PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thahan Nantakarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thahan Nantakarn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harald Hillgrund's chin.

Hillgrund
vs
Nantakarn

170 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Hillgrund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thahan Nantakarn!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nantakarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nantakarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Nantakarn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nantakarn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nantakarn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hillgrund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nantakarn has Hillgrund pulled in close to control his posture.
Hillgrund trying to control but Nantakarn is working from the bottom.
Hillgrund tries to free his leg and advance position but Nantakarn is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nantakarn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hillgrund preventing the sweep.
Hillgrund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nantakarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nantakarn trying to keep a closed guard but Hillgrund is proving a slippery customer.
Hillgrund trying to control but Nantakarn is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hillgrund scores with a three punch combo!
Hillgrund connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nantakarn momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hillgrund.

Hillgrund scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hillgrund trying to control the action but Nantakarn is working from the bottom.
Nantakarn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillgrund is looking to take a break and control but Nantakarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hillgrund tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hillgrund off and has taken his back!
Hillgrund manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nantakarn's guard. Nice work there by Hillgrund.
Nantakarn wants to sweep but no luck.
Hillgrund has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nantakarn is trying to keep Hillgrund in close.
Hillgrund stands and throws Nantakarn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ground and pound from Hillgrund seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hillgrund tries to score with some ground and pound. Nantakarn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund tries to score with some ground and pound. Nantakarn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hillgrund lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nantakarn is trying to get back to half guard.
Nantakarn can't do much from the bottom here.
Nantakarn is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nantakarn prevents Hillgrund from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Hillgrund dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hillgrund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hillgrund blocks a low kick nicely.
Harald Hillgrund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillgrund walks into a left hand.
Nantakarn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Harald Hillgrund has been cut.
Hillgrund misses with a straight right.
Hillgrund tries to work over Nantakarn's front leg with a kick but Nantakarn checks it.
Nantakarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hillgrund throws out the jab.
Nantakarn stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hillgrund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nantakarn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nantakarn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nantakarn slips under a jab from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund lands a leg kick that knocks Nantakarn off balance momentarily.
Hillgrund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nantakarn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hillgrund is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nantakarn checks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Hillgrund or perhaps it was just good defense by Nantakarn which made him look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hillgrund misses with a straight left.
Hillgrund is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nantakarn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund loads up on a big right hand but Nantakarn slips the punch.
Nantakarn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hillgrund throws a low kick but Nantakarn avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nantakarn. That's going to slow Hillgrund down.

Hillgrund manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nantakarn on his heels. He'll look to pass Nantakarn's guard now, I'm sure.
Hillgrund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hillgrund lands a couple of elbows.
Nantakarn trying to keep a closed guard but Hillgrund is proving a slippery customer.
Hillgrund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hillgrund controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harald Hillgrund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hillgrund looking to pass the guard.
Nantakarn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hillgrund is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nantakarn controlling the position easily from mount.
Nantakarn punching from mount but Hillgrund doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund tries to reverse the position but Nantakarn maintains control.
Hillgrund bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hillgrund accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nantakarn is pulling down on Hillgrund's head. It's preventing any offense from Hillgrund, at least for the moment.
Nantakarn trying to keep a closed guard but Hillgrund is proving a slippery customer.
Nantakarn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thahan Nantakarn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hillgrund looks to land a right hand but Nantakarn moved out of range.
Hillgrund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nantakarn throws a body punch but Hillgrund moves out of range.
Hillgrund throws a jab when Nantakarn was well out of range.
Nantakarn defending well as Hillgrund loads up on a big left hand.
Hillgrund throws out a leg kick but Nantakarn moves out of range and Hillgrund only half commits.
Nantakarn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hillgrund.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hillgrund. Nantakarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nantakarn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hillgrund throws a jab but it's blocked by Nantakarn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillgrund throws out a loose jab but Nantakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hillgrund drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Hillgrund dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harald Hillgrund'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. This is the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nantakarn, right into the meat.
Hillgrund misses the jab.
Nantakarn lands a head kick. Hillgrund smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Hillgrund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hillgrund thumps Nantakarn with a low kick.
Hillgrund is looking to chop away at Nantakarn's legs.
Nantakarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hillgrund was well out of range. Poor timing from Nantakarn.
Hillgrund misses the shot to the body.
Hillgrund throws a low kick, looking for Nantakarn's leg but Nantakarn calmly moves out of range.
Hillgrund swinging wildly here.
Hillgrund throws a low kick but Nantakarn moves out of range easily.
Harald Hillgrund is winning the standup battle so far.
Nantakarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hillgrund scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nantakarn blocks a jab.
Thahan Nantakarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund checks a low kick from Nantakarn.
Nantakarn tries a low kick but Hillgrund avoids it.
Hillgrund checks a leg kick nicely.
Good exchange - Hillgrund coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Nantakarn.
Hillgrund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hillgrund throws the left hand but Nantakarn avoids the punch easily.
Nantakarn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hillgrund momentarily.
Nantakarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hillgrund throws a leg kick but Nantakarn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hillgrund shoots in for a double leg but Nantakarn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hillgrund checks a leg kick.

Hillgrund drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nantakarn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund throws an elbow that misses. Nantakarn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hillgrund's guard. Nice move by Nantakarn!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nantakarn trying to control but Hillgrund is working from the bottom.
Nantakarn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Nantakarn is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thahan Nantakarn.
Hillgrund tries to bum rush Nantakarn with a series of wild strikes but Nantakarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hillgrund misses with a looping left.
Nantakarn is looking to score with low kicks.
Nantakarn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hillgrund.
Nantakarn ducks under a wild hook from Hillgrund.
Nantakarn takes a swing at Hillgrund's ribcage but misses.
Hillgrund connects with the punch.
Nantakarn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nantakarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hillgrund.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick that misses.
Hillgrund misses with an uppercut. Nantakarn saw that one coming.
Hillgrund throws a looping overhand right but Nantakarn ducks down to avoid it.
Hillgrund tries to work over Nantakarn's front leg with a kick but Nantakarn checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nantakarn swings for the body but Hillgrund moves out of range.
Hillgrund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Nantakarn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hillgrund scores with a hook.
Hillgrund throws a shot from downtown. Nantakarn moves away and avoids it.
Thahan Nantakarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hillgrund gets a double leg takedown into Nantakarn's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nantakarn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hillgrund throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hillgrund loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nantakarn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hillgrund is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Hillgrund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hillgrund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Harald Hillgrund!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Harald Hillgrund!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Harald Hillgrund!

Harald Hillgrund wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Harald Hillgrund thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.