PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga comes to the cage accompanied by Queen's We Will Rock You. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Nobriga
vs
Khanom Tom

183 cm
37
180 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

180 cm
37
180 lbs
31 - 10 - 1

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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 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobriga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nobriga looks to land a combination but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Nobriga moves out of range.
Khanom Tom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nobriga if he has to take too many more of those.
Khanom Tom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nobriga.
Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Khanom Tom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nobriga.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanom Tom .
Nobriga moves out of range as Khanom Tom throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nobriga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Nobriga misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Max Nobriga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nobriga swings widly with a right hand

and Khanom Tom counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the side of Nobriga's head.
Khanom Tom keeps control of Nobriga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khanom Tom cracks Nobriga with a nice body shot.
Nobriga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga working aggressively here.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Nobriga lands a left hand.
Khanom Tom struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobriga controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobriga prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Stalling in the clinch from Nobriga.
Khanom Tom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nobriga blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga managing to block the knees to the body from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a light punch inside.
Nobriga has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a left to the head.
Khanom Tom pushes Nobriga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobriga wants to get back to striking at distance but Khanom Tom won't allow it.
Nobriga trying to stall but Khanom Tom improves his position.
Nobriga can't break the clinch.

Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick which misses Nobriga's front leg but catches the back leg as Nobriga tries to avoid it.
Nobriga avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a right and a left that Nobriga avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanom Tom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nobriga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khanom Tom throws out a powerful jab.
Nobriga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nobriga misses with a low kick as Khanom Tom jumps back.
Nobriga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a stiff right hand.
Khanom Tom cracks the inside of Nobriga's front leg.
Nobriga lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nobriga moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanom Tom looks to land a body kick but Nobriga moved away.
Nobriga steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khanom Tom . That one must have hurt.
Khanom Tom takes one on the button.
Nobriga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
A clash of legs there as Khanom Tom blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nobriga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanom Tom . That snapped Nobriga's head back.
A lazy left from Khanom Tom finds it's target.
Nobriga is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Khanom Tom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khanom Tom tests Nobriga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nobriga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanom Tom tries to land a front kick but Nobriga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nobriga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nobriga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom 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.

Nobriga fails to land with a series of punches.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nobriga was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga tries to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom moves his leg out of the way.
Nobriga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it well.

Khanom Tom forces Nobriga back against the cage and clinches.
Nobriga is trying to force a seperation but Khanom Tom has the dominant position.
Nobriga tries to throw a body punch but Khanom Tom avoids it by throwing Nobriga back against the cage.

Khanom Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khanom Tom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nobriga looks to land a left hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range nicely.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook.
Nobriga tries a low kick but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Nobriga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a front kick aimed at Nobriga's knee but Nobriga avoids it well.
Nobriga throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nobriga moves out of range as Khanom Tom throws a body kick.
Nobriga looks to land a combination but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot that snaps Nobriga's head back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nobriga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriga has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom .
Nobriga tries to break free but Khanom Tom pushes him back against the cage.
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Nobriga.
Khanom Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobriga backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nobriga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobriga stalling in the clinch but Khanom Tom improves position.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khanom Tom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nobriga misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanom Tom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nobriga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nobriga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanom Tom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Khanom Tom manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom dodges the punch combination from Nobriga.
Nobriga fails to land with a series of punches.
Nobriga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Khanom Tom .
Nobriga avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Nobriga throws a solid leg kick but Khanom Tom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nobriga.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nobriga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Nobriga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nobriga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanom Tom - the referee stops the clock and Nobriga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanom Tom . Nobriga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut there from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga misses with a right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a body kick that stops Nobriga in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khanom Tom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khanom Tom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nobriga's hands.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nobriga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanom Tom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nobriga avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nobriga looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Nobriga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom .
A big right from Nobriga misses.
Nobriga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanom Tom can pounce on him.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nobriga strikes.
Good leg kick by Khanom Tom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nobriga misses with a right hand

and Khanom Tom moves into the clinch.
Nobriga is trying to maintain a safe position but Khanom Tom gets an underhook and turns Nobriga into the cage.
Nobriga swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
Nobriga is looking to control Khanom Tom 's arms but Khanom Tom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobriga has his back to the cage.
Khanom Tom lands with a right to the head.
Nobriga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom is struggling to control the position.
Nobriga can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Nobriga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom 's elbow.
Nobriga taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Khanom Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nobriga.

Khanom Tom breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khanom Tom !
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nobriga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nobriga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nobriga throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nobriga misses with a hook
and Khanom Tom counters with a body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nobriga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Khanom Tom .
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nobriga moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .

Khanom Tom closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom digs a right hand underneath Nobriga's ribcage. Nobriga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands with a light punch inside.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Khanom Tom .
Nobriga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobriga controls his hands.
Nobriga being controlled against the cage.

Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanom Tom , right into the meat.
Nobriga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Nobriga down with leg kicks.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nobriga manages to avoid it.
Nobriga just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice body kick.
Khanom Tom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nobriga can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the strikes.
Nobriga throws a looping overhand right but Khanom Tom ducks down to avoid it.
Max Nobriga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Khanom Tom . That snapped Nobriga's head back.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nobriga was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Nobriga moves out of range.
Nobriga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nobriga blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Nobriga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nobriga lands the left hand.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobriga throws the left hand but Khanom Tom avoids the punch easily.
Nobriga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khanom Tom jabs at Nobriga's body.
Nobriga swinging wildly here.
Khanom Tom stuns Nobriga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khanom Tom lands with a cross.
A nice combination there by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch but Nobriga is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nobriga. That did some damage!
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Nobriga moves out of range.
Nobriga misses with a shot to the body
and Khanom Tom counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanom Tom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.