PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Xenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratree Sidhindhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratree Sidhindhorn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Owen Xenon's chin.

Xenon
vs
Sidhindhorn

190 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Xenon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratree Sidhindhorn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sidhindhorn closes the distance and clinches.
Sidhindhorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xenon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xenon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sidhindhorn pinned against the cage. Sidhindhorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xenon blocks the body kick.
Xenon stuffs the takedown.

Sidhindhorn drives through and clinches with Xenon against the cage.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch.
Xenon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ratree Sidhindhorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sidhindhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sidhindhorn is trying to pull guard but Xenon has him pressed against the cage.
Xenon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sidhindhorn is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidhindhorn lands a knee to the body.
Sidhindhorn being controlled against the cage.
Sidhindhorn tries to throw a body punch but Xenon avoids it by throwing Sidhindhorn back against the cage.

Sidhindhorn gets control of Xenon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sidhindhorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Xenon stands up and waves to Sidhindhorn to follow him.

Sidhindhorn drives through and clinches with Xenon against the cage.
Sidhindhorn blocks a body shot from Xenon.
Sidhindhorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sidhindhorn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Xenon after a bit of a struggle.
Owen Xenon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratree Sidhindhorn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Xenon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xenon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sidhindhorn pinned against the cage. Sidhindhorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sidhindhorn moves into range and clinches up with Xenon.
Sidhindhorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sidhindhorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sidhindhorn has managed to clinch.
Xenon tries to work over Sidhindhorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sidhindhorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sidhindhorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Xenon is breathing heavily.
Xenon has had enough of the clinch but Sidhindhorn keeps him there for the moment.
Sidhindhorn misses with a knee strike.
Xenon is trying to pull guard but Sidhindhorn has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidhindhorn dips to his left and cracks Xenon with an uppercut!

Sidhindhorn clinches with his opponent.
Xenon is pressed up against the cage. Sidhindhorn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xenon down to the mat. Xenon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sidhindhorn blocks a head kick by Xenon.
Sidhindhorn misses with the combination.
Sidhindhorn slips a jab from Xenon.

Sidhindhorn moves into range and clinches up with Xenon.
Xenon pushes off an throws an elbow but Sidhindhorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Xenon breaks the clinch.

Sidhindhorn darts in and clinches Xenon up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sidhindhorn works on Xenon's body with a couple of short punches.
Sidhindhorn has Xenon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Xenon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Sidhindhorn manages to break the clinch.

Sidhindhorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenon managing to block the knees to the body from Sidhindhorn.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidhindhorn throws a quick inside leg kick.

Sidhindhorn rushes Xenon and presses him up against the cage.
Xenon trying to stall but Sidhindhorn improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Xenon has picked Sidhindhorn up - he's going for a ride! Xenon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sidhindhorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Xenon wants to get up but he can't break Sidhindhorn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratree Sidhindhorn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sidhindhorn gets the takedown into side control.
Sidhindhorn controls the position.
Sidhindhorn throws a strike aimed at the side of Xenon's head but Xenon avoids it well.
Xenon stops Sidhindhorn from passing to mount.
Sidhindhorn controls the position from side control.

Sidhindhorn stands up.
Sidhindhorn blocks a head kick by Xenon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenon throws a jab when Sidhindhorn was well out of range.

Sidhindhorn instigates a clinch.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sidhindhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sidhindhorn as Xenon tries to tie him up.
Sidhindhorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sidhindhorn tries to pull guard but Xenon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Xenon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sidhindhorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidhindhorn with a knee to the head.
Xenon is trying to pull guard but Sidhindhorn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidhindhorn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Xenon is defending well.
Xenon tries to stall but Sidhindhorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sidhindhorn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sidhindhorn dodges an elbow strike from Xenon.
Sidhindhorn lands a left hand.
Sidhindhorn lands a nice uppercut.
Sidhindhorn tries to pull guard but Xenon holds him up against the cage and eventually Sidhindhorn drops back down to his feet.
Owen Xenon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratree Sidhindhorn.
Sidhindhorn is pressed up against the cage. Xenon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sidhindhorn down to the mat. Sidhindhorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sidhindhorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sidhindhorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sidhindhorn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Xenon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sidhindhorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sidhindhorn breaks from the clinch.
Sidhindhorn goes for a double leg but Xenon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xenon continues to drive forward.
Xenon tries to stall but Sidhindhorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sidhindhorn prevents a body shot from Xenon.

Sidhindhorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidhindhorn dives in for a single leg takedown but Xenon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sidhindhorn is stalling here.
Sidhindhorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xenon avoids it.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sidhindhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sidhindhorn moves into range and clinches up with Xenon.
Sidhindhorn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sidhindhorn.
Xenon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sidhindhorn manages to break the clinch.
Sidhindhorn darts in looking for a takedown but Xenon gets double underhooks and turns Sidhindhorn into the cage.
Xenon fails to pull guard.
Sidhindhorn tries to score a body lock takedown but Xenon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xenon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xenon is pushing Sidhindhorn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratree Sidhindhorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sidhindhorn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Xenon to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Sidhindhorn wriggles free and stands up.

Sidhindhorn drives through and clinches with Xenon against the cage.
Xenon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Xenon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sidhindhorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xenons head.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch.

Sidhindhorn closes the distance and clinches.
Xenon wants to break free but Sidhindhorn has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sidhindhorn.
Sidhindhorn is trying to drag Xenon to the mat but Xenon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sidhindhorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sidhindhorn manages to break the clinch.
Sidhindhorn throws a leg kick which misses Xenon's front leg but catches the back leg as Xenon tries to avoid it.
Sidhindhorn misses with a takedown attempt - Xenon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Owen Xenon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratree Sidhindhorn.

Sidhindhorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Xenon tries to throw a body punch but Sidhindhorn avoids it by throwing Xenon back against the cage.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch.

Sidhindhorn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xenon sprawls well initially but Sidhindhorn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Xenon wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Xenon actively working from the bottom here.
Sidhindhorn trying to advance position but Xenon counters by regaining guard.
Xenon being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Sidhindhorn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Sidhindhorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xenon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sidhindhorn has managed to get both his arms back between Xenon's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sidhindhorn stands and steps away. Xenon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Xenon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sidhindhorn clinches.
Sidhindhorn goes for a takedown attempt but Xenon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sidhindhorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidhindhorn has him pressed against the cage.

Sidhindhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sidhindhorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xenon tries to break the clinch but Sidhindhorn is controlling the position.

Sidhindhorn breaks the clinch.

Sidhindhorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Xenon tries to break the clinch but Sidhindhorn is controlling the position.

Xenon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidhindhorn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xenon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sidhindhorn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sidhindhorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Owen Xenon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ratree Sidhindhorn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ratree Sidhindhorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sidhindhorn 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratree Sidhindhorn!