PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Gargan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nai Khanom Tom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khanom Tom
vs
Gargan

193 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

198 cm
31
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mac Gargan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Khanom Tom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gargan swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gargan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Khanom Tom.
Gargan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gargan scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
A short left from Gargan.
Khanom Tom blocks an uppercut.
Khanom Tom tries to throw a body punch but Gargan avoids it by throwing Khanom Tom back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom blocks an uppercut.
Khanom Tom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gargan misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.
Gargan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Gargan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Khanom Tom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gargan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom pushes Gargan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the side of Gargan's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.
Khanom Tom lands with a short shot to the head.
Gargan misses with the head strike.

Khanom Tom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gargan moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gargan.
Khanom Tom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Khanom Tom manages to break the clinch.

Gargan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gargan misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Mac Gargan has been cut.
Gargan throws a head punch that misses.

Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Khanom Tom tenderised Gargan's leg. Gargan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gargan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gargan closes the distance and pushes Khanom Tom back into the ropes.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Gargan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gargan throws a head punch that misses.

Khanom Tom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gargan.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Gargan moves out of range.

Khanom Tom clinches with his opponent.
Gargan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gargan swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the side of Gargan's head.
Gargan misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gargan swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gargan fails to land.
Gargan has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom.
Gargan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom.

Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom misses with an attempted mid kick.

Gargan pushes Khanom Tom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gargan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanom Tom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Gargan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Gargan backwards.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Gargan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.
Gargan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanom Tom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Khanom Tom.
Gargan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gargan.
A short uppercut from Khanom Tom.
Gargan swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.

Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanom Tom.
Gargan takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Khanom Tom cracks Gargan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Khanom Tom has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gargan to stand back up!

Gargan is rocked!
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom.
Gargan is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanom Tom finish him?
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Gargan.
Gargan seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khanom Tom.
Gargan looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.

Khanom Tom rushes Gargan and presses him up against the ropes.
Khanom Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gargan backwards.

That has opened up Mac Gargan's cut even more.
Khanom Tom is leaning against Gargan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Gargan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gargan throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
Khanom Tom lands a big head kick that sends Gargan to the canvas! Khanom Tom follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nai Khanom Tom!