PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Skidmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skidmore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Number 1. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Skidmore
vs
Buakaw

194 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
31
155 lbs
5 - 15 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Skidmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Skidmore.
Skidmore throws a lazy head kick
and Buakaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Skidmore throws a head kick but Buakaw moves out of range.
Skidmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buakaw.
A head kick misses from Skidmore.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buakaw. Skidmore shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buakaw.
Buakaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Skidmore 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 scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skidmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skidmore is breathing heavily.
Buakaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dan Skidmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Dan Skidmore has been cut.
Skidmore throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Buakaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Skidmore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buakaw. Buakaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Buakaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skidmore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buakaw throws a front kick that sends Skidmore stumbling back into the ropes.
Buakaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skidmore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buakaw, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buakaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buakaw lands a front kick.
Buakaw displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buakaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Buakaw throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skidmore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buakaw. Buakaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Buakaw scores with a punch to the head.

Skidmore is rocked!

Buakaw lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Skidmore goes down! The ref sends Buakaw to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Skidmore is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Oh Skidmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buakaw misses with the combination.
Skidmore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buakaw. That one must have hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Buakaw.

Dan Skidmore's cut is getting worse.
Skidmore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A combination from Buakaw does no damage.
Buakaw goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skidmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw lunges at Skidmore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skidmore's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a leg kick which misses Skidmore's front leg but catches the back leg as Skidmore tries to avoid it.
Skidmore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buakaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Buakaw is working the combinations to good effect here.
A head kick misses from Skidmore.
Skidmore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buakaw lands a right and a left and another right! Skidmore goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sombat Buakaw!