PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalan Na Songkhla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Na Songkhla
vs
Smith

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

KRRO Wear
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KRRO Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalan Na Songkhla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Smith misses.
Na Songkhla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Na Songkhla saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Na Songkhla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith misses with a hook. Na Songkhla ducked under it nicely.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Na Songkhla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a low kick but Na Songkhla avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith drops Na Songkhla with a nice combination! Smith dives into Na Songkhla's guard, looking to finish!

Na Songkhla is rocked!

It looks like Khalan Na Songkhla has been cut.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oh Na Songkhla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Na Songkhla wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is in close to Na Songkhla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Na Songkhla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Na Songkhla blocks nicely.
Na Songkhla seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Na Songkhla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Na Songkhla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Na Songkhla.
Na Songkhla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but Na Songkhla moves out of range.
Na Songkhla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Na Songkhla.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Na Songkhla moved out of range.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Na Songkhla doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Na Songkhla staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Na Songkhla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith misses with the combination.
Na Songkhla throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Na Songkhla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a looping right.

Na Songkhla darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Na Songkhla is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Na Songkhla lands a damaging elbow.
Na Songkhla crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is trying to break free.
Na Songkhla prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Na Songkhla keeps him there for the moment.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Na Songkhla is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Na Songkhla into the cage.
Na Songkhla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swings for the body but Na Songkhla moves out of range.
Na Songkhla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Na Songkhla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Na Songkhla. Na Songkhla obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Na Songkhla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a jab when Na Songkhla was well out of range.
Na Songkhla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Na Songkhla.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Na Songkhla is just out of range.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Na Songkhla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Na Songkhla.
Na Songkhla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch up.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Na Songkhla. Na Songkhla obviously looking to wear him down.
Na Songkhla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Na Songkhla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Na Songkhla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Na Songkhla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Na Songkhla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Na Songkhla avoids the body shot from Smith.
Na Songkhla scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Khalan Na Songkhla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khalan Na Songkhla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Na Songkhla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with an outside leg kick.
Na Songkhla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a nice body kick.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut

and Na Songkhla counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Na Songkhla.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Na Songkhla lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Na Songkhla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Na Songkhla landing knees to the head.
Na Songkhla lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Na Songkhla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to break free.
Na Songkhla tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Na Songkhla prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Na Songkhla has him pressed against the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Na Songkhla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Na Songkhla counters with a leg kick.
Na Songkhla moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Na Songkhla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Na Songkhla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Na Songkhla throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.

Smith is rocked!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Na Songkhla finish him?
Nice body kick from Na Songkhla.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Na Songkhla moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Na Songkhla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch.
Na Songkhla moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Na Songkhla moves away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Na Songkhla lands a nice looking body kick.
Na Songkhla throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Na Songkhla saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Na Songkhla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Na Songkhla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Na Songkhla defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Smith misses.
Na Songkhla doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Na Songkhla moves away and avoids it.
Na Songkhla scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Na Songkhla.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Na Songkhla saw that one coming.
Na Songkhla defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Na Songkhla moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Na Songkhla moves out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Na Songkhla avoids it easily.
Smith throws a jab when Na Songkhla was well out of range.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Na Songkhla moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Na Songkhla ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Na Songkhla moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Na Songkhla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Na Songkhla takes one on the button.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Na Songkhla counters with an outside leg kick.
Na Songkhla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Na Songkhla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Na Songkhla.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Na Songkhla moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Na Songkhla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Na Songkhla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Na Songkhla moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Na Songkhla counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Na Songkhla is just out of range.

Na Songkhla clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Na Songkhla.
Smith wants to break free but Na Songkhla has control.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Na Songkhla's head but Na Songkhla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Na Songkhla.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Na Songkhla pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Na Songkhla doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith swings widly with a right hand

and Na Songkhla counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Na Songkhla keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Na Songkhla taking a breather.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Na Songkhla has him pressed against the cage.
Na Songkhla lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Na Songkhla stalling in the clinch.
Na Songkhla keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Na Songkhla won't allow it.
Na Songkhla lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Na Songkhla slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Na Songkhla counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalan Na Songkhla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khalan Na Songkhla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Na Songkhla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Na Songkhla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Na Songkhla moves away and avoids it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Na Songkhla.
Smith misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Na Songkhla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Na Songkhla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Na Songkhla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Na Songkhla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A choreographed right hand from Smith misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Na Songkhla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Na Songkhla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Na Songkhla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Na Songkhla.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Na Songkhla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Na Songkhla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Na Songkhla moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Na Songkhla.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Na Songkhla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Na Songkhla.
Na Songkhla tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Na Songkhla is controlling the position.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Na Songkhla is controlling the position.
Smith is trying to break free.

Smith breaks the clinch.
A big left from Smith misses.
Na Songkhla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Na Songkhla. Smith shrugs it off though.
Na Songkhla fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Na Songkhla counters with an inside leg kick.
Na Songkhla scores with a head kick.
Na Songkhla is looking to clinch.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Na Songkhla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Na Songkhla.
Smith drops Na Songkhla with a big left hand and mounts him. Na Songkhla is in big trouble!
Smith loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Na Songkhla scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Smith land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Smith stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!