on a big left hand.
Tomar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiatmookao moves away.
Kiatmookao jabs at Tomar's body.
Kiatmookao misses with a right hand
and Tomar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiatmookao ducks under a wild hook from Tomar.
Kiatmookao misses with an uppercut. Tomar saw that one coming.
Tomar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiatmookao's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tomar 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 Kiatmookao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiatmookao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tomar tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiatmookao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiatmookao looks for the body kick but Tomar saw that one coming.
Kiatmookao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oglek Tomar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petsakai Kiatmookao's cut.
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.

Tomar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tomar avoids the body shot from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Kiatmookao slams his shin into Tomar's torso.
Tomar looks to land a left hand but Kiatmookao moved out of range nicely.
Kiatmookao tried to counter with a leg kick but Tomar avoided it.
Kiatmookao is looking to wear down Tomar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiatmookao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiatmookao. Tomar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomar avoids the body shot from Kiatmookao.
Tomar feints and then cracks Kiatmookao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiatmookao down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomar.
Kiatmookao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Tomar.
Kiatmookao misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Kiatmookao as he checks the leg kick.
Kiatmookao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiatmookao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiatmookao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao throws a looping overhand right but Tomar ducks down to avoid it.
Petsakai Kiatmookao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiatmookao.
Tomar slips a jab from Kiatmookao.
Tomar tests Kiatmookao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
Tomar scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiatmookao throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiatmookao avoids the body shot from Tomar.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiatmookao. That's going to slow Tomar down.
Tomar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tomar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiatmookao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiatmookao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
Tomar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tomar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiatmookao was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomar.
Oglek Tomar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiatmookao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.

Tomar clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomar tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomar misses with a body punch.
Kiatmookao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatmookao fails to land.
Kiatmookao is trying to break the clinch but Tomar is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Tomar.
Kiatmookao lands with a light punch inside.
Tomar working aggressively here.
Tomar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kiatmookao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiatmookao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatmookao misses with a body punch.

Tomar manages to break the clinch.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tomar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiatmookao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiatmookao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomar prevents a body shot from Kiatmookao.
Tomar blocking some punches.
Tomar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Petsakai Kiatmookao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petsakai Kiatmookao's cut.
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. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Kiatmookao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomar connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiatmookao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kiatmookao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tomar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kiatmookao misses with a body kick.
Tomar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomar misses the target.
Kiatmookao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiatmookao's head.
An inside leg kick from Kiatmookao misses.
Kiatmookao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiatmookao lands with a cross.
Kiatmookao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomar.
Kiatmookao walks into a 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!
Kiatmookao throws a hook to the side of Tomar's head but Tomar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tomar checks a leg kick.
Tomar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiatmookao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomar manages to avoid it.
Kiatmookao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatmookao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiatmookao scores with a jab to the body.
Kiatmookao swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomar.
Kiatmookao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kiatmookao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Tomar misses its intended target.
Tomar scores with a nice body kick.
Tomar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiatmookao throws a body punch but Tomar moves out of range.
Kiatmookao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kiatmookao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiatmookao.
Tomar connects with a body shot.
Kiatmookao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomar moves out of range of the body kick from Kiatmookao.

Tomar forces Kiatmookao back against the ropes and clinches.
Kiatmookao takes a shot to the head.
Tomar blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatmookao blocking some punches.
A short right from Tomar on the inside.
Kiatmookao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomar keeps control of Kiatmookao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tomar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatmookao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiatmookao tries to work over Tomar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiatmookao backwards.
Tomar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
Tomar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatmookao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiatmookao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomar.
Kiatmookao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiatmookao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomar tries a body shot but Kiatmookao blocks it.
Kiatmookao lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomar works on Kiatmookao's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiatmookao working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oglek Tomar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tomar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oglek Tomar!
Oglek Tomar very nearly forgot to thank Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.