PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kob Khun Hongtong (ranked 1039 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Jetmir Erminus (ranked 92 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hongtong
vs
Erminus

171 cm
23
144
6 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
150
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kob Khun Hongtong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetmir Erminus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erminus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hongtong.
Hongtong jabs Erminus right on the nose. Erminus blinks but takes it well.
Erminus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hongtong. That did some damage!
Erminus throws the left hand but Hongtong avoids the punch easily.
Erminus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Erminus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Erminus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hongtong wants to get back to his feet but Erminus is dominant here and he's now got Hongtong's back!
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!
Hongtong tries to roll but Erminus sticks to his back.
Erminus gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hongtong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Erminus on the ground.
Hongtong avoids the strikes from Erminus.
Erminus missing with strikes.

Hongtong defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erminus is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Erminus keeps control of the position easily here as Hongtong tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erminus missing with punches from the back.
Hongtong avoids the strikes from Erminus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hongtong covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Erminus tries to keep control of the position but Hongtong is staying busy.
Erminus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hongtong covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Erminus controls the action.
Erminus punches the canvas rather than the man.
Erminus is punishing Hongtong with some ground and pound.
Erminus throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hongtong could be in trouble here!
Erminus cracks Hongtong with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hongtong from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus misses with a punch to the head.
Hongtong looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Erminus struggling to keep hold of the position.
Erminus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erminus punishes Hongtong with strikes from the back mount.
Erminus wants to control but Hongtong is keeping busy.
Erminus controls the action.
Erminus misses with punches from the back.
I would not like to be Hongtong right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Erminus is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hongtong is defending well though. Erminus let's go of the attempt for now.
Erminus throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Erminus is looking to control Hongtong but Hongtong is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hongtong covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Hongtong defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Erminus struggling to land strikes to the head as Hongtong covers up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hongtong slips a straight right by Erminus.
Hongtong clobbers Erminus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Erminus tries to bum rush Hongtong with a series of wild strikes but Hongtong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Hongtong's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hongtong throws a lazy right hand but Erminus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hongtong misses the jab.
Erminus scores with a jab. Hongtong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Kob Khun Hongtong has been cut.
Erminus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Erminus tries to counter it with a takedown but Hongtong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hongtong throws the left hand but Erminus avoids the punch easily.
Erminus stalks Hongtong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hongtong's face. Hongtong staggers backwards, shaken.

Erminus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hongtong tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Erminus manages to move to mount!
Erminus is landing with some decent strikes but Hongtong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Erminus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erminus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erminus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Erminus throwing strikes here but Hongtong is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hongtong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Erminus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Erminus punching from mount but Hongtong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Erminus misses with a head shot.
Hongtong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hongtong tries to get out of the position.
Erminus trying to control but Hongtong is having none of it.
Erminus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongtong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Erminus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hongtong looks a forlorn figure.
Erminus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hongtong is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Erminus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hongtong taking shots to the head.
Erminus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hongtong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Erminus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erminus with shots to the head and body - Hongtong looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Erminus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Erminus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hongtong is looking to escape.
Erminus cracks Hongtong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hongtong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Erminus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hongtong is squirming around, avoiding Erminus's attempts to control the action.
Erminus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Erminus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hongtong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Erminus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Erminus unloads with some shots from mount but Hongtong bucks and avoids them well.
Erminus looking to finish with strikes here!
Erminus tries to control but Hongtong wriggling away.
Erminus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Erminus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hongtong is squirming around, avoiding Erminus's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jetmir Erminus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kob Khun Hongtong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Erminus takes one to the side of the head.

Hongtong gets caught napping as Erminus dives in and scores a takedown. Hongtong manages to retain guard.
Erminus distracts Hongtong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Erminus throws a big right hand that misses.
Erminus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Erminus trying to control but Hongtong is working from the bottom.
Erminus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hongtong's head.
Erminus wants to control from the top but Hongtong keeps moving.
Erminus throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erminus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hongtong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hongtong keeping moving, preventing Erminus from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from Erminus does no damage.
Hongtong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hongtong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Erminus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erminus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Erminus misses with a wild combination.
Erminus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hongtong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hongtong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Erminus under the eye.
Kob Khun Hongtong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongtong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erminus misses with a two punch combination.
Erminus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hongtong.
Erminus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Erminus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Erminus goes for a double leg but Hongtong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hongtong continues to drive forward.
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!
Hongtong throws an overhand right that lands on Erminus's shoulder, as Erminus tries to avoid the shot.
Erminus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hongtong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hongtong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Hongtong backs off Erminus throws a huge counter combo but Hongtong manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Erminus.
Jetmir Erminus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hongtong tests Erminus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hongtong avoids the body shot from Erminus.
Erminus misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Hongtong misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hongtong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erminus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Erminus coming out on top.
Erminus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Erminus needs to keep his hands up - Hongtong had a free shot at his head there.
Erminus throws a right and a left that Hongtong avoids nicely.
Hongtong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Erminus lands a slapping body shot.
Erminus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hongtong lands with a right hand.

Erminus is rocked!
Erminus misses with a wild combination.
Erminus is still on wobbly legs! Can Hongtong finish him?
Erminus ducks under a wild hook from Hongtong.
Erminus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Erminus seems to have recovered his senses.
Hongtong scores with a hook to the body. Erminus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erminus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hongtong counters with a left to the body.
Erminus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Erminus.
Jetmir Erminus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erminus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erminus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hongtong connects with a single shot there.
Hongtong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erminus feints the counter takedown.
Hongtong throws a hook to the side of Erminus's head but Erminus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Hongtong. Beautiful body shot.
Hongtong misses with an uppercut.
Hongtong looks to land a left hand but Erminus moved out of range nicely.
Hongtong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erminus misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hongtong misses the target.
Hongtong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erminus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hongtong tries to sprawl but Erminus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hongtong pushes Erminus off looking to stand but Erminus dives back in and keeps control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jetmir Erminus.
Well Erminus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jetmir Erminus!
After the fight, Jetmir Erminus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.