PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alak Betatar Awang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Sor Kingstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Saenchai Sor Kingstar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Betatar Awang
vs
Sor Kingstar

178 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
133 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Full Metal Gear (Top Quality, Low Price)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alak Betatar Awang !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awang scores with a kick to the body.
Sor Kingstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Awang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sor Kingstar is able to avoid easily.
Sor Kingstar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Awang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Sor Kingstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Awang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sor Kingstar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sor Kingstar scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Awang .
Awang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Awang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sor Kingstar.

Awang drives through and clinches with Sor Kingstar against the ropes.
Awang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Awang pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar tries to throw a body punch but Awang avoids it by throwing Sor Kingstar back against the cage.
Awang lands a body punch.
Sor Kingstar being controlled against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar tries to stall but Awang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sor Kingstar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Awang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sor Kingstar.
Awang has Sor Kingstar pressed against the ropes.
Awang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Awang lands a knee to the head.
Sor Kingstar misses with a punch on the inside.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sor Kingstar is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sor Kingstar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Awang 's brow.
Sor Kingstar is trying to break free.
Awang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sor Kingstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sor Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Sor Kingstar closes the distance but Awang moves to the side
and Awang counters with a good, hard body kick but Sor Kingstar shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sor Kingstar.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sor Kingstar clinches but Awang breaks the clinch

and Awang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Awang .
Sor Kingstar tries to land knees in the clinch but Awang avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Awang .
A body shot lands from Awang .
Sor Kingstar wants to break free but Awang has control.
Awang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Awang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sor Kingstar tries to throw a body punch but Awang avoids it by throwing Sor Kingstar back against the cage.
Awang leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar tries to break free but Awang pushes him back against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Awang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Awang lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Awang .
Sor Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Awang 's defenses.
Sor Kingstar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Awang .
Awang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sor Kingstar looks gassed!
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Sor Kingstar avoids the damage to the body.
Sor Kingstar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Awang .
A hook to the body from Awang .
Awang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sor Kingstar up against the ropes.
Awang lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Awang .
Sor Kingstar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Awang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Awang for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short left from Awang .
Sor Kingstar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Awang is working Sor Kingstar over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Awang - that landed with a thud.
Awang digs a right hand underneath Sor Kingstar's ribcage. Sor Kingstar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sor Kingstar digs a right hand into Awang 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Awang 's gas tank.
Sor Kingstar misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Awang .
Awang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sor Kingstars head.
Awang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Awang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alak Betatar Awang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Awang connects with a right hand. Sor Kingstar shakes it off.
Awang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Awang there.
Sor Kingstar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Awang counters with a nice body shot.
Sor Kingstar misses with a straight left.
Sor Kingstar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Awang counters with a nice body shot.

Awang closes the distance and pushes Sor Kingstar back into the ropes.
Awang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sor Kingstar or not.
Sor Kingstar trying to stall but Awang improves his position.
Awang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sor Kingstar or not.
Sor Kingstar avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Awang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Awang scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Awang .
Sor Kingstar tries to work over Awang 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Awang scores with a shoulder strike.
Awang lands with a right to the head.
Awang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sor Kingstar.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar working hard to break the clinch.
Sor Kingstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Awang 's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Awang .
Awang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Awang .
Awang stalls.
Sor Kingstar misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awang taking a breather.
Awang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sor Kingstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Awang .
Awang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sor Kingstar misses with an elbow over the top.
Awang lands with a left to the head.
Awang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sor Kingstar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy body kick from Sor Kingstar
and Awang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sor Kingstar darts in trying to clinch
enabling Awang to counter with a crisp jab.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awang avoids the head kick by Sor Kingstar.

Awang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sor Kingstar, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Awang lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Awang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Awang slows down the pace here.
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Sor Kingstar avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Awang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Awang pushes Sor Kingstar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sor Kingstar is trying to break the clinch but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Awang lands a left hand.
Awang lands a body shot.
Alak Betatar Awang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sor Kingstar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sor Kingstar leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Awang .
Sor Kingstar is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Awang .
Sor Kingstar stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Awang as the two fighters clinch.
Awang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Awang .
Awang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alak Betatar Awang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Awang throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sor Kingstar.
Awang misses with a hook.
A head kick by Sor Kingstar misses
and Awang counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Awang clinches up with Sor Kingstar and pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Awang .
Awang digs a right hand underneath Sor Kingstar's ribcage. Sor Kingstar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sor Kingstar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Awang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Sor Kingstar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Awang prevents Sor Kingstar from breaking the clinch.
Awang just leaning against Sor Kingstar, taking a breather.
Sor Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Awang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Awang avoids the elbow strike from Sor Kingstar, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang scores with a shoulder strike.
Awang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Sor Kingstar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sor Kingstar stalling in the clinch.
Awang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Awang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sor Kingstar is defending well for now.
Awang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Awang .
Awang lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sor Kingstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.

Sor Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Sor Kingstar clinches but Awang breaks the clinch
and Awang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sor Kingstar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sor Kingstar swats away the attempt to clinch by Awang .
The fighters circling - Awang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Awang avoids the head kick by Sor Kingstar.
Awang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sor Kingstar throws a series of punches but Awang avoids them all with ease.
Awang throws a head kick that misses.
Sor Kingstar closes the distance but Awang moves to the side
and Awang counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awang wants to slow Sor Kingstar down by chopping away at his legs.
Sor Kingstar wants to clinch but Awang slips to the side
and Sor Kingstar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Awang does it's job there.
Sor Kingstar throws a series of strikes that have Awang backpedaling.
Awang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Awang coming out on top.
Awang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor Kingstar can do to turn this around?

Awang moves into the clinch.
Awang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Awang presses Sor Kingstar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sor Kingstar working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awang stalls.
Sor Kingstar looking to slow down the pace here.
Awang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sor Kingstar pushes off an throws an elbow but Awang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Awang .
Awang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor Kingstar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Awang avoids it.
Awang trying to control the position but instead, Sor Kingstar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Awang into the ropes.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Awang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alak Betatar Awang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Awang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alak Betatar Awang !