PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sompong Seesumran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. no shelter/ RAM kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Seesumran
vs
Cruz

170 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

179 cm
21
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sompong Seesumran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a double jab.

Seesumran closes the distance and clinches.
Seesumran lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seesumran.
Seesumran can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Seesumran managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seesumran landing knees to the body.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seesumran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Seesumran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Seesumran.

Seesumran breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seesumran.
Seesumran throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Seesumran counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sompong Seesumran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Cruz instigates a clinch.
Seesumran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Seesumran avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Seesumran improves position.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seesumran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seesumran lands a knee to the body.

Seesumran breaks the clinch.

Cruz has Seesumran up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
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!
Cruz jumps guard but Seesumran stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seesumran landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seesumran lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seesumran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seesumran digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
Cruz looks winded!
Cruz tries to pull guard but Seesumran holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Seesumran just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Seesumran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seesumran blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Seesumran won't allow it.
Seesumran scores with a knee to the head.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seesumran to keep the fight standing.
Seesumran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seesumran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Seesumran breaks from the clinch.
Seesumran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Seesumran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seesumran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seesumran controls the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Cruz has his foot on Seesumran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seesumran works his way back into a safe position though.
Seesumran seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seesumran manages to get himself to full guard.
Seesumran wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.

Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Seesumran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seesumran manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Seesumran's guard.
Seesumran wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz passes Seesumran's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Seesumran pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seesumran sees it coming and defends easily.
Seesumran looks like he's trying to stand up.

Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seesumran has managed to free his arm - good work.

Cruz wants to work for an arm triangle but Seesumran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Seesumran makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Seesumran moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sompong Seesumran dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Seesumran sprawls well.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seesumran avoids it really well and circles away.
Sompong Seesumran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Cruz.
Nice sprawl there from Seesumran as Cruz shoots in.

Seesumran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Seesumran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Seesumran holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Seesumran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Seesumran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Seesumran circles away easily
and Seesumran counters with a nice leg kick.
Seesumran scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Seesumran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Seesumran after a bit of a struggle.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Seesumran misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Seesumran has him pressed against the cage.

Cruz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seesumran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seesumran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seesumran is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seesumran wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Seesumran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seesumran wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sompong Seesumran.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seesumran wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Seesumran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seesumran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seesumran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seesumran pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.

Seesumran is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cruz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Seesumran to the mat. Seesumran regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Seesumran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Seesumran pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Seesumran avoids them all with ease.
Seesumran connects with a high kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seesumran.
Seesumran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seesumran checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seesumran gets a clinch.
Sompong Seesumran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seesumran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.

Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seesumran uses from the top position.
Seesumran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Seesumran from controlling successfully.
Seesumran wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seesumran trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Seesumran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sompong Seesumran has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Seesumran connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sompong Seesumran dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Seesumran is looking to land body kicks.

Cruz clinches.
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 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seesumran tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Seesumran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz trying to stall but Seesumran improves his position.
Seesumran misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz lands a body punch.

Cruz pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seesumran is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Seesumran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Seesumran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seesumran manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Seesumran's guard.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seesumran is keeping the position for now.

Seesumran has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cruz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cruz misses with the combination.

Cruz forces Seesumran back against the cage and clinches.
Seesumran crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz manages to pull guard.

Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seesumran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Damien Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seesumran slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seesumran controlling from side mount.

Seesumran has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.

Seesumran closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Seesumran holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Seesumran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seesumran to keep the fight standing.
Cruz presses Seesumran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seesumran misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sompong Seesumran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Cruz.
Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Seesumran manages to break the clinch.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Seesumran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seesumran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz tests Seesumran's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Cruz clinches up with Seesumran and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seesumran obliges.
Damien Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seesumran as Cruz tries to tie him up.
Seesumran misses with an elbow strike.
Seesumran lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Seesumran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seesumran as Cruz tries to tie him up.
Seesumran misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Seesumran breaks the clinch.

Cruz moves into the clinch.
Sompong Seesumran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seesumran tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien Cruz.
I think Seesumran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sompong Seesumran!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sompong Seesumran thanked Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).