PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oudomphonephaivanh
vs
Charm

182 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
142 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oudomphonephaivanh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charm, pushing him back against the cage.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh swings wildly with an uppercut but Charm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Charm or not.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charm.

Charm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charm, right into the meat.
Oudomphonephaivanh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Charm connects with an inside leg kick.
Charm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oudomphonephaivanh is able to avoid easily.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charm misses with an uppercut.
Charm walks into a left hand.

Charm scores with a takedown into Oudomphonephaivanh's guard.

Oudomphonephaivanh is working an open guard so Charm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Charm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oudomphonephaivanh throws out the jab.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charm fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oudomphonephaivanh!
Oudomphonephaivanh stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charm throws a series of punches but Oudomphonephaivanh avoids them all with ease.
Oudomphonephaivanh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks a nice hook into Charm's ribs.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Oudomphonephaivanh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with an uppercut that bounces Charm off the cage and back into rage.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oudomphonephaivanh circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Charm throws a chopping leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Charm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oudomphonephaivanh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Charm tries for a takedown but Oudomphonephaivanh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charm throws out a loose jab but Oudomphonephaivanh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a shot to the side of Charm's head.
Nice body punch from Oudomphonephaivanh - that landed with a thud.
Oudomphonephaivanh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charm is looking to break free of the clinch but Oudomphonephaivanh has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Oudomphonephaivanh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charm backwards.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks Charm with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a right hook to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a decent looking hook.
Charm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oudomphonephaivanh defends it nicely.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Charm.
Oudomphonephaivanh avoids the head kick by Charm.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oudomphonephaivanh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A clash of legs there as Oudomphonephaivanh blocks the low kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charm.
Charm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Charm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oudomphonephaivanh sprawls well. Oudomphonephaivanh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charm gets slowly back to his feet.
Charm looks gassed!
Oudomphonephaivanh slips a straight right by Charm.
Charm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oudomphonephaivanh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charm can pounce on him.
Charm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oudomphonephaivanh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Charm back to the cage. Oudomphonephaivanh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Charm.
Charm tries a head kick but it misses.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a nice head shot.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charm needs to keep his hands up - Oudomphonephaivanh had a free shot at his head there.
Charm misses with a wild body shot.
Charm misses with a low kick.
Charm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oudomphonephaivanh.

Oudomphonephaivanh has managed to clinch.
Charm blocking some punches.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a hook that snaps the head of Charm backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charm is trying to push Oudomphonephaivanh away but Oudomphonephaivanh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oudomphonephaivanh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Charm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charm misses with a series of wild punches.
Charm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oudomphonephaivanh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oudomphonephaivanh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Charm fails with a takedown attempt.
Oudomphonephaivanh dips to his left and cracks Charm with an uppercut!
Charm needs to keep his hands up - Oudomphonephaivanh had a free shot at his head there.
Charm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oudomphonephaivanh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oudomphonephaivanh duly obliges.
Charm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oudomphonephaivanh blocks a leg kick.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Oudomphonephaivanh gets a clinch.
Charm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh is leaning against Charm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice uppercut.
Charm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charm tries to circle away but Oudomphonephaivanh has him pinned against the cage.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeps control of Charm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oudomphonephaivanh struggles to land a body shot inside as Charm controls his hands.
Good body shot from Oudomphonephaivanh.
A head punch on the inside from Oudomphonephaivanh fails to land.
Charm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a shot to the side of Charm's head.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeps control of Charm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charm blocking some punches.
Oudomphonephaivanh swings wildly with an uppercut but Charm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oudomphonephaivanh working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Charm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oudomphonephaivanh working aggressively here.

Charm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a shot to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charm in his tracks.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a jab.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a shot to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh fails to land with a series of punches.
Oudomphonephaivanh blocks the body kick.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Charm misses the target.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charm is defended easily by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charm thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charm.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oudomphonephaivanh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Charm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a double jab.
Charm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Charm takes one to the side of the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a series of punches but Charm moves out of range.
Charm throws a series of punches but Oudomphonephaivanh avoids them all with ease.
Charm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oudomphonephaivanh circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Oudomphonephaivanh is predictable there
and Charm counters with a low kick, right behind Oudomphonephaivanh 's knee.
Oudomphonephaivanh blocks a low kick nicely.
Charm shoots for a double leg takedown but Oudomphonephaivanh sprawls well. He's pushed Charm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Charm.
A head kick misses from Charm.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charm at a distance.
Charm walks into a jab.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks Charm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Charm is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oudomphonephaivanh!
Charm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Charm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charm throws a low kick but Oudomphonephaivanh moves out of range easily.

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.
Charm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oudomphonephaivanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charm.
Charm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a shot to the body.
Charm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charm connects with the punch.
Oudomphonephaivanh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Charm misses with an uppercut
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a nice uppercut.
Charm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charm throws a right hand that Oudomphonephaivanh ducks under and follows up with a left that Oudomphonephaivanh also avoids with ease.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oudomphonephaivanh works Charm's body with a nice hook.
Charm fails to land with a series of punches.
Charm tries to move into range but Oudomphonephaivanh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a hook. Charm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oudomphonephaivanh works Charm's body with a nice hook.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a nice body punch.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a two punch combo.
Charm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Charm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Charm misses with a head kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with the left hand. Charm knows he should have avoided that one.
Oudomphonephaivanh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oudomphonephaivanh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charm misses with a combination
and Oudomphonephaivanh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Charm backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Charm.
Charm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Charm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oudomphonephaivanh sprawls well. Oudomphonephaivanh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charm gets slowly back to his feet.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charm drops his hands momentarily and Oudomphonephaivanh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oudomphonephaivanh slips a jab and a cross from Charm.
Charm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oudomphonephaivanh.
A shot to the liver by Oudomphonephaivanh. Beautiful body shot.
Oudomphonephaivanh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charm's head.
Charm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh is winning the standup battle so far.
Oudomphonephaivanh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Charm eats them both and turns towards Oudomphonephaivanh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a head shot.
Charm throws a sloppy head kick and Oudomphonephaivanh moves out of range easily.
Charm throws a right and a left that Oudomphonephaivanh avoids nicely.
Oudomphonephaivanh stalks Charm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charm's face. Charm staggers backwards, shaken.
Oudomphonephaivanh works over Charm's head and body with a nice combination.
Charm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oudomphonephaivanh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a jab. Charm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm loads up on a big right hand but Oudomphonephaivanh slips the punch.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charm throws out a loose jab but Oudomphonephaivanh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charm misses with an uppercut.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a three punch combo!
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Charm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oudomphonephaivanh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oudomphonephaivanh is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oudomphonephaivanh moves out of range of the leg kick from Charm.
Charm throws a combination that misses

and Oudomphonephaivanh moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries a body shot but Charm blocks it.
Charm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Charm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charm's efforts to push away.

Charm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh connects with a body shot.
Charm wants to land a leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh is out of range.
Charm throws a head kick that misses.
Charm misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Oudomphonephaivanh both land. Nice combination.
Charm throws a low kick, looking for Oudomphonephaivanh's leg but Oudomphonephaivanh calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Oudomphonephaivanh does it's job there.
A jab from Oudomphonephaivanh does it's job there.
Oudomphonephaivanh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charm's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oudomphonephaivanh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charm checks the leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a nice looking combination but Charm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Charm drops his hands momentarily and Oudomphonephaivanh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Oudomphonephaivanh clinches.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oudomphonephaivanh.
Charm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeps control of Charm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a head punch that misses.
Charm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucky Charm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oudomphonephaivanh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charm lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oudomphonephaivanh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!