PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 3004 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 336 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kasamsun
vs
Mercenary

176 cm
32
156
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
31
165
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasamsun is defended easily by Mercenary.
Kasamsun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercenary tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercenary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercenary thows a body kick. Kasamsun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the side of Mercenary's head but Mercenary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasamsun avoids the body shot from Mercenary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun throws out a loose jab but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Irong Kasamsun has been cut.
Kasamsun misses the shot to the body.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercenary as he connects with a hook.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary dodges the punch combination from Kasamsun.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Mercenary misses

and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun throws a strike but Mercenary rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mercenary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kasamsun is pulling down on Mercenary's head to control his posture.
Kasamsun continues to stall.
Mercenary throwing strikes from guard but Kasamsun blocks nicely.
Mercenary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercenary preventing the sweep.
Mercenary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercenary is one step ahead there.
Kasamsun controlling Mercenary's posture.
Mercenary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasamsun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercenary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mercenary throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercenary throws a big elbow that misses.
Mercenary landing some decent shots from guard.
Mercenary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mercenary throws a strike but Kasamsun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kasamsun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun cracks Mercenary with a solid left hand.
Kasamsun content to stall in guard here.
Mercenary told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Mercenary has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kasamsun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mercenary throws a hook but Kasamsun avoids it easily.
Kasamsun cracks Mercenary with a good jab.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercenary.
Kasamsun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercenary sprawls and moves away.
Kasamsun misses with a left hand
and Mercenary counters with a straight right hand.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasamsun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kasamsun misses.
Mercenary misses with a kick to the body

and Kasamsun counters with a shoot takedown. Mercenary fights it but they end up in guard.

Mercenary manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
That's time! Kasamsun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kasamsun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercenary misses with a double jab

and Kasamsun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mercenary!
Mercenary pushes Kasamsun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kasamsun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Kasamsun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kasamsun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kasamsun landing strikes.
Kasamsun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Check out the look on Kasamsun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasamsun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kasamsun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kasamsun is chipping away with strikes.

Mercenary is rocked!
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercenary wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kasamsun scoring with punches and elbows.
Mercenary is still in real trouble! Can Kasamsun finish him?
Kasamsun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mercenary dodges the ground and pound from Kasamsun.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasamsun is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercenary regains half guard, as Kasamsun was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun stops Mercenary from getting back to his feet.
Kasamsun wants to pass to mount but Mercenary is defending the position.
Mercenary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercenary defending well though.
Mercenary regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kasamsun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Kasamsun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
Mercenary wants to stand up but Kasamsun is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mercenary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary throws a body kick that misses.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Dillo's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the head.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercenary throws a lazy head kick

and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasamsun throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kasamsun's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kasamsun is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun landing some decent shots from guard.
Kasamsun postures up in Mercenary's guard and throws a big left but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercenary has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasamsun works over Mercenary with some ground and pound from guard.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mercenary manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.

Kasamsun has hold of one of Mercenary's legs. Mercenary is fighting the takedown attempt but Kasamsun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercenary is looking to stand up but Kasamsun isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercenary has wrist control.
Mercenary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Mercenary wriggles free and stands up.
Kasamsun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasamsun.

Kasamsun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kasamsun with the ground and pound but Mercenary uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Kasamsun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is in close to Mercenary's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary can't keep his opponent in guard - Kasamsun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun thows a huge punch but Mercenary dodges it nicely.

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 Irong Kasamsun.
I think Kasamsun 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Our winner, Irong Kasamsun, 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.