PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dinklage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Dinklage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dinklage
vs
Banchamek

172 cm
25
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinklage tries to keep at a distance but Banchamek has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Dinklage on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dinklage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banchamek takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Buakaw Banchamek has been cut.
Dinklage swings wildly with an uppercut but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage tries to work over Banchamek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinklage works on Banchamek's body with a couple of short punches.
Banchamek trying to land knees to the body.
Banchamek missing with knees to the body.
Banchamek trying to land knees to the body.
Banchamek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dinklage avoids the damage to the body.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinklage.
Banchamek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dinklage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banchamek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dinklage avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dinklage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banchamek throws an elbow but it misses.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dinklage lands an uppercut.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Dinklage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banchamek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banchamek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dinklage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinklage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinklage throws a head punch that misses.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Dinklage lands a body shot.
Dinklage scores with a shot to the side of Banchamek's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dinklage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek looks winded!
Dinklage scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinklage avoids it.
Banchamek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dinklage avoids the damage to the body.
Banchamek misses with an elbow over the top.
Dinklage lands a shoulder strike.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike.
Dinklage pushes Banchamek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinklage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banchamek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinklage lands a nice uppercut.

Banchamek is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banchamek.
Dinklage lands a body shot.
Dinklage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Banchamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinklage finish him?
Dinklage lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Dinklage - that landed with a thud.
Dinklage blocks an elbow strike.
Banchamek seems to have recovered his senses.
Dinklage lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Dinklage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dinklage tries to work over Banchamek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Dinklage.
Dinklage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Dinklage.
Dinklage lands a left hand.
Dinklage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dinklage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dinklage pushes Banchamek against the cage. Dinklage is working some dirty boxing. Dinklage pushes off with a quick right hook! Banchamek goes down! Banchamek tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dinklage moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Dinklage!