PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pemberton (ranked 3810 p4p, 5270 weight class) and Somsak Saetang (ranked 496 p4p, 588 weight class). Somsak Saetang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pemberton
vs
Saetang

189 cm
21
220
3 - 4 - 0

214 cm
27
205
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pemberton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Somsak Saetang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pemberton swings for the body but Saetang moves out of range.
Saetang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pemberton lands a body shot.
Pemberton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saetang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pemberton.
Pemberton looks to score with a jab to the body but Saetang is just out of range.
Saetang replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pemberton blocks it well.
Pemberton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saetang throws the kick towards the body but Pemberton avoids it.
Saetang misses with the body kick
and Pemberton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Pemberton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pemberton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pemberton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saetang.
Pemberton blocks a head kick by Saetang.
Pemberton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saetang moves in looking to clinch but Pemberton pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pemberton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saetang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pemberton.
Pemberton is looking to wear down Saetang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saetang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pemberton throws a jab but it's blocked by Saetang.
Saetang moves out of range of the strikes.
Pemberton avoids a kick to the body.
Pemberton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saetang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pemberton.
Saetang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Pemberton moves out of range easily.
Pemberton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pemberton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saetang on the side of the head.
Anthony Pemberton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pemberton lands with a nice body punch.
Pemberton misses with a series of wild punches.
Pemberton with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saetang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pemberton.
Pemberton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saetang scores with a push kick.
Pemberton throws a hook but Saetang blocks it.
Pemberton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saetang under the eye.

Saetang is rocked!
Pemberton drops Saetang with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pemberton follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pemberton!