PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Flee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhat Pomkai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Flee
vs
Pomkai

176 cm
21
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

167 cm
27
138 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Flee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bhat Pomkai!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pomkai slips a jab from Flee.
A bone on bone clash there as Pomkai blocks the leg kick.
Pomkai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pomkai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pomkai is out of range and Flee settles back down.
Pomkai throws out a loose jab but Flee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pomkai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pomkai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pomkai misses with a straight left.
Pomkai dips to his left and cracks Flee with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flee with a nice cross.

Pomkai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pomkai with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bruce Flee has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flee slowing the pace effectively.
Pomkai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flee throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flee throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Flee.
Flee misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Pomkai.
Pomkai stalling.
Flee pushes off an throws an elbow but Pomkai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pomkai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pomkai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Flee lands an elbow inside.
Flee misses with an elbow strike.
Pomkai stalling in the clinch but Flee improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flee.
Flee missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pomkai just leaning against Flee, taking a breather.

Flee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flee throws an overhand right that lands on Pomkai's shoulder, as Pomkai tries to avoid the shot.

Pomkai moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pomkai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flee is keeping busy.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flee is stalling here.
Flee trying to land knees to the body.
Flee lands a nice elbow.
Pomkai has Flee pressed against the cage, preventing Flee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flee stalling.
Flee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pomkai up against the cage.
Flee gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pomkai blocks it with crossed arms.

Flee breaks from the clinch.
Pomkai doesn't manage to clinch there - Flee circles away.
Flee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee is having none of it.
Flee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pomkai.
Pomkai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Pomkai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Flee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pomkai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flee throws a leg kick but Pomkai moved away.

Pomkai drives through and clinches with Flee against the cage.
Flee lands an elbow inside.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pomkai missing with knees to the body.
Flee landing knees to the body.
Flee leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee stalling the fight.
Flee has Pomkai pushed against the cage.
Flee has Pomkai pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flee misses with an elbow over the top.
Flee tries to land knees in the clinch but Pomkai avoids the damage to the body.
Flee slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Flee.
Pomkai wants to clinch up but Flee keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Pomkai blocks the low kick.
Flee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pomkai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Pomkai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flee.
Flee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pomkai throws a good cross that connects.
Flee is looking to chop away at Pomkai's legs.
Pomkai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flee's head backwards.
Flee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai moves out of range of the body kick.
Pomkai tries to clinch up but Flee circles away and keeps his distance.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pomkai misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Flee misses the target.
Pomkai throws a looping overhand right but Flee ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pomkai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flee circles away quickly and effectively.
Flee misses with a looping left.
Flee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pomkai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pomkai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pomkai moves out of range as Flee strikes.
Flee misses the jab.
Pomkai looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Pomkai closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce Flee has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Flee breaks from the clinch.
Bruce Flee is winning the standup battle so far.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai avoids it easily.
Pomkai works the jab nicely.
Pomkai staying out of range there.
Flee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pomkai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flee throws a big shot that misses.
Flee misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Pomkai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pomkai throws a jab but it's blocked by Flee.
Pomkai throws a lazy right hand but Flee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pomkai tries to clinch
and Pomkai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flee with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Flee.
Flee scores with a decent looking hook.

Pomkai is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee misses with a low kick.
Flee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pomkai can do to turn this around?
Flee's corner calls for a 1-2. Flee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pomkai is still on wobbly legs! Can Flee finish him?
Flee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Pomkai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pomkai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Flee lands a really nice looking cross but Pomkai seems unphased.
Flee works the jab nicely.
Flee throws a sloppy head kick and Pomkai moves out of range easily.
Pomkai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Flee.
Pomkai throws out a loose jab but Flee uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Flee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pomkai.
Pomkai seems to have recovered his senses.
Flee misses with a looping right.
Flee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Pomkai does no damage.
Pomkai tries to close the distance and clinch but Flee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pomkai throws a looping overhand right but Flee ducks down to avoid it.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flee throws a push kick but Pomkai slaps the foot to one side.
Pomkai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pomkai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Flee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pomkai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomkai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flee lands a jab to the head.
Flee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pomkai. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flee moves out of range of the strikes.
Pomkai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pomkai misses with a looping right.
Flee loads up on a big right hand but Pomkai slips the punch.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
As Pomkai backs away, Flee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Flee misses the target.
A jab from Flee misses.
Flee ducks under a wild hook from Pomkai.
It looked like Flee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pomkai.
Flee is looking to chop away at Pomkai's legs.
Pomkai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flee tries to work over Pomkai's front leg with a kick but Pomkai checks it.
Flee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pomkai.
Pomkai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Flee looks to land a left hand but Pomkai moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flee thows a leg kick but Pomkai checks it
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Pomkai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pomkai misses with a straight left.
Pomkai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pomkai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pomkai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pomkai checks a low kick from Flee.
Bhat Pomkai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pomkai misses with the combination.
Pomkai misses with a straight right.
Flee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flee throws a big shot that misses.
Pomkai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flee misses with a low kick as Pomkai jumps back.
Flee lands an overhand right.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai blocks it.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee moves out of range.
Flee misses with an uppercut. Pomkai saw that one coming.
Flee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pomkai misses with a series of wild punches.
Flee throws a sloppy head kick and Pomkai moves out of range easily.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Flee.
A jab from Pomkai finds it's way through Flee's defenses.
Pomkai throws a lazy uppercut
and Flee counters with a straight right hand.
Pomkai wants to clinch but Flee slips to the side
and Flee counters with a nice uppercut.
Pomkai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pomkai moves out of range of the strikes.
Pomkai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pomkai checks a leg kick.
Pomkai wants to clinch up but Flee keeps it at a distance.
Pomkai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flee throws a body shot but no joy.
Flee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pomkai moves out of range of the strikes.
Flee slips under a jab from Pomkai.
Flee connects with a body shot.

Flee tries to keep at a distance but Pomkai has taken the fight into the clinch.

Flee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Flee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pomkai has closed the distance and engaged Flee in a clinch.
Flee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pomkai blocks the elbow strike.
Pomkai blocks an elbow strike.
Flee working Pomkai over with knees to the body.
Pomkai blocks an elbow strike.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pomkai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flee throws an elbow that misses.
Pomkai being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flee stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Flee for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Flee is trying to break the clinch but Pomkai has him pressed against the cage.
Flee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flee missing with knees to the body.
Pomkai stalling against the cage.
Pomkai dodges an elbow strike from Flee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Flee lands a good knee to the midsection. Pomkai won't want to take too many of those.
Pomkai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flee.
Flee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pomkai is struggling to control the position.
Flee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Flee manages to break the clinch.
Flee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flee swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Flee slips under a jab.
Pomkai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai throws a combination that misses
and Flee counters with an inside leg kick.
Flee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pomkai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flee slips under a jab from Pomkai.
Flee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flee staying out of range there.
Flee misses with a right hand
and Pomkai counters with a series of strikes. Flee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flee's corner calls for a 1-2. Flee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flee tries a head kick but it misses.
As Flee backs off Pomkai throws a huge counter combo but Flee manages to avoid it all.
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Pomkai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flee misses with a left hand
and Pomkai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pomkai throws a jab when Flee was well out of range.
Pomkai takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flee dips to his left and cracks Pomkai with an uppercut!
Pomkai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flee to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Flee.
Pomkai misses the jab.
Flee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pomkai looks to land a combination but Flee avoids it well.
Flee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pomkai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flee feints and then cracks Pomkai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pomkai down.
Flee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pomkai.
Flee throws a hook but Pomkai blocks it.
A big right from Flee misses.
A good leg kick by Flee.
Pomkai throws the left hand but Flee avoids the punch easily.
Pomkai slips under a jab from Flee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Flee had his way with Bhat Pomkai in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Flee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Flee misses with a hook. Pomkai ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Flee misses.
Pomkai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pomkai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flee. Flee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pomkai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Flee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flee cracks Pomkai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pomkai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Flee.
Flee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pomkai misses with a two punch combination.
Flee misses with a hook.
Pomkai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pomkai looks to clinch
and Flee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pomkai defending well as Flee loads up on a big left hand.
Flee throws a right hand that misses
letting Pomkai counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Pomkai.
Pomkai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pomkai throws a right hand that misses
and Flee counters with a stiff right hand.
Pomkai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pomkai checks the leg kick.
Pomkai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flee punishes Pomkai's body with a nice straight punch.
Flee looks to land a right hand but Pomkai moved out of range.
Pomkai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pomkai throws a big shot that misses.
Pomkai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Flee misses.
Pomkai throws a right and a left that Flee avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flee.
Flee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pomkai.
Flee throws a push kick but Pomkai slaps the foot to one side.
Pomkai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flee jabs Pomkai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pomkai misses with a left hand
and Flee counters with a straight right hand.
Flee misses with a hook
enabling Pomkai to counter with a crisp jab.
Flee slips under a jab from Pomkai.
Bruce Flee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pomkai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Pomkai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pomkai is looking to clinch.
Flee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pomkai momentarily.
Jab by Flee.
Pomkai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flee misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Pomkai.
Pomkai walks into a jab.
Flee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pomkai.
Pomkai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flee ducks under a wild hook from Pomkai.
Pomkai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pomkai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Pomkai misses.
It looked like Flee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pomkai misses with a lunging right hand
and Flee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flee connects with a jab.
Flee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pomkai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flee slips a straight right by Pomkai.
Flee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flee lands with an uppercut that bounces Pomkai off the cage and back into range.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Flee is having none of it.
Pomkai wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Flee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bhat Pomkai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pomkai at a distance.
Flee lands with a cross.
Pomkai misses with an uppercut
enabling Flee to counter with a crisp jab.
Pomkai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flee.
Pomkai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Flee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Flee!
Bruce Flee retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Bruce Flee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.