PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Sin Thanarat
vs
Hutton

215 cm
29
285 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

205 cm
31
270 lbs
19 - 11 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Harry Hutton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanarat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thanarat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thanarat scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutton misses with a body kick.
Hutton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hutton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat keeps the fight on the outside.
Hutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry Hutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hutton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hutton avoids the elbow strike from Thanarat, against the ropes.
Thanarat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thanarat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thanarat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thanarat missing with knees to the body.
Thanarat digs a right hand into Hutton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hutton's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat avoiding damage.
Thanarat tries to throw a body punch but Hutton avoids it by throwing Thanarat back against the ropes.
Hutton misses with a knee to the head.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Hutton.
Hutton trying to land knees to the body.
Hutton being controlled against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thanarat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hutton backwards.
Hutton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutton blocks it with crossed arms.
Hutton looking to throw knees to the head but Thanarat is blocking nicely.
Hutton pushes Thanarat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thanarat lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Thanarat avoids the damage to the body.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks with his arms.
Thanarat stalling in the clinch.
Thanarat trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thanarat misses with an elbow over the top.
Hutton missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hutton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Thanarat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hutton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thanarat misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thanarat throws an elbow but misses.
Thanarat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hutton is defending well for now.
Thanarat slows down the pace here.
Thanarat has had enough of the clinch but Hutton keeps him there for the moment.
Hutton tries a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat scores with a hook to the body.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hutton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thanarat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thanarat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thanarat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanarat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Thanarat catches Hutton right on the button with a cross.
Hutton scores with a spinning back kick!
Hutton scores with a leg kick.
Hutton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thanarats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hutton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thanarat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thanarat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hutton looks to land a body kick but Thanarat moved away.
Thanarat moves out of range as Hutton throws a body kick.
Thanarat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tak Sin Thanarat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hutton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat avoids the head kick by Hutton.
Thanarat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hutton.
Hutton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hutton lands a high kick!
Thanarat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanarat scores with the left hand. Hutton knows he should have avoided that one.
Hutton lands with a slapping head kick.

Hutton moves into the clinch.
Thanarat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hutton tries a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks it.
Thanarat throws a punch but it's blocked by Hutton.
Thanarat throws a head punch that misses.
Hutton missing with knees to the body.
Thanarat trying to land knees to the body.
Tak Sin Thanarat has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat stalling against the ropes.
Hutton looking to throw knees to the head but Thanarat is blocking nicely.
Hutton misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thanarat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thanarat tries a knee to the head but Hutton blocks it.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hutton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hutton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
Thanarat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hutton backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hutton obliges.
Thanarat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thanarat fails to land.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hutton blocks a body shot from Thanarat.
Thanarat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Hutton.
Thanarat stalling against the ropes.
Thanarat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hutton's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thanarat taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thanarat.
Hutton working Thanarat over with knees to the body.
Thanarat missing with knees to the body.
Hutton misses with a knee to the head.
Hutton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat taking a breather.
Hutton takes an elbow to the temple.
Thanarat just leaning against Hutton, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thanarat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hutton misses with a body kick.
Hutton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hutton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thanarat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hutton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hutton scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Thanarat.
Thanarat misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Thanarat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hutton punishes Thanarat's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thanarat.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hutton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Thanarat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hutton.
Thanarat tries to score with a low kick but Hutton moves his leg out of the way.
Hutton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hutton takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Thanarat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thanarat blocks a head kick by Hutton.
Thanarat looks to throw the jab but Hutton is out of range.
Harry Hutton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thanarat tries to score with a low kick but Hutton moves his leg out of the way.
Hutton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thanarat rather than just go for the knockout.
Thanarat 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.
Thanarat blocks a jab.
Hutton misses with a body kick.
Thanarat connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thanarat lunges at Hutton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hutton's hand.
Hutton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thanarat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutton moves away.
An inside leg kick from Hutton misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hutton wants to clinch up but Thanarat keeps it at a distance.
Hutton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hutton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thanarat blocks the body kick.
Hutton blocks a head kick by Thanarat.
Thanarat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thanarat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hutton throws a leg kick but Thanarat moved away.
Hutton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Hutton.
Hutton misses with a head kick.
Hutton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hutton wants to clinch up but Thanarat keeps it at a distance.
Hutton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hutton looks for the body kick but Thanarat saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thanarat tries to keep at a distance but Hutton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Thanarat avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hutton with a knee to the head.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Hutton throws knees to the body.
Hutton avoiding damage as Thanarat throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thanarat is looking to control Hutton's arms but Hutton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thanarat has his back to the ropes.
Thanarat misses with a punch on the inside.
Thanarat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thanarat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thanarat gets through Hutton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton landing knees to the head.
Thanarat can't find room to land a body shot as Hutton controls the action.
Hutton letting Thanarat take a breather here.
Hutton tries a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hutton as Thanarat tries to tie him up.
Hutton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thanarat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thanarat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
Thanarat stalling in the clinch but Hutton improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thanarat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks with his arms.
Thanarat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huttons head.
Thanarat struggles to land a body shot inside as Hutton controls his hands.
Thanarat missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hutton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hutton obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutton lands a knee to the head.
Hutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Thanarat avoids the damage to the body.
Thanarat misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Harry Hutton just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Thanarat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hutton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thanarat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thanarat. Hutton shrugs it off though.
Thanarat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hutton connects with a leg kick. Thanarat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hutton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thanarat at a distance.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses.
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hutton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hutton throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Thanarat blocks a head kick by Hutton.
Thanarat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hutton misses with a low kick as Thanarat jumps back.
Thanarat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Thanarat.
Thanarat keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thanarat.
Thanarat cracks the inside of Hutton's front leg.
Hutton throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.

Hutton forces Thanarat back against the ropes and clinches.
Thanarat avoiding damage.
Hutton misses with a knee strike.
Thanarat lands a nice knee to the body.
Thanarat can't find room to land a body shot as Hutton controls the action.
Hutton tries a knee to the head but Thanarat blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hutton dodges an elbow strike from Thanarat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thanarat breaks the clinch.
Hutton tries to score with a low kick but Thanarat moves his leg out of the way.
Hutton lands with a kick to the temple. Thanarat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hutton looks for the body kick but Thanarat saw that one coming.
Hutton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hutton tries to score with a low kick but Thanarat moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Hutton.
Hutton is looking to clinch but Thanarat is avoiding it.
Thanarat blocks the body kick.
Hutton is looking to slow Thanarat down with leg kicks.
Thanarat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thanarat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hutton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thanarat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Hutton misses.
Thanarat misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thanarat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thanarat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thanarat blocks the body kick.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hutton keeps Thanarat at a distance using the push kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thanarat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thanarat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hutton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thanarat will feel that in the morning.

Thanarat gets tackled into the ropes by Hutton. Hutton maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutton landing knees to the head.
Thanarat wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Thanarat breaks the clinch.
Hutton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hutton tries to clinch but Thanarat is having none of it.

Hutton moves into range and clinches up with Thanarat.
Thanarat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
Thanarat pushes Hutton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutton keeps control of Thanarat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thanarat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thanarat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hutton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hutton dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thanarat moves out of range of the body kick from Hutton.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Hutton throws a low kick, looking for Thanarat's leg but Thanarat calmly moves out of range.
Thanarat throws a hook to the side of Hutton's head but Hutton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hutton takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Thanarat tries a head kick but it misses.
Hutton blocks a jab.
Hutton thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Hutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thanarat checks a leg kick.
Thanarat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Hutton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hutton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Hutton looking to throw knees to the head but Thanarat is blocking nicely.
Thanarat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thanarat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thanarat stalling.
Thanarat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thanarat tries to stall but Hutton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thanarat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thanarat misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thanarat throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hutton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat looking to throw knees to the head but Hutton is blocking nicely.
Thanarat pushes off an throws an elbow but Hutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hutton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat is looking to control Hutton's arms but Hutton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thanarat has his back to the ropes.
Hutton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thanarat's face.
Thanarat missing with knees to the body.
Harry Hutton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat is trying to push Hutton away but Hutton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hutton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thanarat misses with a punch on the inside.
Hutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hutton blocks an elbow strike.
Thanarat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thanarat tries to land knees in the clinch but Hutton avoids the damage to the body.
Thanarat looking to slow down the pace here.
Thanarat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hutton backwards.
Thanarat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hutton scores with a knee to the head.
Thanarat swings wildly with an uppercut but Hutton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hutton has had enough of the clinch but Thanarat keeps him there for the moment.
Hutton prevents a body shot from Thanarat.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Hutton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thanarat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hutton avoids it.
Tak Sin Thanarat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tak Sin Thanarat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hutton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Hutton!
Harry Hutton is the new super heavyweight champion!
Harry Hutton gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).