PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre - The Next Episode . Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Black
vs
Khanom Tom

178 cm
30
182 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

180 cm
35
180 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Sex Panther Supplements
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black connects with an inside leg kick.
Black tries to clinch up
and Khanom Tom counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Khanom Tom to acknowledge the strikes.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Black.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Black misses.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black misses with a body kick.
Khanom Tom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khanom Tom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom letting Black take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khanom Tom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from Black.
Khanom Tom misses with a knee strike.
Khanom Tom pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom prevents a body shot from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Khanom Tom tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanom Tom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanom Tom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black tries to clinch up but Khanom Tom circles away and keeps his distance.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Black throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Black thumps Khanom Tom with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black wants to clinch but Khanom Tom slips to the side
and Khanom Tom counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khanom Tom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanom Tom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black checks a low kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black lands a nice hook to Khanom Tom 's body. Khanom Tom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khanom Tom throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black is looking to clinch.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Black moves out of range as Khanom Tom throws a body kick.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Khanom Tom .
A low kick from Khanom Tom is predictable there
and Black counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khanom Tom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Black clinches with his opponent.
Khanom Tom letting Black take a breather here.
Khanom Tom takes a shot to the head.
Black has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black misses with an elbow over the top.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Black.
Khanom Tom blocks a body shot from Black.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanom Tom lands with a left to the head.
Khanom Tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
A right hand to the body from Khanom Tom .
Black crunches a lovely knee into Khanom Tom 's ribcage.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khanom Tom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Black lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanom Tom blocks an uppercut.
Henry Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khanom Tom 's efforts to push away.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black blocking some punches.
Black misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khanom Tom blocks a body shot from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Black.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Khanom Tom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot to the body.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Black blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Black tries a knee to the head but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black is working Khanom Tom over against the cage.
Khanom Tom blocks a body shot from Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khanom Tom .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
A body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khanom Tom digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Khanom Tom is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Khanom Tom tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom is trying to stall.
Khanom Tom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Khanom Tom - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Khanom Tom .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice leg kick.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanom Tom swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Black's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Khanom Tom slams his shin into Black's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
Khanom Tom 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khanom Tom duly obliges.
Khanom Tom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.

Khanom Tom clinches.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khanom Tom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Black is rocked!
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khanom Tom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanom Tom pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanom Tom as Black tries to tie him up.
Khanom Tom is working Black over against the cage.
Black letting Khanom Tom take a breather here.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a big right hand that drops Black! The killer instinct kicks in and Khanom Tom finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khanom Tom !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nai Khanom Tom !
A relieved looking Nai Khanom Tom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.