PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom comes to the cage accompanied by Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khanomtom
vs
Anello

178 cm
33
161 lbs
31 - 12 - 3

178 cm
34
168 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Anello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khanomtom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanomtom was well out of range. Poor timing from Anello.
Khanomtom fails to land with a series of punches.
Khanomtom wants to clinch up but Anello keeps it at a distance.
Jab, jab by Khanomtom - just one landing.
Anello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been informed that Anello has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khanomtom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anello.
Khanomtom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anello under the eye.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anello throws a leg kick but Khanomtom moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Anello blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with a double jab.
Anello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanomtom.
An inside leg kick from Anello misses.
Nice body kick there by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khanomtom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom ducks right into an uppercut from Anello.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanomtom misses with a straight right.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anello.
Anello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khanomtom pushes Anello away with a front kick.
Khanomtom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anello wants to land a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
Khanomtom tries to land a body kick
and Anello counters with a low kick, right behind Khanomtom 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Khanomtom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a leg kick

and Khanomtom moves into the clinch.
Khanomtom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anello is looking to break free of the clinch but Khanomtom has double underhooks.
Anello is trying to force a seperation but Khanomtom has the dominant position.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
Anello tries to break the clinch but Khanomtom is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands with a left to the head.
Anello avoids a wild elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anello's efforts to push away.
Khanomtom presses Anello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khanomtom throws a head punch that misses.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as Anello controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Khanomtom.
Anello blocks a body shot from Khanomtom.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanomtom.
Anello looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anello misses with a lunging right hand

and Khanomtom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khanomtom.

Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anello throws a solid leg kick but Khanomtom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anello.
Anello defending well as Khanomtom loads up on a big left hand.
Anello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khanomtom's calf.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a looping left.
Anello tries to work over Khanomtom's front leg with a kick but Khanomtom checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anello misses with a hook

and Khanomtom counters by moving into the clinch.
Khanomtom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anello is looking to break free of the clinch but Khanomtom has double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it misses.
Anello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khanomtom trying to stall but Anello improves his position.
Khanomtom slows down the pace here.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello is trying to force a seperation but Khanomtom has the dominant position.
Khanomtom misses with some punches.
Khanomtom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Anello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anello.
Khanomtom throws a lazy right hand but Anello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
Anello avoids a kick to the body.
Anello throws a looping overhand right but Khanomtom ducks down to avoid it.
Khanomtom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanomtom tries to land a front kick but Anello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Khanomtom moves away from the strike by Anello.
Khanomtom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anello looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanomtom is just out of range.
Anello lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anello throws a leg kick but Khanomtom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanomtom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Khanomtom lands with a hook. Anello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anello.
Anello lands a leg kick that knocks Khanomtom off balance momentarily.
Khanomtom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Khanomtom misses with a wild combination.
Khanomtom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anello.
Anello throws a leg kick which misses Khanomtom's front leg but catches the back leg as Khanomtom tries to avoid it.
Anello is looking to land body kicks.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Anello misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick
and Anello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khanomtom tries to land a leg kick but Anello saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anello misses with a body shot.
Khanomtom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick as Anello jumps back.
Anello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anello is looking to slow Khanomtom down with leg kicks.
Khanomtom misses with a hook. Anello ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Khanomtom lands but Anello takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anello lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khanomtom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanomtom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.
Khanomtom slips a jab from Anello.
Anello thumps Khanomtom with a low kick.
Khanomtom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body.
Anello misses with a body kick.
Khanomtom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Anello avoids it.

Khanomtom moves into range and clinches up with Anello.
Anello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanomtom tries to throw a body punch but Anello avoids it by throwing Khanomtom back against the cage.
Khanomtom misses with a punch to the body.
Anello wants to break the clinch but can't.

Anello breaks from the clinch.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Khanomtom.
Anello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anello checks it well.
Anello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanomtom.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Anello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
Good leg kick by Khanomtom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anello missing with a left hand there. Khanomtom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanomtom connects with an inside leg kick.
Khanomtom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello throws a leg kick which misses Khanomtom's front leg but catches the back leg as Khanomtom tries to avoid it.
Anello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanomtom circles away quickly and effectively.
Anello throws out a leg kick but Khanomtom moves out of range and Anello only half commits.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot.
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 Kaoklai Khanomtom will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Anello scores with a hook to the body. Khanomtom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Khanomtom.
Anello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khanomtom if he has to take too many more of those.
Anello blocks the body kick.
Anello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom scores with a nice body kick.
Anello avoids a kick to the body.
Anello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanomtom misses with a straight left.
Khanomtom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanomtom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anello's sensitive parts.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom tests Anello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khanomtom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom connects with a looping right hand.
Anello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom is looking to chop away at Anello's legs.
Khanomtom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanomtom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Khanomtom. Beautiful body shot.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anello lands a nice looking body kick.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Khanomtom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanomtom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anello.
Anello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanomtom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a low kick, looking for Anello's leg but Anello calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Khanomtom misses its intended target.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khanomtom's sensitive parts.
Anello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khanomtom rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Anello. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khanomtom checks a leg kick.
Anello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanomtom.
Anello punishes Khanomtom's body with a nice straight punch.
Khanomtom moves away from the strike by Anello.
Calogero Anello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anello counters with a solid body kick.
Khanomtom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khanomtom ducks right into an uppercut from Anello.
Anello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanomtom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Anello checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
A shot to the liver by Khanomtom. Beautiful body shot.
Khanomtom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anello.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khanomtom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khanomtom doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
Khanomtom will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanomtom misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Anello blocks the low kick.
Anello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanomtom moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khanomtom checks a leg kick.
Khanomtom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anello manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello tries to score with a low kick but Khanomtom moves his leg out of the way.
Khanomtom tries to clinch there but Anello circles away.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up.
Khanomtom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanomtom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom fakes the leg kick and cracks Anello in the body.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom avoids a kick to the body.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanomtom. That snapped Anello's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaoklai Khanomtom.
Well Khanomtom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
An out of breath Kaoklai Khanomtom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.