PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Bazinet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sompong Seesumran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bazinet
vs
Seesumran

186 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Bazinet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sompong Seesumran!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seesumran.
Seesumran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bazinet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seesumran throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Seesumran moves into the clinch.
Seesumran lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Gerard Bazinet has been cut.
Seesumran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bazinet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seesumran scores with a shot to the side of Bazinet's head.
Bazinet is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran with a knee to the head.
Seesumran connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seesumran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seesumran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bazinet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Seesumran.
Knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seesumran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bazinet's defenses.
Seesumran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bazinet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bazinet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seesumran has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazinet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seesumran with a knee to the head.
Seesumran misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seesumran.
Bazinet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seesumran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Seesumran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seesumran lands an elbow inside.
Seesumran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bazinet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bazinet misses with a hook.

Seesumran looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bazinet is trying to maintain the position but Seesumran is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerard Bazinet.
Seesumran misses with a head kick.
Bazinet tries to bum rush Seesumran with a series of wild strikes but Seesumran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Bazinet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Bazinet misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran throws a sloppy head kick and Bazinet moves out of range easily.
Bazinet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bazinet looks to land a combination but Seesumran avoids it well.
Bazinet keeps the fight on the outside.
Bazinet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Seesumran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bazinet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bazinet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bazinet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seesumran's elbow.
Seesumran lands a nice uppercut.
Seesumran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bazinet backwards.
Bazinet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bazinet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seesumran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seesumran.
Bazinet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran landing knees to the head.
Bazinet tries to circle away but Seesumran has him pinned against the cage.
Seesumran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bazinet's defenses.
Seesumran cracks Bazinet with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seesumran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bazinet or not.
Bazinet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seesumran smiles and moves away.

Seesumran closes the distance and clinches.
Seesumran lands a damaging elbow.
Seesumran lands an elbow that stopped Bazinet in his tracks for a moment.
Seesumran with a knee to the head.
Seesumran scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bazinet wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Bazinet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bazinet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seesumran looking to throw knees to the head but Bazinet is blocking nicely.
Seesumran scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sompong Seesumran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Bazinet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bazinet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seesumran on the side of the head.
Bazinet scores with a body shot.
Gerard Bazinet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bazinet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bazinet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bazinet throws a right and a left that Seesumran avoids nicely.
Bazinet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bazinet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Bazinet.
Bazinet 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.

Seesumran moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Seesumran.
Seesumran lands a nice elbow.
Seesumran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bazinet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bazinet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seesumran smiles and moves away.

Bazinet tries to keep at a distance but Seesumran has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Seesumran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bazinet tries to break free but Seesumran pushes him back against the cage.
Seesumran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seesumran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bazinet backwards.
Seesumran scores with a knee to the head.
Seesumran scores with a knee to the head.
Seesumran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bazinet is trying to pull guard but Seesumran turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Seesumran crunches a lovely knee into Bazinet's ribcage.
Bazinet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seesumran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seesumran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seesumran lands a nice elbow.
Bazinet takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran is stalling here.
Seesumran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seesumran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seesumran lands an elbow just above Bazinet 's eye.
Nice elbow from Seesumran.
Bazinet lands with a right to the head.
Seesumran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bazinet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seesumran is breathing heavily.
Seesumran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seesumran.
Seesumran lands a nice knee to the body.
Bazinet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seesumran has him pressed against the cage.
Seesumran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bazinet's defenses.
Bazinet is trying to maintain a safe position but Seesumran gets an underhook and turns Bazinet into the cage.
Bazinet misses with a body punch.
Seesumran landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Seesumran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Seesumran.
Seesumran connects with a knee to the head.
Seesumran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seesumran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the head but Bazinet blocks with his arms.
Seesumran has Bazinet pressed against the cage, preventing Bazinet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bazinet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seesumran has him pressed against the cage.
Bazinet is trying to force a seperation but Seesumran has the dominant position.
Bazinet wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bazinet drags the fight down to the ground.
Bazinet tries to strike from the bottom.

Bazinet looking for a guillotine here but Seesumran defends easily.
Bazinet wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bazinet is trying to control Seesumran's posture but Seesumran avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bazinet is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed 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 Sompong Seesumran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerard Bazinet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Seesumran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bazinet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seesumran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bazinet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seesumran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bazinet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bazinet cracks Seesumran with a good jab.
Bazinet lands with a shot to the body.

Seesumran drives through and clinches with Bazinet against the cage.
Seesumran lands a good knee to the midsection. Bazinet won't want to take too many of those.
Bazinet wants to break free but Seesumran has control.
Bazinet takes a shot to the head.
Seesumran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bazinet is looking to break free of the clinch but Seesumran has double underhooks.
Seesumran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bazinet is trying to break free.
Seesumran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seesumran scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazinet takes an elbow to the temple.
Seesumran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seesumran lands with a light punch inside.
Seesumran avoiding damage.
Seesumran keeps control of Bazinet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Seesumran.
Bazinet is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seesumran to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Seesumran.
A right hook to the body lands for Seesumran.
Seesumran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bazinet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seesumran lands a knee to the body.
Seesumran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seesumran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bazinet's face.
Seesumran crunches a lovely knee into Bazinet's ribcage.
Bazinet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seesumran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seesumran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazinet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bazinet looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Seesumran as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seesumran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bazinet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bazinet fails to pull guard.
Seesumran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bazinet takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Seesumran.
Seesumran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seesumran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seesumran lands a nice knee to the body.
Bazinet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bazinet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bazinet lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran darts in trying to clinch
and Bazinet counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bazinet. Those never looked like landing.

Seesumran looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bazinet!
Bazinet is working to get back to half guard.
Bazinet wants to hold on but Seesumran pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazinet sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Bazinet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Seesumran pulls his head out easily.
Bazinet is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bazinet wants to improve his position but Seesumran is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sompong Seesumran.
I've got Seesumran 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sompong Seesumran!
Sompong Seesumran very nearly forgot to thank Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.