PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 22391 p4p, 23317 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 708 p4p, 661 weight class). Jon Snow acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Thu
vs
Snow

166 cm
28
135
15 - 13 - 0

170 cm
39
160
21 - 9 - 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 15 - 13 - 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 21 - 9 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Thu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snow. Snow obviously looking to wear him down.
Thu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Thu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thu 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.
Snow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snow's head.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick from Thu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thu. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snow tries to land a front kick but Thu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thu. That one must have hurt.
Thu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thu keeps the fight on the outside.
Thu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snow.
Nice straight punches there by Snow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu lands a right hook to the body.
Thu lands with a hook. Snow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thu throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
Snow swinging wildly here.
Thu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow checks a leg kick.
Snow looks to land a combination but Thu avoids it well.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thu.
Snow throws a right hand that Thu ducks under and follows up with a left that Thu also avoids with ease.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snow checks a leg kick.
Thu moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Thu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thu counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu misses with a body kick.
Thu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
Thu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thu.
Thu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thu's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thu.
Thu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Thu.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Thu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Snow.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snow working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good work by Snow as he checks the leg kick.

Snow takes the fight into the clinch.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
Thu misses with the head strike.
Snow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thu's defenses.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
Snow blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thu.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Thu.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Maung Maung Thu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Maung Maung Thu has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Thu.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Snow avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
Thu misses with the head strike.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snow misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snow's brow.
Thu lands a knee to the body.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Thu on the inside.
Thu scores with a shoulder strike.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow scores with a shot to the side of Thu's head.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Snow blocks the elbow strike.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snow's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow lands with a light punch inside.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thu's brow.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands a right hand.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thu's brow.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thu avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Thu.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thu moves away.
Thu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snow scores with a one two! Thu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
A big left from Thu misses.
Snow throws a low kick but Thu avoids it.
As Snow tries to get set, Thu tries to push him back and clinch up but Snow manages to avoid the attempt.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
Thu lands a glancing blow to the side of Snow's head.
A left lands for Snow.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
Snow scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow tests Thu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snow throws a hook but Thu avoids it easily.
Thu is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Thu takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Snow.
Snow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Snow stalks Thu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thu's face. Thu staggers backwards, shaken.
Snow misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Thu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snow doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick from Thu.
Snow throws a leg kick but Thu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Snow avoids the body shot from Thu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow swings for the body but Thu moves out of range.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick from Thu.

Thu gets tackled into the ropes by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Snow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snow takes an elbow to the temple.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thu crunches a lovely knee into Snow's ribcage.
Thu working Snow over with knees to the body.

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 Maung Maung Thu.
Well Thu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!

Maung Maung Thu wins by unanimous decision!