PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saeng Arthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tug Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tug Speedman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Arthit
vs
Speedman

180 cm
27
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Wolfpack Threadz

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saeng Arthit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tug Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speedman lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Speedman.
Speedman misses with a looping right.
Arthit moves out of range of the strikes.
Arthit tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arthit wants to clinch.
Arthit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speedman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speedman misses with a body shot.
Speedman misses with a body shot.
Arthit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthit tries for a takedown but Speedman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Speedman misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Speedman managing to block the knees to the body from Arthit.
Arthit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Speedman decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arthit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arthit stops Speedman from standing up.
Arthit wants to control from the top but Speedman keeps moving.
Arthit prevents Speedman from getting back to his feet.
Arthit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speedman is controlling Arthit's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tug Speedman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Speedman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arthit was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedman.
Arthit staying out of range there.
Arthit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speedman tests Arthit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Arthit moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Arthit.
Arthit dodges an elbow strike from Speedman.
Arthit tries to stall but Speedman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Speedman drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arthit.
Arthit wants to control from the top but Speedman keeps moving.
Speedman wants to stand but Arthit is controlling the position.
Arthit throwing strikes from guard but Speedman blocks nicely.
Arthit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arthit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Arthit stands up from Speedman's guard - Arthit perhaps looking for a knockout.
Speedman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arthit rather than just go for the knockout.
Speedman digs a good body shot into Arthit's ribs.
Tug Speedman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arthit tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman cracks a nice hook into Arthit's ribs.
Speedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Speedman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Speedman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arthit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speedman tests Arthit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speedman looks to throw the jab but Arthit is out of range.
Speedman misses with a straight left.
Arthit moves in looking to clinch but Speedman pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedman. Arthit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Arthit slips the punch.
Speedman looks to land a right hand but Arthit moved out of range.
Arthit tries to clinch up but Speedman circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tug Speedman 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.

Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arthit.
Speedman throws a lazy right hand but Arthit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arthit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speedman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speedman swings for the body but Arthit moves out of range.
Speedman throws a hook to the side of Arthit's head but Arthit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Arthit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Speedman misses with an uppercut

and Arthit counters by moving into the clinch.
Arthit tries to score a body lock takedown but Speedman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Speedman has clasped his hands together around Arthit's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthit regains half guard.
Arthit gets full guard.
Arthit keeping moving, preventing Speedman from controlling successfully.
Speedman prevents Arthit from getting back to his feet.
Speedman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Speedman throwing strikes from guard but Arthit blocks nicely.
Arthit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Arthit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Speedman defends it easily.
Speedman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arthit is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthit tries to strike from the bottom.
Speedman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arthit is proving hard to escape from.
Speedman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Speedman is looking to work some ground and pound but Arthit has wrist control.
Arthit controls Speedman momentarily but Speedman frees himself.
Speedman looking to sit in guard and control but Arthit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthit wants to control from the top but Speedman keeps moving.
Speedman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arthit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Arthit drops back looking for a leg! Speedman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Speedman manages to kick Arthit off! Arthit jumps back into Speedman's guard.
Speedman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Speedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speedman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arthit is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthit postures up in Speedman's guard and throws a big left but Speedman blocks it.
Arthit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arthit passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Arthit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arthit moves into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Arthit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Speedman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tug Speedman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Speedman lands with a straight right. Arthit didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedman. Arthit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speedman with a jab.
Speedman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Arthit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speedman throws out the jab.
Arthit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arthit tries to clinch up but Speedman circles away and keeps his distance.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Arthit avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Speedman lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthit looks to clinch
letting Speedman counter with a right hand.
Speedman jabs at Arthit's body.
Speedman misses with a hook.
Arthit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Speedman tries to avoid it but Arthit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Speedman to the ground. Speedman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Speedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arthit.
Arthit walks into a jab.
Arthit tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Arthit has closed the distance and engaged Speedman in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arthit seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Speedman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Speedman is looking to control Arthit's arms but Arthit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speedman has his back to the cage.

Speedman drags the fight down to the ground.
Saeng Arthit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Speedman has Arthit pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthit tries to free his leg and advance position but Speedman is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speedman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tug Speedman.
Speedman looks to land a right hand but Arthit moved out of range.
Arthit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saeng Arthit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman lands with a shot to the body.
Arthit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arthit is defended easily by Speedman.
Arthit is looking to clinch but Speedman is avoiding it.
Tug Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthit doesn't manage to clinch there - Speedman circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Arthit. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Arthit moves in looking to clinch but Speedman pushes him off.
Arthit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arthit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speedman missing with a left hand there. Arthit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Arthit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Speedman to the ground. Arthit is now in Speedman's guard.
Saeng Arthit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speedman managing to control the position.
Arthit won't allow Speedman to sweep him here.

Arthit drops back looking for a leg! Speedman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Speedman manages to kick Arthit off! Arthit jumps back into Speedman's guard.

Arthit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tug Speedman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Speedman can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedman is pulling down on Arthit's head. It's preventing any offense from Arthit, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tug Speedman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speedman 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tug Speedman!