PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namkabuan Khamsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khamsing's choice of entrance music: Hudson Mohawke - Chimes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tanaka
vs
Khamsing

175 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Namkabuan Khamsing!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khamsing.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Khamsing.
Khamsing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khamsing feints and then cracks Tanaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tanaka down.
Khamsing takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khamsing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka attempts a counter takedown but Khamsing avoids it well and moves away.
Khamsing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khamsing moves out of range of the body kick.

Tanaka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tanaka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tanaka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khamsing, who protects the arm well.
Tanaka scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamsing can't do much from the bottom here.

Tanaka decides to stand back up.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but Khamsing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tanaka clinches up with Khamsing and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Khamsing won't allow it.
Tanaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khamsing lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.
Tanaka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Khamsing manages to break the clinch.
Khamsing tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Namkabuan Khamsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Khamsing. Khamsing maintains the clinch.
Khamsing lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khamsing crunches a lovely knee into Tanaka's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khamsing has Tanaka pushed against the cage.
Khamsing lands an elbow inside.
Khamsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Khamsing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khamsing tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khamsing throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khamsing throws a head kick that Tanaka semi-blocks.

Khamsing closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Khamsing.
Khamsing scores with a knee to the head.
Khamsing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanaka jumps guard but Khamsing turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khamsing lands an elbow inside.
Khamsing landing knees to the body.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Khamsing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khamsing crunches a lovely knee into Tanaka's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khamsing walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khamsing doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khamsing.
Khamsing connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Khamsing.
Khamsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khamsing circles away.
Khamsing keeps Tanaka at a distance using the push kick.

Khamsing has managed to clinch.
Khamsing landing knees to the head.
Tanaka jumps guard but Khamsing stands there with Tanaka around his waist. Tanaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namkabuan Khamsing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khamsing wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Khamsing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Khamsing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khamsing landing knees to the body.
Khamsing has Tanaka pressed against the cage, preventing Tanaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khamsing misses with a punch to the body.
Khamsing lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
Namkabuan Khamsing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khamsing lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khamsing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khamsing just leaning against Tanaka, taking a breather.
Khamsing holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khamsing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanaka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khamsing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khamsing lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
Khamsing is struggling to control the position.
Khamsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tanaka being controlled against the cage.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing stalling.

Khamsing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khamsing throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Khamsing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khamsing lands with a kick to the ribs.

Tanaka clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khamsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.

It looks like Sergio Tanaka has been cut.
Khamsing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka can't break the clinch.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Khamsing has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow.
Tanaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

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

Tanaka tries to keep at a distance but Khamsing has taken the fight into the clinch.

Khamsing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khamsing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tanaka's head.

Tanaka is rocked!
Tanaka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khamsing defends it nicely.

Khamsing clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Khamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khamsing lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Khamsing.
Khamsing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanaka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khamsing leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khamsing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namkabuan Khamsing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergio Tanaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Good leg kick by Khamsing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.

Khamsing rushes Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khamsing slowing the pace effectively.
Khamsing keeps control of Tanaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khamsing lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
Khamsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khamsing scores a nice knee to the body.
Khamsing stalling.
Khamsing lands an elbow inside that Tanaka shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamsing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khamsing lands a damaging elbow.
Khamsing crunches a lovely knee into Tanaka's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khamsing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khamsing is looking to clinch.
Tanaka feinted with a counter takedown.

Khamsing clinches with his opponent.
Khamsing lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
Nice elbow from Khamsing.
Khamsing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khamsing slows down the pace here.

Khamsing manages to break the clinch.

Khamsing clinches up with Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Khamsing manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing stalling against the cage.
Khamsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.

Khamsing manages to break the clinch.

Khamsing has managed to clinch.

Khamsing manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Khamsing closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khamsing.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khamsing obliges.
Khamsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khamsing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khamsing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Khamsing tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.

Khamsing clinches up with Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Khamsing.

Khamsing breaks the clinch.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Khamsing.

Khamsing drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamsing lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands a nice elbow.
Khamsing lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Khamsing lands a left hand.

Tanaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khamsing lands an elbow inside.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khamsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Namkabuan Khamsing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khamsing lands a nice knee to the body.
Khamsing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sergio Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khamsing managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.

And that's the end of the fight!
Namkabuan Khamsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khamsing winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Namkabuan Khamsing!