PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Farund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panat Sutasanachinda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panat Sutasanachinda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farund
vs
Sutasanachinda

183 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Farund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panat Sutasanachinda!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutasanachinda tries to clinch but Farund is having none of it.
Farund changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Farund tries a head kick but it misses.
Sutasanachinda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sutasanachinda tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Farund counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sutasanachinda won't be happy with that.
Farund working the head with strikes.
Farund working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farund throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Farund works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sutasanachinda defending against the ground and pound.
Sutasanachinda is not content to let Farund control the position.
Sutasanachinda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farund.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Farund crashes against the mat.
Farund tries to advance to mount but can't.

Farund thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Farund lands a decent elbow from side control.
Farund throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Farund creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sutasanachinda sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sutasanachinda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farund.
Check out the look on Farund's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sutasanachinda taking a bit of punishment here - Farund scoring with strikes.
Farund works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Farund in side control, throwing shots but Sutasanachinda defends.
Sutasanachinda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sutasanachinda is not content to let Farund control the position.
Sutasanachinda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutasanachinda defending against the ground and pound.
Farund scoring with punches from side control.
Farund 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.
Sutasanachinda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Farund are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Farund is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sutasanachinda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farund cracks Sutasanachinda with a big elbow.
Farund misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farund scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sutasanachinda to see if he's OK.
Farund misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Farund looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sutasanachinda is avoiding damage well.
Sutasanachinda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farund. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farund throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sutasanachinda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sutasanachinda dodges the ground and pound from Farund.
Sutasanachinda looks winded!
Farund in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sutasanachinda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sutasanachinda managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farund.
Farund cracks Sutasanachinda with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Farund 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.

Farund drives through with a takedown into Sutasanachinda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Farund stands up over Sutasanachinda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sutasanachinda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farund working some strikes from top position.
Farund working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farund accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sutasanachinda can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farund throwing strikes from guard but Sutasanachinda blocks nicely.
Farund throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farund landing with the ground and pound.
Farund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sutasanachinda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farund loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre Farund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farund working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farund lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sutasanachinda is breathing heavily.
Farund landing some decent shots from guard.
Farund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutasanachinda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farund throws a big elbow that misses.
Sutasanachinda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farund with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farund working some strikes from top position.
Farund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sutasanachinda can do to turn this around?
Farund scoring with some ground and pound.
Farund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farund accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farund working some strikes from top position.
Farund lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farund's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farund makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farund postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farund working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farund postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutasanachinda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farund.
Farund trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutasanachinda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farund accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farund scoring with some ground and pound.
Farund keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sutasanachinda's head.
Farund is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farund distracts Sutasanachinda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sutasanachinda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farund.
Farund throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farund loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farund landing with the ground and pound.
Farund lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Farund dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Farund gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sutasanachinda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sutasanachinda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farund paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Farund misses.
Sutasanachinda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farund.
It seemed like Sutasanachinda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farund shoots in for a takedown but Sutasanachinda shows good takedown defense.
Sutasanachinda wants to clinch but Farund slips to the side

and Farund counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sutasanachinda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farund stands and throws Sutasanachinda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Farund in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sutasanachinda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutasanachinda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sutasanachinda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Farund connects with a decent elbow.
Farund in side control, throwing shots but Sutasanachinda defends.
Farund working the ground and pound but Sutasanachinda is defending the strikes.
Farund connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sutasanachinda some visible discomfort.
Sutasanachinda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Farund's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Farund landing strikes.
Farund in side control lands a decent elbow.
Farund grinds an elbow into Sutasanachinda's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Farund seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sutasanachinda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Farund.
Farund landing strikes.
Farund scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sutasanachinda to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutasanachinda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Farund working the head with strikes.

Sutasanachinda is rocked!
Sutasanachinda is not content to let Farund control the position.
Pierre Farund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sutasanachinda is still in real trouble! Can Farund finish him?
The referee asks Farund politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Farund prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sutasanachinda seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farund looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sutasanachinda is avoiding damage well.
Farund connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sutasanachinda some visible discomfort.
Sutasanachinda is trying to escape the position but Farund is controlling the position.
Farund scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farund is staying tight to Sutasanachinda's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sutasanachinda taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sutasanachinda is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Farund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farund 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Pierre Farund!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Pierre Farund!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Pierre Farund!

Pierre Farund wins by unanimous decision!