PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryofu Hosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosen comes to the cage accompanied by Get Shakes - Disneyland part 1. Sombat Banchamek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hosen
vs
Banchamek

170 cm
22
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryofu Hosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sombat Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosen tries to clinch there but Banchamek circles away.
Banchamek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hosen throws a head kick but Banchamek moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Banchamek or perhaps it was just good defense by Hosen which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Banchamek misses.
A head kick misses from Hosen.
Banchamek throws the kick towards the body but Hosen avoids it.
Hosen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hosen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hosen moves out of range of the leg kick from Banchamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryofu Hosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sombat Banchamek.

Hosen clinches.
Hosen tries to stall but Banchamek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banchamek stalls.
Banchamek digs a right hand into Hosen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hosen's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Banchamek avoids the damage to the body.
Banchamek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Banchamek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banchamek dodges an elbow strike from Hosen.
Hosen misses with a knee to the head.
Banchamek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hosen smiles and moves away.
Hosen tries to clinch but Banchamek is having none of it.
Banchamek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hosen is looking to clinch but Banchamek is avoiding it.
Banchamek keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Hosen.
Banchamek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hosen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosen tries to clinch up but Banchamek circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Hosen. No joy for Banchamek on that attempt.
Banchamek blocks a head kick by Hosen.
Hosen is looking to clinch but Banchamek is avoiding it.
Banchamek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Banchamek looks gassed!
Banchamek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hosen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hosen clinches but Banchamek breaks the clinch
and Banchamek counters with a solid body kick.
Hosen throws a series of punches but Banchamek moves out of range.

Banchamek moves into range and clinches up with Hosen.
Banchamek tries to break the clinch but Hosen is controlling the position.

Hosen gets control of Banchamek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hosen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hosen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek wants to stand and escape but instead Hosen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hosen stands up from Banchamek's guard - Hosen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hosen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hosen tries to clinch but Banchamek moves out of range.

Hosen moves into the clinch successfully.

Hosen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hosen tries to clinch up

and Banchamek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Banchamek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hosen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hosen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hosen breaks from the clinch.

Hosen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hosen lands a knee to the head.

Hosen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hosen doesn't manage to clinch there - Banchamek circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryofu Hosen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hosen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banchamek avoids the elbow strike from Hosen, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hosen as Banchamek tries to tie him up.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.

Hosen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Banchamek.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hosen.
Hosen tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hosen closes the distance and clinches.
Banchamek avoids the elbow strike from Hosen, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.

Banchamek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Banchamek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Banchamek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hosen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosen is stalling in the full guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banchamek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hosen content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hosen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banchamek's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosen stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banchamek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hosen moves nicely into side control.
Hosen advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosen controlling his opponent.
Hosen with a couple of short strikes.
Hosen controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryofu Hosen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hosen wants to clinch up but Banchamek keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryofu Hosen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hosen darts in and clinches Banchamek up against the cage.
Hosen tries for a takedown but Banchamek manages to get underhooks.
Hosen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hosen lands a knee to the head.
Hosen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hosen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hosen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Banchamek clinches up against the cage.
Banchamek can't break the clinch.
Banchamek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hosen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banchamek.
Hosen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banchamek's defenses.
Banchamek tries to land knees in the clinch but Hosen avoids the damage to the body.

Hosen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryofu Hosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hosen clinches with his opponent.
Banchamek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hosen wants to break free but Banchamek has control.

Hosen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosen throws a head kick that misses
and Banchamek counters with a leg kick.
Hosen tries to clinch there but Banchamek circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hosen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hosen misses with a head kick.
Hosen wants to clinch.
Hosen misses with a wild combination.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hosen but Hosen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryofu Hosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sombat Banchamek.

Banchamek tries to keep at a distance but Hosen has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hosen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hosen manages to break the clinch.
Hosen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hosen tries for a takedown but Banchamek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hosen tries to close the distance and clinch but Banchamek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banchamek shoots in looking for a takedown. Hosen tries to sprawl out of it but Banchamek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hosen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hosen is looking to clinch.
Banchamek shoots for a takedown but Hosen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hosen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Hosen misses
and Banchamek counters with a series of strikes. Hosen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Banchamek avoids the head kick by Hosen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek fails with the takedown

and Hosen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hosen.
Hosen is trying to break free.
Hosen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek can't break the clinch.
Hosen lands a nice uppercut.
Hosen lands an elbow inside.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Hosen avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the cage.
Hosen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banchamek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banchamek is struggling to control the position.
Hosen blocks the elbow strike.

Hosen breaks the clinch.
Banchamek takes a swing at Hosen's ribcage but misses.
Banchamek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hosen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banchamek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banchamek lands a glancing blow to the side of Hosen's head.
Hosen tries to clinch up.

Hosen has Banchamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Hosen lands an elbow just above Banchamek 's eye.
Banchamek dodges an elbow strike from Hosen.

Hosen gets control of Banchamek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hosen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hosen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hosen controlling the pace.
Sombat Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Hosen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryofu Hosen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hosen 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryofu Hosen!