PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Datri Damrongsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Vertongen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jan Vertongen enters the ring!

Damrongsak
vs
Vertongen

185 cm
20
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Datri Damrongsak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Vertongen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damrongsak avoids the head kick by Vertongen.
Damrongsak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vertongen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vertongen duly obliges.
Damrongsak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vertongen misses with a looping right.
Damrongsak checks the leg kick.
Vertongen wants to clinch.
Damrongsak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vertongen lands a head kick!
Vertongen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damrongsak.
Vertongen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Damrongsak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damrongsak misses with a low kick.
Vertongen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Damrongsak.
Damrongsak throws a looping overhand right but Vertongen ducks down to avoid it.
Vertongen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damrongsak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vertongen.
Vertongen tries to clinch but Damrongsak is having none of it.
Damrongsak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damrongsak throws a leg kick
and Vertongen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vertongen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vertongen scores with a punch to the head.
Vertongen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Damrongsak throws a one two combo.
Vertongen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damrongsak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damrongsak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vertongen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damrongsak swats away the attempt to clinch by Vertongen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damrongsak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vertongen has time to react.
A clash of legs there as Damrongsak blocks the low kick.
A big left from Vertongen misses.
Damrongsak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damrongsak lands with a nice body punch.
Vertongen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Damrongsak misses the jab.
Vertongen tries a quick counter leg kick but Damrongsak is wise to it.
Damrongsak lands with an overhand left.
Vertongen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Damrongsak has managed to clinch.
Damrongsak digs a right hand into Vertongen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vertongen's gas tank.
Damrongsak takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vertongen lands with a light punch inside.
Vertongen avoiding damage as Damrongsak throws knees to the body.
Damrongsak scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Damrongsak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Datri Damrongsak dominated that round.
That's time! Damrongsak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vertongen throws a leg kick
and Damrongsak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vertongen thinking.
Vertongen misses with a right hand
and Vertongen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damrongsak throws a leg kick but Vertongen checks it.

Damrongsak pushes Vertongen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Damrongsak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damrongsak blocks a body shot from Vertongen.
Vertongen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damrongsak tries a knee to the head but Vertongen blocks it.
Vertongen throws a head punch that misses.
Vertongen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damrongsak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vertongen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vertongen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vertongen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damrongsak cracks Vertongen with a nice body shot.
Vertongen tries to throw a body punch but Damrongsak avoids it by throwing Vertongen back against the ropes.
Vertongen is looking to control Damrongsak's arms but Damrongsak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vertongen has his back to the ropes.
Vertongen throws a punch but it's blocked by Damrongsak.
A short right from Vertongen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damrongsak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vertongen backwards.
Vertongen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damrongsak's elbow.
Vertongen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Damrongsak.
Vertongen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damrongsak missing with knees to the body.
Damrongsak lands an elbow inside.
Vertongen lands with a right to the head.
Damrongsak lands a body punch.
Vertongen swings wildly with an uppercut but Damrongsak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Damrongsak.
Damrongsak looking to throw knees to the head but Vertongen is blocking nicely.
Vertongen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vertongen tries a body shot but Damrongsak blocks it.
Vertongen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damrongsak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vertongen can do to turn this around?
Damrongsak blocks a body shot from Vertongen.
Vertongen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen misses with some punches.
Vertongen lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Damrongsak.
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!
Vertongen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damrongsak's elbow.
Vertongen can't find room to land a body shot as Damrongsak controls the action.
Damrongsak prevents a body shot from Vertongen.
Vertongen throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Damrongsak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vertongen's brow.
Vertongen avoids the elbow strike from Damrongsak, against the ropes.
Damrongsak tries to land a knee to the head but Vertongen blocks with his arms.
Damrongsak lands a knee to the body.
Vertongen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Damrongsak on the inside.
Damrongsak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damrongsak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vertongen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vertongen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vertongen misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Damrongsak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Datri Damrongsak dominated that second round.
That's time! Damrongsak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vertongen is looking to chop away at Damrongsak's legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vertongen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damrongsak looks to throw the jab but Vertongen is out of range.
Vertongen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vertongen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damrongsak.

Damrongsak forces Vertongen back against the ropes and clinches.
Damrongsak misses with a punch to the body.
Vertongen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damrongsak's elbow.
Damrongsak lands a body punch.
Vertongen can't find room to land a body shot as Damrongsak controls the action.
A hook to the body from Damrongsak.
Damrongsak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vertongen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vertongen struggles to land a body shot inside as Damrongsak controls his hands.
Damrongsak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vertongen prevents a body shot from Damrongsak.
Nice elbow from Damrongsak.
Damrongsak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damrongsak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vertongen throws a punch but it's blocked by Damrongsak.
Damrongsak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damrongsak blocks an uppercut.
Vertongen tries a body shot but Damrongsak blocks it.
Damrongsak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Damrongsak.
Damrongsak tries to land knees in the clinch but Vertongen avoids the damage to the body.
Damrongsak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vertongen misses with some punches.
Damrongsak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damrongsak missing with knees to the body.
Vertongen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damrongsak dodges an elbow strike from Vertongen.
Knees to the body from Damrongsak.
Vertongen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damrongsak.
Damrongsak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Vertongen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damrongsak backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damrongsak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vertongen tries to work over Damrongsak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vertongen has a couple of punches blocked by Damrongsak.
Vertongen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damrongsak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vertongen's defenses.
Vertongen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damrongsak looking to throw knees to the head but Vertongen is blocking nicely.
Vertongen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damrongsak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vertongen backwards.
Damrongsak lands an elbow that stopped Vertongen in his tracks for a moment.
Damrongsak blocks a body shot from Vertongen.
Vertongen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vertongen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vertongen.
Damrongsak lands a damaging elbow.
Damrongsak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vertongen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Datri Damrongsak clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Damrongsak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vertongen misses with a wild body shot.
Damrongsak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vertongen throws a leg kick but Damrongsak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vertongen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damrongsak counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Vertongen misses
and Damrongsak counters with a left and a right that stings Vertongen.
Vertongen looks to score with a jab to the body but Damrongsak is just out of range.
Vertongen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damrongsak.
Damrongsak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vertongen throws a leg kick but Damrongsak moved away.
Vertongen throws a poor cross that misses
and Damrongsak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damrongsak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damrongsak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Vertongen misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vertongen 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 Damrongsak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damrongsak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damrongsak misses with a body kick.
Vertongen throws a chopping leg kick but Damrongsak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vertongen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Damrongsak connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Damrongsak.
Vertongen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Damrongsak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vertongen connects with a leg kick. Damrongsak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vertongen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vertongen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damrongsak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vertongen lands with a nice body punch.
Vertongen ducks under a wild hook from Damrongsak.
Damrongsak moves out of range of the leg kick from Vertongen.
Damrongsak jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Damrongsak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damrongsak checks the leg kick.
Damrongsak moves out of range of the body kick from Vertongen.
Vertongen is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Vertongen blocks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Damrongsak there.
Datri Damrongsak is winning the standup battle so far.
Damrongsak throws a front kick aimed at Vertongen's knee but Vertongen avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vertongen.
Vertongen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damrongsak's calf.
Damrongsak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Damrongsak moves out of range as Vertongen throws a body kick.

Damrongsak has managed to clinch.
Vertongen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damrongsak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vertongen is defending well for now.
Vertongen tries to throw a body punch but Damrongsak avoids it by throwing Vertongen back against the ropes.
Damrongsak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vertongen blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Datri Damrongsak had his way with Jan Vertongen in that round.
That's time! Damrongsak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vertongen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Damrongsak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jan Vertongen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vertongen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damrongsak is out of range and Vertongen settles back down.
Damrongsak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damrongsak moves out of range of the body kick.
Damrongsak throwing a counter right hand but Vertongen manages to avoid it.
Damrongsak misses with a head kick.
Vertongen throws the left hand but Damrongsak avoids the punch easily.
Damrongsak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Damrongsak.
Vertongen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damrongsak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damrongsak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vertongen.
Vertongen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damrongsak is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damrongsak closes the distance and clinches.
Damrongsak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vertongen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vertongen throws a head punch that misses.
Damrongsak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vertongen's defenses.
Vertongen tries a body shot but Damrongsak blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damrongsak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damrongsak scores with a hook to the body.
Vertongen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Datri Damrongsak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damrongsak digs a right hand underneath Vertongen's ribcage. Vertongen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vertongen.
Vertongen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damrongsak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damrongsak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vertongen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Damrongsak trying to land knees to the body.
Vertongen lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damrongsak.
Damrongsak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Damrongsak missing with knees to the body.
Damrongsak blocks a body shot from Vertongen.
Vertongen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damrongsak's elbow.
Vertongen blocks an elbow strike from Damrongsak.
Vertongen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vertongen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damrongsak's elbow.
Vertongen throws a head punch that misses.
Damrongsak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vertongen's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damrongsak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damrongsak blocking some punches.
Damrongsak misses with an elbow strike.
Damrongsak tries to work over Vertongen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vertongen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damrongsak misses with a knee to the head.
Vertongen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damrongsak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vertongen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damrongsak backwards.
Vertongen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damrongsak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vertongen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Damrongsak.
Damrongsak lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Datri Damrongsak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damrongsak 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Datri Damrongsak!