PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Son Goku (ranked 1636 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 218 p4p, 229 weight class). Goku comes to the cage accompanied by Makafushigi Adventure. Akara Kongsangchai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Goku
vs
Kongsangchai

175 cm
25
169
8 - 9 - 0

169 cm
27
155
4 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Son Goku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kongsangchai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goku throws a series of strikes that have Kongsangchai backpedaling.
Goku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Kongsangchai moves into range and clinches up with Goku.
Goku can't break the clinch.
Goku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goku.
Goku working aggressively here.
Kongsangchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Goku has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Goku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goku.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Goku manages to break the clinch.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Goku to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike.

Goku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongsangchai doesn't manage to clinch there - Goku circles away.
Goku lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai moves away from the strike by Goku.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongsangchai. That's going to slow Goku down.
Goku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kongsangchai throws out the jab.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Goku moves away
and Goku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kongsangchai misses with a looping left.
Goku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goku throws a looping overhand right but Kongsangchai ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kongsangchai misses.
Kongsangchai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kongsangchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goku.
Kongsangchai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goku scores with a body shot.
Goku just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goku doesn't seem bothered though.
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongsangchai pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku moves out of range of the body kick.
Goku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goku throws a body punch but Kongsangchai moves out of range.
Kongsangchai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goku in his tracks.
Kongsangchai moves forwards but Goku connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Kongsangchai rushes Goku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goku misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Goku fails to land.
Kongsangchai lands an uppercut.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Goku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kongsangchai backwards.
Goku tries to throw a body punch but Kongsangchai avoids it by throwing Goku back against the cage.
Kongsangchai prevents a body shot from Goku.
Goku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongsangchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku looks to throw the jab but Kongsangchai is out of range.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch
and Goku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai misses with a wild body shot.
Goku scores with a nice right hand.
Goku tried to score with a low kick but Kongsangchai checks it.
Goku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kongsangchai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Goku throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Kongsangchai.
Goku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongsangchai moves away.
Goku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kongsangchai.
Goku swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongsangchai moves away.
Kongsangchai looks to clinch
and Goku counters with a three punch combo that has Kongsangchai backing up. Kongsangchai nods at Goku to acknowledge the strikes.
Kongsangchai connects with a nice looking jab.
Goku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongsangchai was well out of range. Poor timing from Goku.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goku sizes up Kongsangchai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kongsangchai connects with a nice looking jab.

Kongsangchai gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai misses with a knee strike.
Goku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongsangchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Goku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Goku breaks from the clinch.
Kongsangchai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goku misses with a wild body shot.

Kongsangchai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but Goku blocks it.
Goku misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongsangchai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.

Goku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongsangchai lands a nice hook to Goku's body. Goku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Goku. Beautiful body shot.
Kongsangchai misses with a lunging right hand
and Goku counters with a series of strikes. Kongsangchai will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Son Goku will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kongsangchai has closed the distance and engaged Goku in a clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongsangchai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goku throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Goku as the two fighters clinch.
Goku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai is leaning against Goku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goku has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Goku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch there but Goku circles away.
Goku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Goku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Goku wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goku misses with a shot to the body
and Kongsangchai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongsangchai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Son Goku is winning the standup battle so far.
Kongsangchai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws the left hand but Goku avoids the punch easily.
Kongsangchai avoids the body shot from Goku.
Kongsangchai looks to land a right hand but Goku moved out of range.
Goku moves out of range of the leg kick from Kongsangchai.
Goku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Kongsangchai closes the distance and pushes Goku back into the cage.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goku.
A nice left hand lands by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goku misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Goku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goku lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goku jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kongsangchai throws a right and a left that Goku avoids nicely.
Goku scores with a shot to the body.
Goku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kongsangchai blocks a leg kick.
Kongsangchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goku was well out of range. Poor timing from Kongsangchai.
Goku lands with an overhand left.
Goku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kongsangchai's head backwards.
Goku lands a jab.
A low kick from Kongsangchai misses
and Goku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goku's corner calls for a 1-2. Goku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goku is looking to wear down Kongsangchai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Goku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kongsangchai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kongsangchai scores with a hook to the body. Goku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goku tries to keep at a distance but Kongsangchai has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Goku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goku tries a body shot but Kongsangchai blocks it.
Goku misses with a body punch.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Goku.
A head punch on the inside from Goku fails to land.
Goku can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Goku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai lands a nice elbow.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Goku.

Goku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Goku moves out of range.
Kongsangchai throws a lazy uppercut
and Goku counters with a stiff right hand.
Kongsangchai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kongsangchai moves in looking to clinch but Goku pushes him off.
Goku went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai lands with a hook. Goku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kongsangchai looks to land a body kick but Goku moved away.

Kongsangchai moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongsangchai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goku blocks an elbow strike from Kongsangchai.

Goku breaks the clinch.
Goku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goku misses with a wild body shot.
Goku defending well as Kongsangchai loads up on a big left hand.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kongsangchai - that will leave a mark!
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up but Goku circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongsangchai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Goku takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goku walks into a straight right hand from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Akara Kongsangchai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A jab from Goku misses.
Goku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goku keeps the fight on the outside.
Goku scores with a hook to the body. Kongsangchai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kongsangchai throws a looping overhand right but Goku ducks down to avoid it.
Goku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kongsangchai clobbers Goku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Kongsangchai clinches with his opponent.
Goku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kongsangchai backwards.
Goku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongsangchai's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongsangchai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goku backwards.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kongsangchai lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goku.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kongsangchai obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Kongsangchai.
Goku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goku has a couple of punches blocked by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Goku.
A head punch on the inside from Goku fails to land.

Goku breaks the clinch.
Goku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kongsangchai.

Kongsangchai instigates a clinch.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Goku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Goku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Goku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goku tries a body shot but Kongsangchai blocks it.
Kongsangchai pushes Goku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Goku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kongsangchai clinches with his opponent.
Goku tries to work over Kongsangchai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goku scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kongsangchai.

Goku manages to break the clinch.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch
and Goku counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kongsangchai, as that shot connected.
Kongsangchai wants to clinch up but Goku keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku tries to score with a low kick but Kongsangchai moves his leg out of the way.
Goku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongsangchai wants to clinch but Goku slips to the side
and Goku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goku slips under a jab from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai wants to clinch up but Goku keeps it at a distance.
Goku lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Goku misses its target.
Goku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongsangchai was well out of range. Poor timing from Goku.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongsangchai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goku's hands.

Kongsangchai moves into the clinch.
Goku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goku scores with a nice hook to the head.

Goku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai misses with a double jab
and Goku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goku throws a leg kick but Kongsangchai checks it.
Kongsangchai moves in looking to clinch but Goku pushes him off.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up.
Donk. Kongsangchai catches Goku right on the button with a cross.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch there but Goku circles away.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goku counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongsangchai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goku.

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 Son Goku.
I think Goku 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Son Goku!
Our winner, Son Goku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.