PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagat สกัด (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). สกัด is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sagat Ending. Sagat สกัด has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chaz Wong's chin.

Wong
vs
สกัด

175 cm
21
132 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

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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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sagat สกัด!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
สกัด fails to land with a series of punches.
สกัด throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
สกัด throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
สกัด misses with a two punch combination.
Wong is looking to clinch.
สกัด tries to bum rush Wong with a series of wild strikes but Wong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. สกัด manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wong rushes สกัด and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wong controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
สกัด tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the ropes.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but สกัด has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but สกัด blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong pushes off an throws an elbow but สกัด leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong taking a breather.
สกัด is trying to break free.
Wong slowing the pace effectively.
Wong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
สกัด throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
สกัด throws a series of punches but Wong moves out of range.
สกัด throws a one two combo.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from สกัด.
สกัด swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
สกัด moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from สกัด both land. Nice combination.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong slips a jab and a cross from สกัด.
สกัด circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
สกัด swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong tries to clinch there but สกัด circles away.
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 Chaz Wong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

สกัด keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat สกัด seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
สกัด's corner calls for a 1-2. สกัด obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Wong pushes สกัด up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing สกัด up against the ropes.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wong seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
สกัด wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
สกัด avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Come on Wong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
สกัด misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
สกัด misses with a double jab.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from สกัด.
สกัด thows a body shot but no joy.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. สกัด manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
สกัด lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by สกัด.
สกัด moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
สกัด swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong tries to clinch up but สกัด circles away and keeps his distance.

Wong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
สกัด is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the ropes.
สกัด looking to stall.
สกัด has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite สกัด's efforts to push away.
Wong taking a breather.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
Wong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning สกัด up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Wong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wong moves into range and clinches up with สกัด.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
สกัด will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
สกัด circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling สกัด to counter with a crisp jab.
สกัด lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wong circles away quickly and effectively.
Wong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. สกัด manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but สกัด paws at him with a jab and circles away.
สกัด looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
No joy there for สกัด, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
สกัด throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
สกัด swinging wildly here.
สกัด tries to bum rush Wong with a series of wild strikes but Wong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
สกัด circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
สกัด misses with the combination.

Wong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong avoiding damage.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
สกัด wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong has สกัด pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
สกัด wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

สกัด breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sagat สกัด seems to be getting the better of the standup.

สกัด gets tackled into the ropes by Wong. Wong maintains the clinch.
Wong just leaning against สกัด, taking a breather.
สกัด is trying to stall.
Wong stalling.
Wong tries a knee to the head but สกัด blocks it.
สกัด wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the ropes.
Sagat สกัด has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
สกัด blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
สกัด is trying to break free.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike from Wong.
สกัด blocks an elbow strike.
Wong lands a damaging elbow.
Wong has สกัด pressed against the ropes.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but สกัด blocks with his arms.
สกัด working hard to break the clinch.
สกัด on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chaz Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaz Wong!
A victorious Chaz Wong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.