PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nai Khanom Tom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Unit
vs
Khanom Tom

190 cm
26
217 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

193 cm
27
245 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Khanom Tom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Unit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khanom Tom's head.
Khanom Tom working a defensive guard here.
Unit trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Khanom Tom is pulling down on Unit's head to control his posture.
Khanom Tom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unit trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nai Khanom Tom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses

and Unit counters with a shoot takedown. Khanom Tom fights it but they end up in guard.
Unit 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khanom Tom is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looking for a sweep. Not yet Khanom Tom, not yet.
Unit postures up in Khanom Tom's guard and throws a big left but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Unit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khanom Tom controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khanom Tom controls Unit momentarily but Unit frees himself.
Khanom Tom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unit wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nai Khanom Tom wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khanom Tom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Unit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanom Tom throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khanom Tom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Unit throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Unit only half commits.
Unit tests Khanom Tom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Unit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom looks to land a body kick but Unit moved away.
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
Unit checks a leg kick nicely.
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unit sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Unit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khanom Tom drops his hands momentarily and Unit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
Unit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanom Tom.
Unit lands a slapping body shot.
Unit throws a leg kick that misses.
Unit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Unit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khanom Tom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Unit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom.
Unit lands a jab to Khanom Tom's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick

and Unit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khanom Tom!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Unit.
Khanom Tom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Unit.
Khanom Tom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Unit throwing shots but Khanom Tom is blocking nicely.
Khanom Tom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Unit.
Unit wants to take a breather but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Unit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Unit prevents Khanom Tom from standing back up.
Unit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unit is thwarting Khanom Tom's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khanom Tom is refusing to be controlled, as Unit sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doom Unit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Unit throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight left.
Unit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanom Tom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Unit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unit moves away.
Unit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Unit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Unit.
Unit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khanom Tom misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit slips a jab from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Unit misses with a body kick.
Unit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Unit tries to clinch but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Doom Unit is winning the standup battle so far.

Unit shoots in and bounces Khanom Tom off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Unit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Unit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Unit wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.
Unit stops Khanom Tom from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unit trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Unit preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom controls Unit momentarily but Unit frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Unit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khanom Tom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Unit connects with a jab.
Unit slips under a jab.
Khanom Tom misses with a double jab.
Unit connects with an inside leg kick.
Unit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanom Tom throws the kick towards the body but Unit avoids it.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unit manages to avoid it.
Unit throws the kick towards the body but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Unit looks to throw a body kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice body kick.
Unit lands a lovely overhand right.
Unit defending well as Khanom Tom loads up on a big left hand.
Unit throws an overhand right that lands on Khanom Tom's shoulder, as Khanom Tom tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Unit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khanom Tom's sensitive parts.
Unit defending well as Khanom Tom loads up on a big left hand.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Unit checks the leg kick.
Unit misses with a body shot.
Unit looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Unit checks a low kick from Khanom Tom.
Unit moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanom Tom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanom Tom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Unit throws a quick inside leg kick.

Unit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khanom Tom quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Doom Unit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Unit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khanom Tom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Unit lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Unit.
Unit throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That kick from Unit tenderised Khanom Tom's leg. Khanom Tom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Khanom Tom thows a leg kick but Unit checks it

and Unit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Unit.
Unit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Unit trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unit works over Khanom Tom with some ground and pound from guard.
Unit throwing strikes but missing.
Unit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khanom Tom is looking to stand up but Unit isn't so interested in that idea.
Unit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unit cracks Khanom Tom with a solid left hand.
Unit working some strikes from top position.
Unit wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unit trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Unit stopping the sweep attempt from Khanom Tom.
Unit 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Doom Unit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Khanom Tom keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook.
Unit throws a low kick but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Unit connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Unit, as that shot connected.
Khanom Tom misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Unit.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Unit avoids it.
Unit tries to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom. That's going to slow Unit down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Unit at a distance.
Khanom Tom motions for Unit to come forward. Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Unit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Unit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khanom Tom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Unit goes for a double leg but Khanom Tom avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Khanom Tom continues to drive forward.
Unit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Unit.

Unit breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doom Unit clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Unit tries to clinch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Unit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanom Tom.
Unit lands a leg kick that knocks Khanom Tom off balance momentarily.
Khanom Tom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Unit.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick

and Unit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanom Tom's guard.
Unit trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanom Tom looking to control but Unit passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unit is pressing down on Khanom Tom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khanom Tom is holding on for now.
Unit lands with a punch from half guard.
Unit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khanom Tom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doom Unit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khanom Tom wants to sweep but no luck.
Khanom Tom wants to stand but Unit is controlling the position.
Unit advances to half guard.
Unit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Unit trying to control from half guard but Khanom Tom is working away.
Khanom Tom is trying to stand.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep. Unit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khanom Tom is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Unit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unit with a nice head shot there.
Unit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unit wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.
Unit works over Khanom Tom with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khanom Tom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khanom Tom is looking to stand up but Unit isn't so interested in that idea.
Unit passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep.
Unit trying to control the action but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Unit.
Khanom Tom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Khanom Tom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Unit throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Khanom Tom is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khanom Tom felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom can't do much from the bottom here.
Khanom Tom is pushing Unit's head away, looking to escape. Unit manages to hold on to the position though.
Khanom Tom struggling a bit here.
Khanom Tom is not content to let Unit control the position.
Unit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom prevents Unit from improving position.
Unit looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Khanom Tom is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doom Unit had his way with Nai Khanom Tom in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Khanom Tom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Unit as he checks the leg kick.
Unit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Unit connects with a body shot.
Unit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanom Tom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unit misses with a body kick.
Unit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanom Tom is looking to land body kicks.
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
Khanom Tom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Unit connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a double jab.
Unit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Unit. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Khanom Tom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Khanom Tom is predictable there

and Unit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khanom Tom's guard now.
Unit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unit throwing strikes from guard but Khanom Tom blocks nicely.
Khanom Tom wants to sweep but no luck.
Unit trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanom Tom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Unit's guard.
Nai Khanom Tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Unit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unit trying to control the position.
Khanom Tom 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.

Unit looking for a guillotine here but Khanom Tom defends easily.
Khanom Tom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Khanom Tom from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nai Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unit.
Khanom Tom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Unit.

Unit drives through with a takedown into Khanom Tom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khanom Tom seems keen to control Unit's posture.
Khanom Tom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Unit is controlling him.
Unit landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Unit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Unit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khanom Tom is keeping the position for now.
Unit is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanom Tom has wrist control.
Doom Unit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Unit trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doom Unit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Unit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doom Unit!
Doom Unit retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Doom Unit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.