PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 22472 p4p, 23427 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 640 p4p, 695 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Thu
vs
Snow

166 cm
27
135
13 - 12 - 0

170 cm
38
160
19 - 8 - 6

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thu with a hook.
Snow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Snow has Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Snow.

It looks like Maung Maung Thu has been cut.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Snow working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Thu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Snow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snow can turn it around.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thu prevents a body shot from Snow.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu takes a shot to the head.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu blocks the elbow strike.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu tries to circle away but Snow has him pinned against the ropes.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thu has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow misses with the head strike.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Thu blocks the elbow strike.
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maung Maung Thu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thu with a body shot.
Thu thows a body kick. Snow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thu pushes Snow away with a front kick.
Snow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thu. That one must have hurt.
Thu cracks Snow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thu swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Snow scores with a spinning back kick!
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thu tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snow throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
Thu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow tries to clinch but Thu is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
Donk. Thu catches Snow right on the button with a cross.
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snow with a jab.
Thu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Snow avoids it.
Maung Maung Thu is winning the standup battle so far.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu avoids a kick to the body.
Thu swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Thu lands a jab.
Thu jabs at Snow's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu avoids the body shot from Snow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thu.
Thu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thu.
Snow slips a jab from Thu.
Snow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thu with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu connects with a leg kick.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick.
Thu keeps Snow at a distance using the push kick.
Thu lands with a shot to the body.
Thu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thu loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow checks a low kick from Thu.
Snow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thu dips to his left and cracks Snow with an uppercut!
Thu throws a front kick aimed at Snow's knee but Snow avoids it well.
Thu scores with a spinning back kick!

Snow has Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow lands a body shot.
Thu blocking some punches.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maung Maung Thu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thu.
Thu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thu.
Snow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Snow walks into a left hand.
Thu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Thu misses.
Thu blocks a head kick by Snow.
Thu thumps Snow with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Thu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thu manages to avoid it.
Thu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu scores with a nice head shot.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snow misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Thu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
Thu connects with a leg kick.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snow throws out a counter right but Thu avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thu.
Nice jab there from Thu.
Thu jabs Snow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thu cracks Snow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Thu misses.
Thu throws a sloppy head kick and Snow moves out of range easily.
Thu slips a jab from Snow.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thu. That's going to slow Snow down.
Thu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snow scores with a spinning back kick!

Snow pushes Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Snow.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow scores with a hook to the body.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Snow cracks Thu with a nice body shot.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu wants to break free but Snow has control.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!

Maung Maung Thu wins by unanimous decision!