PBP Commentary

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

Seesumran
vs
Felix Zakora

170 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

175 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sompong Seesumran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emmanuel Felix Zakora!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seesumran punishes Zakora's body with a nice straight punch.
Zakora doesn't manage to clinch there - Seesumran circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zakora checks a leg kick.
Seesumran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zakora tries to clinch but Seesumran is having none of it.
Zakora tries to clinch but Seesumran is having none of it.

Seesumran clinches up against the cage.
Seesumran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zakora takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Emmanuel Felix Zakora has been cut.
Zakora trying to land knees to the body.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seesumran misses with a knee strike.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Seesumran breaks the clinch.
Seesumran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zakora closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seesumran counters with a nice leg kick.
Zakora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sompong Seesumran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seesumran takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zakora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seesumran can pounce on him.
Seesumran stalks Zakora and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zakora's face. Zakora staggers backwards, shaken.

Zakora closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zakora lands in his opponent's guard.
Seesumran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zakora scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakora trying to control but Seesumran is working from the bottom.
Zakora won't allow Seesumran to get back to his feet.
Zakora tries to free his leg and advance position but Seesumran is retaining full guard.
Zakora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Zakora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Seesumran uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Seesumran blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakora checks a leg kick.
Zakora misses with a head kick.
Seesumran pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Zakora gets tackled into the cage by Seesumran. Seesumran maintains the clinch.
Zakora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seesumran is defending well for now.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seesumran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakora is defending well for now.
Zakora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zakora misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seesumran as Zakora tries to tie him up.
Zakora working aggressively here.
Zakora looking to stall.
Zakora avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Zakora throws an elbow that misses.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks it.
A body shot lands from Seesumran.
Seesumran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Seesumran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seesumran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zakora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown by Zakora or perhaps it was just good defense by Seesumran which made him look bad.
Seesumran scoring well with a low kick there.
Zakora looks gassed!
Seesumran connects with a body shot that sends Zakora's belly button to the back.

Seesumran clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seesumran.
Seesumran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakora is defending well for now.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks it.
Seesumran blocks an elbow strike.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakora avoids the damage to the body.
Zakora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seesumran blocks it with crossed arms.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seesumran lands with a right to the head.
Seesumran lands a good knee to the midsection. Zakora won't want to take too many of those.
Seesumran trying to stall but Zakora improves his position.
Seesumran misses with a knee to the head.
Zakora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seesumran.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seesumran.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.
Zakora blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seesumran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seesumran misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seesumran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zakora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zakora digs a right hand into Seesumran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seesumran's gas tank.
Seesumran throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Emmanuel Felix Zakora's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seesumran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zakora darts in trying to clinch
and Seesumran counters with an outside leg kick.

Seesumran clinches up with Zakora and pushes him back against the cage.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zakora misses with an elbow strike.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zakora avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seesumran.
Seesumran looking to slow down the pace here.
Zakora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seesumran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zakora effectively controlling the action here.
Sompong Seesumran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seesumran tries to work over Zakora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seesumran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seesumran throws an elbow but it misses.
Zakora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seesumran breaks from the clinch.
Zakora moves to clinch but Seesumran breaks away
and Seesumran counters with a nice leg kick.

Seesumran clinches up against the cage.
Seesumran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Zakora.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seesumran throws an elbow that misses.
Seesumran prevents a body shot from Zakora.
Seesumran avoiding damage as Zakora throws knees to the body.
Seesumran blocks an elbow strike from Zakora.
A short right from Seesumran on the inside.
Seesumran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zakora is keeping busy.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakora avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran is trying to break free.
Zakora tries to land knees in the clinch but Seesumran avoids the damage to the body.
Zakora misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakora lands an elbow inside.
Zakora tries to land a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks with his arms.

Seesumran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zakora feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Seesumran has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zakora off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zakora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seesumran thumps Zakora with a low kick.
Sompong Seesumran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seesumran. Seesumran obviously looking to wear him down.

Seesumran pushes Zakora up against the cage in a clinch.
Zakora missing with knees to the body.

Seesumran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seesumran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Seesumran rushes Zakora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zakora.
Seesumran lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakora avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran lands an elbow inside.
Seesumran prevents a body shot from Zakora.
Zakora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seesumran blocks it with crossed arms.
Zakora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seesumran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zakora's defenses.
Knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran lands an elbow that stopped Zakora in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Emmanuel Felix Zakora's cut even more.
Zakora looking to slow down the pace here.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zakora tries to land a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks with his arms.
Seesumran lands a damaging elbow.
Zakora missing with knees to the body.
Zakora throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Seesumran.
Zakora takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seesumran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zakora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seesumran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zakora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zakora blocks the elbow strike.
Zakora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seesumran blocks it with crossed arms.
Seesumran taking a breather.
Seesumran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zakora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seesumran blocks an elbow strike.
Seesumran lands a left hand.
Seesumran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seesumran managing to block the knees to the body from Zakora.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seesumran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zakora avoids it.
Seesumran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sompong Seesumran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Felix Zakora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seesumran blocks a head kick by Zakora.
Sompong Seesumran is winning the standup battle so far.
Zakora tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seesumran counters with a three punch combo that has Zakora backing up. Zakora nods at Seesumran to acknowledge the strikes.
Seesumran is looking to slow Zakora down with leg kicks.
Seesumran throws a right hand that Zakora ducks under and follows up with a left that Zakora also avoids with ease.
Zakora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zakora wants to clinch
and Seesumran counters with an outside leg kick.
Zakora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seesumran's waist but Seesumran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zakora off to one side.

Seesumran rushes Zakora and presses him up against the cage.
Seesumran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zakora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seesumran up against the cage.

Seesumran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seesumran swinging wildly here.
Seesumran tries to score with a low kick but Zakora moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran throws a low kick but Zakora avoids it.
Zakora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Seesumran darts in and clinches Zakora up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Seesumran.
Zakora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seesumran.
Zakora tries to land knees in the clinch but Seesumran avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zakora's elbow.
Zakora trying to stall but Seesumran improves his position.
Zakora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seesumran lands an uppercut.
Seesumran stalling in the clinch.
Seesumran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakora is defending well for now.
Zakora takes an elbow to the temple.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zakora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seesumran lands a good knee to the midsection. Zakora won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran dodges an elbow strike from Zakora.
Zakora misses with a knee strike.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the head but Zakora blocks with his arms.
Seesumran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Zakora.
Seesumran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zakora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seesumran is defending well for now.
Seesumran connects with a knee to the head.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seesumran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zakora looking to stall.
Seesumran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seesumran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zakora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakora managing to block the knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran tries a body shot but Zakora blocks it.
Zakora avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.
Zakora slowing the pace effectively.
Seesumran looking to throw knees to the head but Zakora is blocking nicely.
Seesumran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zakora stalling in the clinch.
Zakora is trying to maintain a safe position but Seesumran gets an underhook and turns Zakora into the cage.
Zakora pushes Seesumran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zakora prevents Seesumran from breaking the clinch.
Seesumran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seesumran blocking some punches.
Seesumran lands with a left to the head.
Seesumran managing to block the knees to the body from Zakora.
Zakora managing to block the knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zakora avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.

Seesumran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zakora wants to clinch up but Seesumran keeps it at a distance.
Seesumran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zakora.
Sompong Seesumran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmanuel Felix Zakora.

Seesumran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seesumran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.
Zakora lands an elbow just above Seesumran 's eye.
Seesumran lands an elbow that stopped Zakora in his tracks for a moment.
Zakora misses with a knee to the head.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seesumran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zakora.
Seesumran being controlled against the cage.
Emmanuel Felix Zakora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sompong Seesumran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zakora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seesumran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sompong Seesumran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seesumran, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sompong Seesumran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sompong Seesumran made sure he mentioned Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.