PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Sor Kingstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingstar has chosen Mun Dong Torn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Blagg
vs
Sor Kingstar

165 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blagg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Kingstar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kingstar feints and then cracks Blagg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blagg down.
Kingstar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blagg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kingstar. That one must have hurt.
Blagg is breathing heavily.
Kingstar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kingstar. Blagg shrugs it off though.
Blagg is looking to clinch but Kingstar is avoiding it.
Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blagg paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kingstar drives through and clinches with Blagg against the cage.

Kingstar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blagg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kingstar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kingstar looking for a sweep. Not yet Kingstar, not yet.
Blagg prevents Kingstar from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar looking to control.
Blagg prevents Kingstar from getting back to his feet.
Blagg tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingstar is retaining full guard.
Kingstar trying to keep a closed guard but Blagg is proving a slippery customer.
Kingstar has his hands on Blagg's head, controlling the position.
Kingstar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kingstar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingstar. Kingstar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingstar stuns Blagg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingstar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blagg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kingstar thumps Blagg with a low kick.
Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blagg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingstar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kingstar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blagg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kingstar is looking to slow Blagg down with leg kicks.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingstar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kingstar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingstar.
Kingstar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingstar. Kingstar obviously looking to wear him down.

Kingstar has Blagg up against the cage in a clinch.
Blagg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingstar's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blagg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kingstar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kingstar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kingstar breaks from the clinch.

Kingstar has Blagg up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingstar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kingstar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kingstar feints and then cracks Blagg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blagg down.
Kingstar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blagg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingstar.

Kingstar clinches.
Kingstar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kingstar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingstar crunches a lovely knee into Blagg's ribcage.
Kingstar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingstar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kingstar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Kingstar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saenchai Sor Kingstar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kingstar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingstar is looking to slow Blagg down with leg kicks.
Kingstar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kingstar scores with a spinning back kick!
Kingstar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kingstar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blagg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingstar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blagg.
Kingstar throws a series of punches but Blagg avoids them all with ease.
Blagg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kingstar.
Kingstar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingstar.
Blagg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingstar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blagg's head.

Kingstar clinches up against the cage.

Kingstar breaks from the clinch.
Kingstar throws a sloppy head kick and Blagg moves out of range easily.
Kingstar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blagg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blagg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kingstar connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingstar.
Kingstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingstar throws a shot to the body.
Kingstar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingstar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blagg takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar scoring well with a low kick there.
Kingstar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blagg. That did some damage!
Kingstar throws a quick inside leg kick.

Kingstar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kingstar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kingstar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingstar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingstar.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingstar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blagg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blagg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kingstar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kingstar.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingstar is looking to clinch.
Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blagg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tom Blagg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingstar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blagg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blagg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kingstar with a nice cross.
Kingstar tries to clinch but Blagg moves out of range.
Kingstar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blagg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingstar can pounce on him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kingstar thuds his shin into the meat of Blagg's side.
Kingstar wants to clinch but Blagg slips to the side

and Blagg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingstar trying to control the position.
Kingstar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blagg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingstar is keeping the position for now.
Kingstar looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blagg wants to control from the top but Kingstar keeps moving.
Blagg stops Kingstar from standing up.
Kingstar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kingstar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kingstar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blagg's head.

Kingstar moves into range and clinches up with Blagg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saenchai Sor Kingstar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kingstar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kingstar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingstar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kingstar throws a leg kick which misses Blagg's front leg but catches the back leg as Blagg tries to avoid it.

Kingstar clinches.
Blagg keeps control of Kingstar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blagg takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kingstar manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingstar.
Kingstar scores with a head kick.
Kingstar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kingstar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blagg's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingstar instigates a clinch.
Kingstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Blagg won't allow it.
Kingstar is trying to force a seperation but Blagg has the dominant position.

Kingstar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingstar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick from Kingstar.
Kingstar throws a leg kick which misses Blagg's front leg but catches the back leg as Blagg tries to avoid it.
Blagg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kingstar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blagg's head.
Kingstar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blagg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kingstar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar cracks the inside of Blagg's front leg.
Kingstar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kingstar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingstar tries to clinch there but Blagg circles away.
Kingstar feints and then cracks Blagg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blagg down.
Kingstar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kingstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kingstar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Kingstar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blagg, pushing him back against the cage.
Kingstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Blagg won't allow it.
Kingstar is looking to break free of the clinch but Blagg has double underhooks.
Kingstar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingstar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kingstar breaks from the clinch.
Kingstar connects with a solid leg kick.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a jab to Blagg's midsection.
Kingstar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingstar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingstar dips to his left and cracks Blagg with an uppercut!
Kingstar throws out a powerful jab.

Kingstar moves into range and clinches up with Blagg.
Kingstar tries a knee to the head but Blagg blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingstar breaks from the clinch.
Blagg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kingstar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blagg.
Kingstar lands a nice looking body shot.
Kingstar delivers a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blagg is defended easily by Kingstar.
Kingstar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingstar moves in looking to clinch but Blagg pushes him off.
Tom Blagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blagg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saenchai Sor Kingstar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingstar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saenchai Sor Kingstar!