PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Royce Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bosco
vs
Payakaroon

178 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

167 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Bosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Bosco pushes him off.
Bosco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosco cracks a nice hook into Payakaroon's ribs.
Bosco cracks a nice hook into Payakaroon's ribs.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosco.
Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosco misses with a takedown attempt - Payakaroon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon swinging wildly here.
A big right from Payakaroon misses.
Bosco stuns Payakaroon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco has a takedown stuffed.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosco scores with a hook to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bosco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Payakaroon slaps away a takedown attempt from Bosco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payakaroon throws a low kick but Bosco avoids it.
Bosco looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bosco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Payakaroon closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Payakaroon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payakaroon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon tries to clinch there but Bosco circles away.
Payakaroon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bosco's head.

It looks like Royce Bosco has been cut.
Payakaroon scores with a head kick.
Bosco misses with a leg kick.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Bosco keeps it at a distance.
Bosco lands a slapping body shot.
Payakaroon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Bosco pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon avoids a kick to the body.
Payakaroon wants to slow Bosco down by chopping away at his legs.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosco.
Bosco is looking to wear down Payakaroon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Payakaroon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Payakaroon misses with a head kick.
Payakaroon looks gassed!
Payakaroon misses with a double jab.
Bosco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Bosco keeps it at a distance.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosco throws a sloppy head kick and Payakaroon moves out of range easily.
Payakaroon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bosco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but Bosco checks it.
Bosco lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosco connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Bosco finds it's way through Payakaroon's defenses.
Bosco shoots in looking for a takedown. Payakaroon tries to sprawl out of it but Bosco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Payakaroon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Bosco's cut.
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.

Payakaroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosco avoids a kick to the body.
Bosco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakaroon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bosco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payakaroon fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Bosco moves out of range.
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Bosco pushes him off.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bosco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payakaroon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco tries to clinch but Payakaroon is having none of it.
Bosco shoots in looking for a takedown but Payakaroon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bosco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bosco lands a slapping body shot.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bosco fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakaroon.
Bosco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bosco throws a combination. Payakaroon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Bosco moves out of range.
Bosco looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range.
Payakaroon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Bosco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Payakaroon is defending against the submission attempts here by Bosco.

Bosco seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bosco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bosco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Payakaroon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Payakaroon is refusing to be controlled, as Bosco sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Payakaroon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bosco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Payakaroon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bosco.

Bosco seems to be looking for submissions.
Bosco is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Bosco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Bosco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bosco lands a slapping body shot.
Payakaroon misses with a head kick.
Bosco checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bosco is defended easily by Payakaroon.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payakaroon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bosco to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosco wants to clinch up but Payakaroon keeps it at a distance.
Bosco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payakaroon tries to avoid it but Bosco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payakaroon to the ground. Payakaroon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payakaroon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payakaroon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bosco works Payakaroon's body with a nice hook.
Bosco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Payakaroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payakaroon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up.
Bosco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payakaroon at a distance.
Bosco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payakaroon defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown by Bosco or perhaps it was just good defense by Payakaroon which made him look bad.
Bosco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
Bosco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon swinging wildly here.
Bosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Payakaroon.
Nice straight punches there by Bosco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bosco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosco checks a leg kick.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up.
Payakaroon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bosco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Bosco moves out of range.
Payakaroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Payakaroon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Payakaroon.
Bosco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakaroon.
Bosco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payakaroon at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bosco shoots for a takedown but Payakaroon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Bosco circles away and keeps his distance.
Bosco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Payakaroon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosco somewhat.
Bosco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bosco has a takedown stuffed.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosco.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Payakaroon scores with a head kick. Bosco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samart Payakaroon.
I think Payakaroon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!