PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Samart Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ben Townsley enters the ring!

Thanasukarn
vs
Townsley

225 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

183 cm
34
205 lbs
10 - 17 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Thanasukarn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsley cracks Thanasukarn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Townsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Townsley scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Thanasukarn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Townsley misses with a two punch combination.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thanasukarn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Thanasukarn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Townsley drives through and clinches with Thanasukarn against the ropes.
Oh Thanasukarn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Thanasukarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thanasukarn seems to have got his legs back now.
Townsley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanasukarn.
Sloppy strikes from Townsley. Those never looked like landing.
Townsley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thanasukarn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Townsley. Those never looked like landing.
Thanasukarn throws a big counter combination but Townsley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Townsley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley throws a nice looking combination but Thanasukarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Townsley swings for the body but Thanasukarn moves out of range.
It looked like Thanasukarn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Townsley rushes Thanasukarn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Townsley.
Thanasukarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Townsley working hard to break the clinch.

Thanasukarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanasukarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Townsley throws out the jab.

Townsley clinches up with Thanasukarn and pushes him back against the ropes.

Thanasukarn manages to break the clinch.
Ben Townsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Townsley. That snapped Thanasukarn's head back.
Townsley throws a hook but Thanasukarn blocks it.
Thanasukarn appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thanasukarn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Townsley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Townsley loads up on a big right hand but Thanasukarn slips the punch.

Townsley moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thanasukarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Townsley scores with a shot to the body.

Townsley gets a clinch.

Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Townsley stuns Thanasukarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Thanasukarn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Townsley throws a series of punches but Thanasukarn moves out of range.
Thanasukarn throws a big counter combination but Townsley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thanasukarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Townsley throws a series of punches but Thanasukarn avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Thanasukarn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Townsley misses with a double jab.
Thanasukarn appears to be looking for a big counter.

Townsley moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thanasukarn breaks from the clinch.
Townsley misses with a two punch combination.
Townsley lands a two punch combo.
Townsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanasukarn manages to avoid it.
Townsley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Townsley staggers Thanasukarn with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Thanasukarn looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Thanasukarn drops his guard momentarily, allowing Townsley to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Thanasukarn! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Townsley takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ben Townsley!
Ben Townsley is the new light heavyweight champion!