PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noli Santander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noli Santander has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santander
vs
Chor Thanasukarn

171 cm
23
146 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noli Santander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santander moves forwards but Chor Thanasukarn connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Santander shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chor Thanasukarn is trying to defend but Santander finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Chor Thanasukarn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Santander looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chor Thanasukarn!
Chor Thanasukarn trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chor Thanasukarn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chor Thanasukarn really wants to buck Santander off and get back to his feet.
Chor Thanasukarn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Santander 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.

Santander gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Santander shoots in and bounces Chor Thanasukarn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santander loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santander stops Chor Thanasukarn from standing up.

Chor Thanasukarn has his feet on Santander's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Santander moves into range and clinches up with Chor Thanasukarn.
Santander fails to pull guard.
Santander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santander is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks from the clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with an uppercut.

Chor Thanasukarn drives through and clinches with Santander against the cage.
Santander has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chor Thanasukarn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santander tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Santander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to circle away but Santander has him pinned against the cage.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Santander pulls guard successfully.
Santander controls Chor Thanasukarn momentarily but Chor Thanasukarn frees himself.

Santander has his foot on Chor Thanasukarn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chor Thanasukarn works his way back into a safe position though.
Santander is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santander is proving hard to escape from.

Chor Thanasukarn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Santander rushes Chor Thanasukarn and presses him up against the cage.
Santander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chor Thanasukarn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santander.
Chor Thanasukarn avoiding damage.
Santander fails to pull guard.
Santander tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chor Thanasukarn smiles and moves away.
Santander ducks right into an uppercut from Chor Thanasukarn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chor Thanasukarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Chor Thanasukarn manages to break the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to keep at a distance but Santander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santander working Chor Thanasukarn over with knees to the body.
Santander changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chor Thanasukarn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chor Thanasukarn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chor Thanasukarn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a hook. Santander ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a body punch but Santander moves out of range.
Chor Thanasukarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Santander shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santander was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Santander is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chor Thanasukarn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santander gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Santander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chor Thanasukarn.
Santander fails with a takedown attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab from Chor Thanasukarn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Santander scores with a takedown into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santander drops back looking for a leg! Chor Thanasukarn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chor Thanasukarn manages to kick Santander off! Santander jumps back into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santander prevents Chor Thanasukarn from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noli Santander dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santander closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santander lands in his opponent's guard.
Santander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chor Thanasukarn swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Chor Thanasukarn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn is looking to chop away at Santander's legs.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a body punch but Santander moves out of range.
Santander dives in and grabs Chor Thanasukarn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chor Thanasukarn pushes down on Santander's head and hops out.
Santander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn circles away.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santander walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santander shoots in for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Santander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a sloppy right hand. Santander should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a decent looking hook.
Santander fails with a takedown attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn thuds his right hand into Santander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Santander is just out of range.
Santander fails with the takedown.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to land a front kick but Santander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chor Thanasukarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Santander, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chor Thanasukarn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chor Thanasukarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santander was well out of range. Poor timing from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santander moves away.

Santander scores with a takedown into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.

Santander is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santander trying to control but Chor Thanasukarn is working from the bottom.
Noli Santander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chor Thanasukarn pushes Santander off and scrambles back to his feet.

Santander darts in and clinches Chor Thanasukarn up against the cage.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Chor Thanasukarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Chor Thanasukarn as Santander shoots in.

Chor Thanasukarn has closed the distance and engaged Santander in a clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Santander won't allow it.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chor Thanasukarn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santander lands with a nice body kick.

Santander closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chor Thanasukarn keeps working.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santander has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Santander thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Santander decides to stand back up. Santander steps back and let's Chor Thanasukarn get back to his feet.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch up.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a wild body shot.

Santander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santander wants to control for a moment but Chor Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand but Santander has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Santander is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand up but Santander has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Santander is looking to control Chor Thanasukarn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santander avoid being mounted?
Santander wants to get back to full guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand up but Santander is controlling the position.
Santander is looking to control Chor Thanasukarn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santander avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a double jab.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santander tries for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Noli Santander will probably get the nod.
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!

Chor Thanasukarn throws a right and a left that both miss.

Santander gets a clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn working aggressively here.
Santander blocks a body shot from Chor Thanasukarn.

Chor Thanasukarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a big shot that misses.
Santander slips under a jab.

Santander tries to keep at a distance but Chor Thanasukarn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santander is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chor Thanasukarn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santander jumps guard but Chor Thanasukarn stands there with Santander around his waist. Santander gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids a kick to the body.
Chor Thanasukarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Chor Thanasukarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santander misses with a takedown attempt - Chor Thanasukarn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Santander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santander ducks under a wild hook from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a series of punches but Santander avoids them all with ease.

Santander moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Santander to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Chor Thanasukarn scores with a nice short uppercut.

Santander pulls guard successfully.
Santander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santander throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Santander is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chor Thanasukarn won't allow Santander to sweep him here.
Chor Thanasukarn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santander. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santander working a defensive guard here.

Chor Thanasukarn gets to his feet. Santander looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santander throws a leg kick which misses Chor Thanasukarn's front leg but catches the back leg as Chor Thanasukarn tries to avoid it.
Santander avoids a punch combination nicely.

Santander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chor Thanasukarn, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santander decides to pull guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand but Santander is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santander has a closed guard, preventing Chor Thanasukarn from standing up.
Chor Thanasukarn postures up.
Santander lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chor Thanasukarn!
Santander is trying to take his opponent's back.
Santander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chor Thanasukarn is looking to escape.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Chor Thanasukarn is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Santander locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Chor Thanasukarn is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noli Santander!