PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ecko Souvongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Souvongkhamchanh
vs
Groove

185 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

210 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ecko Souvongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Groove!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groove shoots in and drives through. Souvongkhamchanh sprawls well.
Groove with a poor takedown
letting Souvongkhamchanh counter with a right hand.
Souvongkhamchanh lands a jab.
Groove doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souvongkhamchanh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ecko Souvongkhamchanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Groove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvongkhamchanh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groove has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Groove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Groove shoots and misses
and Souvongkhamchanh counters with a nice body kick.
Groove with a poor takedown
and Souvongkhamchanh counters with an outside leg kick.
Groove looks gassed!
Souvongkhamchanh lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvongkhamchanh lands a head kick!
Groove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souvongkhamchanh can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Souvongkhamchanh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Souvongkhamchanh fakes the leg kick and cracks Groove in the body.
Souvongkhamchanh lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souvongkhamchanh digs a good hook to Groove's body.
Souvongkhamchanh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ecko Souvongkhamchanh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Souvongkhamchanh with a hook.
Groove shoots and misses
and Souvongkhamchanh counters with a solid body kick.
Souvongkhamchanh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Groove doesn't seem bothered though.
Groove is trying desperately to land a takedown but Souvongkhamchanh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Groove.
Groove is breathing heavily.
Souvongkhamchanh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ecko Souvongkhamchanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souvongkhamchanh lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Souvongkhamchanh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Souvongkhamchanh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Souvongkhamchanh lands but Groove takes it in his stride.
Souvongkhamchanh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Souvongkhamchanh.
Souvongkhamchanh lands a head kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Souvongkhamchanh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groove takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souvongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ecko Souvongkhamchanh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Souvongkhamchanh throws a nice head kick!
Souvongkhamchanh lands a nice shot that snaps Groove's head back.
Groove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souvongkhamchanh can pounce on him.
Groove takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Groove with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souvongkhamchanh counters with a body kick that stops Groove in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvongkhamchanh connects with a high kick.
No joy there for Souvongkhamchanh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crunch! Souvongkhamchanh slams his shin into Groove's torso.

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.
Groove blocks a head kick by Souvongkhamchanh.
Groove has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Souvongkhamchanh.
Groove closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Souvongkhamchanh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Groove at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvongkhamchanh scores with a nice body kick.
Ecko Souvongkhamchanh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souvongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souvongkhamchanh throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souvongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Groove moves out of range.
Ecko Souvongkhamchanh is winning the standup battle so far.
Groove takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souvongkhamchanh lands a leg kick that knocks Groove off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ecko Souvongkhamchanh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souvongkhamchanh 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ecko Souvongkhamchanh!