PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sor Tienpoh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is rolling in the deep. Paul Landen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sor Tienpoh
vs
Landen

170 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

170 cm
32
156 lbs
20 - 21 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

ON TAP 160Q Nutrition

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Landen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor Tienpoh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Landen's head.
Sor Tienpoh throws a body punch but Landen moves out of range.
Sor Tienpoh lands a body shot.
Landen throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sor Tienpoh. That's going to slow Landen down.
A left lands for Landen.
Landen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sor Tienpoh is out of range and Landen settles back down.
Landen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sor Tienpoh.
Landen throws a lazy right hand but Sor Tienpoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Landen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh tries to land a front kick but Landen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landen throws a big counter head kick but Sor Tienpoh avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Landen lands.
Sor Tienpoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Landen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh lands a glancing blow to the side of Landen's head.
Sor Tienpoh connects with a leg kick. Landen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Landen.
Sor Tienpoh connects with an inside leg kick.
Landen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sor Tienpoh.
Nice uppercut there from Landen.
Sor Tienpoh misses the body punch
and Landen counters with a head kick.
Sor Tienpoh scores with a jab to the head.
Sor Tienpoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landen manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sor Tienpoh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sor Tienpoh back to the cage. Landen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sor Tienpoh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Landen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sor Tienpoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sor Tienpoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Landen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sor Tienpoh.
Landen throws a hook but Sor Tienpoh avoids it easily.
Sor Tienpoh checks a leg kick nicely.
Sor Tienpoh throws a head kick but Landen moves out of range.
Landen looks to land a right hand but Sor Tienpoh moved out of range.
Landen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good shot there by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh throws a body punch but Landen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sor Tienpoh throws a looping overhand right but Landen ducks down to avoid it.
Landen tries a quick counter leg kick but Sor Tienpoh is wise to it.
Sor Tienpoh throws a head kick that misses
and Landen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sor Tienpoh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landen is out of range.
Good shot there by Landen.
Landen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sor Tienpoh under the eye.
Landen tried to score with a low kick but Sor Tienpoh checks it.
Sor Tienpoh thows a leg kick but Landen checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Landen tries to score with a low kick but Sor Tienpoh moves his leg out of the way.
Sor Tienpoh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Landen counters with an outside leg kick.
Sor Tienpoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sor Tienpoh.
Landen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sor Tienpoh's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Landen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Landen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor Tienpoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sor Tienpoh tries to bum rush Landen with a series of wild strikes but Landen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a leg kick
and Landen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Landen blocks a leg kick.
Landen throws out a counter right but Sor Tienpoh avoids it with no problem.
Sor Tienpoh cracks Landen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Landen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sor Tienpoh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Landen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sor Tienpoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Landen.
Landen 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.
Landen throws a leg kick but Sor Tienpoh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Landen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Landen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sor Tienpoh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sor Tienpoh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sor Tienpoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landen manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sor Tienpoh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sor Tienpoh blocks a leg kick.
Landen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sor Tienpoh scores with a jab.
Sor Tienpoh misses with an uppercut
and Landen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Landen misses with a jab to the body
and Sor Tienpoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sor Tienpoh. Landen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Landen lands a lovely overhand right.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sor Tienpoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh misses with an attempted mid kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Landen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Landen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landen blocks a head kick by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sor Tienpoh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Landen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sor Tienpoh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A quick step to the side and Sor Tienpoh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sor Tienpoh jabs at Landen's body.
Landen lands a leg kick that knocks Sor Tienpoh off balance momentarily.
Sor Tienpoh checks a leg kick.
Landen looks to land a left hand but Sor Tienpoh moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landen.
Landen lands with a good body shot.
Landen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Landen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sor Tienpoh is looking to slow Landen down with leg kicks.
Sor Tienpoh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Landen.
Landen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sor Tienpoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sor Tienpoh with a body shot.
Sor Tienpoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sor Tienpoh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sor Tienpoh blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Landen finds it's target.
Landen digs a good body shot into Sor Tienpoh's ribs.
Sor Tienpoh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A cross from Sor Tienpoh lands.
A good leg kick by Landen.
Landen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sor Tienpoh. Sor Tienpoh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sor Tienpoh, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landen.
That kick from Landen tenderised Sor Tienpoh's leg. Sor Tienpoh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sor Tienpoh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sor Tienpoh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

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!
Sor Tienpoh feints and then cracks Landen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Landen down.
Sor Tienpoh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landen's sensitive parts.
Sor Tienpoh throws a shot from downtown. Landen moves away and avoids it.
Landen misses with a low kick.
Landen checks a leg kick nicely.
Landen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sor Tienpoh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sor Tienpoh tries to land a leg kick but Landen saw it coming and moves away.
Landen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a lunging right hand
and Landen counters with a nice uppercut.
Landen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Sor Tienpoh misses.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a low kick as Landen jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sor Tienpoh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Landen cracks Sor Tienpoh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sor Tienpoh 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.
Landen slips a straight right by Sor Tienpoh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Landen.
Sor Tienpoh takes a swing at Landen's ribcage but misses.
Sor Tienpoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Landen lands a big head kick that sends Sor Tienpoh tumbling to the mat! Landen takes a step backwards and waves Sor Tienpoh back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sor Tienpoh is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor Tienpoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landen manages to avoid it.
Oh Sor Tienpoh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sor Tienpoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Landen scoring well with a low kick there.
BOOM! Landen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sor Tienpoh. Sor Tienpoh tries to recover but Landen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sor Tienpoh lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Landen!
A very excited looking Paul Landen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank '.