PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klahan Saetang (ranked 5485 p4p, 4663 weight class) and Orel Solomon (ranked 238 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Klahan Saetang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Klahan Saetang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Saetang
vs
Solomon

160 cm
23
135
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klahan Saetang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Orel Solomon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang shoots for a double leg takedown but Solomon sprawls well. He's pushed Saetang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saetang connects with an inside leg kick.
Saetang fails to land the takedown.
Orel Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saetang counters with a left and a right that stings Solomon.
Solomon misses with a straight left.
Saetang is looking for a counter combo.
Saetang throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Solomon misses.
Saetang shoots for a double leg takedown but Solomon sprawls well. He's pushed Saetang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klahan Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saetang slips a straight right by Solomon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solomon as he avoids it easily.
Saetang shoots in looking for a takedown. Solomon tries to sprawl out of it but Saetang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solomon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Solomon misses the shot to the body.
Saetang is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang scores with a one two! Solomon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Solomon gets tackled into the cage by Saetang. Saetang maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saetang can't break the clinch.
Solomon tries to circle away but Saetang has him pinned against the cage.
Solomon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saetang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Solomon thows a leg kick but Saetang checks it
and Saetang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saetang slips a straight right by Solomon.
As Solomon looks to move away, Saetang throws a big counter combo but Solomon just gets out of the way.
Solomon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saetang.
Solomon misses with an uppercut.
Solomon swings widly with a right hand
and Saetang counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon misses with a body shot
and Saetang counters with a body kick.
Saetang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solomon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saetang.
Saetang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solomon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solomon feints the counter takedown.
Saetang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saetang moves in looking to clinch but Solomon pushes him off.

Saetang closes the distance and clinches.
Solomon looking to slow down the pace here.
Solomon is working for takedown but Saetang is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Solomon fails to land.
Solomon throws a punch but it's blocked by Saetang.
Solomon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saetang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Solomon is defending well.

Saetang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Solomon misses.
Saetang delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick from Solomon misses
and Saetang counters with a three punch combo that has Solomon backing up. Solomon nods at Saetang to acknowledge the strikes.
Saetang thumps Solomon with a low kick.

Saetang rushes Solomon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Solomon misses with an elbow strike.
Solomon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Saetang successfully pulls guard.
Saetang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saetang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Saetang keeps moving.
Solomon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Solomon with a nice head shot there.
Solomon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Solomon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saetang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Saetang keeping moving, preventing Solomon from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klahan Saetang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Solomon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saetang is out of range and Solomon settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saetang.
Saetang checks the leg kick.
Solomon misses with a straight left.
Solomon stuffs the takedown attempt from Saetang. Saetang gets slowly back to his feet.
Solomon thows a leg kick but Saetang checks it
and Saetang counters with a one-two to the body.
Saetang shoots in for a takedown but Solomon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klahan Saetang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solomon misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Saetang with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klahan Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solomon.
A telegraphed right hand from Solomon misses the target.
Solomon misses with a right hand
and Saetang counters with a series of strikes. Solomon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saetang moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Solomon. No joy for Saetang on that attempt.
Saetang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solomon can do to turn this around?
Saetang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Solomon tries to counter it with a takedown but Saetang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solomon throws an overhand right that lands on Saetang's shoulder, as Saetang tries to avoid the shot.
Solomon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saetang.

Solomon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Solomon slips a nice elbow through Saetang's hands, connecting with Saetang's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solomon lands a nice short elbow.
Solomon lands strikes from half guard.
Solomon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Saetang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Solomon in particular looking to stall.
Solomon is nestled in close to Saetang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solomon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Saetang is rocked!
Solomon scores with a big shot! Saetang's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Saetang! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orel Solomon!