PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banchamek has chosen Buakaw Por Pramuk Highlight as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Buakaw
vs
Banchamek

174 cm
30
155 lbs
4 - 14 - 0

174 cm
19
149 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Good kicks
Determined

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sombat Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buakaw counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Buakaw does no damage.
Banchamek throws out a loose jab but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banchamek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buakaw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Banchamek is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Banchamek misses with an uppercut.
Banchamek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buakaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Banchamek.
Banchamek blocks a head kick by Buakaw.
Banchamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buakaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buakaw dodges the punch combination from Banchamek.
Banchamek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buakaw. Buakaw obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek throws a series of punches but Buakaw moves out of range.
Banchamek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buakaw can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buakaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buakaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banchamek circles away quickly and effectively.
Banchamek misses with a two punch combination.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Banchamek.
Buakaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buakaw.
Banchamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buakaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Banchamek looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buakaw slips a jab from Banchamek.
Buakaw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick from Buakaw lands but Banchamek takes it in his stride.
Buakaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buakaw.
No joy there for Banchamek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buakaw feints a jab promting Banchamek to slip. Buakaw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Banchamek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Banchamek wants to slow Buakaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Banchamek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buakaw counters with a good low kick that Banchamek was not able to check.
Buakaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Banchamek should have avoided that one.
Buakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banchamek blocks the body kick.
Buakaw scores with a kick to the body.
Buakaw cracks the inside of Banchamek's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sombat Buakaw dominated that round.
That's time! Buakaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Buakaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Banchamek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banchamek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sombat Buakaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banchamek.
Buakaw looks to land a combination. Banchamek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Banchamek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banchamek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banchamek scores with a sloppy right hand. Buakaw should have avoided that one.
Banchamek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banchamek throws a right hand that misses
and Buakaw counters with a good low kick that Banchamek was not able to check.
Banchamek misses with a series of wild punches.
Banchamek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banchamek is breathing heavily.
Buakaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buakaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek tries to bum rush Buakaw with a series of wild strikes but Buakaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banchamek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banchamek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buakaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buakaw - that will leave a mark!
Banchamek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buakaw lands a slapping body shot.
Banchamek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buakaw.
Buakaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buakaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banchamek.
Banchamek takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buakaw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banchamek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buakaw scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buakaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buakaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banchamek misses with a double jab.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banchamek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buakaw counters with a low kick, right behind Banchamek 's knee.
Buakaw throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buakaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banchamek slips a jab and a cross from Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banchamek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sombat Buakaw dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Banchamek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buakaw counters with a left and a right that stings Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buakaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Banchamek is out of range and Buakaw settles back down.
Buakaw is looking to slow Banchamek down with leg kicks.
Buakaw throws a leg kick that misses.
Banchamek tries to clinch up.
Sombat Buakaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buakaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Banchamek misses.
Buakaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banchamek can do to turn this around?
Buakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buakaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Buakaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Banchamek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buakaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buakaw manages to avoid it.
Buakaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Buakaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banchamek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buakaw.
Banchamek misses with a shot to the body
and Buakaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buakaw lands with a kick to the temple. Banchamek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banchamek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Buakaw.
Banchamek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buakaw wants to slow Banchamek down by chopping away at his legs.
Banchamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banchamek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banchamek tries to bum rush Buakaw with a series of wild strikes but Buakaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buakaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buakaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw looks to land a body kick but Banchamek moved away.
Buakaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banchamek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banchamek looks to score with a jab to the body but Buakaw is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banchamek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buakaw.
Buakaw works over Banchamek's head and body with a nice combination.
Buakaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banchamek circles away quickly and effectively.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banchamek looks to land a combination but Buakaw avoids it well.
Banchamek misses with an uppercut.
Buakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sombat Buakaw clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch combination from Buakaw misses.
Some wild striking there from Banchamek.
Some bone on bone action there as Banchamek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buakaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses.
Buakaw goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banchamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banchamek misses with a two punch combination.
Banchamek misses with a double jab
and Buakaw counters with a two punch combo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Banchamek tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Banchamek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banchamek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buakaw can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buakaw.
Banchamek misses with a double jab.
Banchamek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Banchamek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buakaw.
Buakaw fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buakaw.
Buakaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buakaw is looking to slow Banchamek down with leg kicks.
Banchamek avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Buakaw.
Banchamek blocks a low kick nicely.
Buakaw fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banchamek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Banchamek does no damage.
A punch combination from Banchamek misses.
Buakaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buakaw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Banchamek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buakaw misses with a series of wild punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banchamek avoids the head kick by Buakaw.
Banchamek throws a right hand that Buakaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Buakaw also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sombat Buakaw had his way with Sombat Banchamek in that 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!

Buakaw connects with a leg kick. Banchamek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banchamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banchamek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buakaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banchamek misses with a few strikes there.
Banchamek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buakaw swinging wildly here.
Buakaw throws a right hand that Banchamek ducks under and follows up with a left that Banchamek also avoids with ease.
Buakaw throws a low kick but Banchamek avoids it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Banchamek misses with a few strikes there.
Buakaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banchamek will feel that in the morning.
Banchamek looks to land a combination but Buakaw avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Buakaw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buakaw duly obliges.
Buakaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banchamek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buakaw misses with a low kick.
Buakaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banchamek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banchamek misses with a double jab
and Buakaw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Buakaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banchamek's sensitive parts.
Buakaw cracks the inside of Banchamek's front leg.
Buakaw looks to land a body kick but Banchamek moved away.
Banchamek takes a kick to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Buakaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buakaw.
Buakaw thumps Banchamek with a low kick.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Banchamek.
That kick from Buakaw tenderised Banchamek's leg. Banchamek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banchamek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buakaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buakaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Banchamek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buakaw tries to bum rush Banchamek with a series of wild strikes but Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buakaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banchamek throws a series of punches but Buakaw avoids them all with ease.
Sombat Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buakaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sombat Buakaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Buakaw lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sombat Buakaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buakaw 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sombat Buakaw!