PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khamsing . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dearborn
vs
Sor. Khamsing

182 cm
41
175 lbs
35 - 20 - 0

177 cm
33
182 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dearborn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dearborn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Sor. Khamsing clinches.
Dearborn looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sor. Khamsing .
Dearborn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Sor. Khamsing .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor. Khamsing .
Dearborn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dearborn misses with a punch to the body.
Dearborn has a couple of punches blocked by Sor. Khamsing .
Dearborn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dearborn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sor. Khamsing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dearborn stalling in the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing blocks a body shot from Dearborn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor. Khamsing can't break the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sor. Khamsing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dearborn takes an elbow to the temple.
Sor. Khamsing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sor. Khamsing as the two fighters clinch.
Dearborn tries to stall but Sor. Khamsing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Sor. Khamsing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dearborn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sor. Khamsing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dearborn scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Sor. Khamsing .

Dearborn is rocked!
A big right from Sor. Khamsing misses.
Sor. Khamsing lands a right hook to the body.
Dearborn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dearborn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing throws a jab but it's blocked by Dearborn.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sor. Khamsing . Dearborn shrugs it off though.
Sor. Khamsing feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dearborns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Dearborn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sor. Khamsing instigates a clinch.
Dearborn seems to have got his legs back now.
Dearborn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor. Khamsing lands a hook that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Dearborn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sor. Khamsing backwards.
Dearborn is trying to maintain a safe position but Sor. Khamsing gets an underhook and turns Dearborn into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sor. Khamsing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sor. Khamsing takes a shot to the head.
Dearborn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sor. Khamsing as Dearborn tries to tie him up.
Sor. Khamsing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a body punch.
Dearborn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dearborn misses with the head strike.
Dearborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sor. Khamsing lands a right hand.
Dearborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor. Khamsing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dearborn stalling.
A knee to the head by Sor. Khamsing .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor. Khamsing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dearborn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sor. Khamsing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dearborn's elbow.
Dearborn trying to stall but Sor. Khamsing improves his position.
Dearborn lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saenchai Sor. Khamsing dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dearborn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sor. Khamsing .
Dearborn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sor. Khamsing moves in looking to clinch but Dearborn pushes him off.
Sor. Khamsing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a nice body kick.
Sor. Khamsing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sor. Khamsing clinches.
Dearborn struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor. Khamsing controls his hands.
Dearborn tries to work over Sor. Khamsing 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dearborn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sor. Khamsing 's elbow.
Sor. Khamsing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dearborn throws a head punch that misses.
Dearborn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dearborn misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dearborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sor. Khamsing prevents a body shot from Dearborn.
Sor. Khamsing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sor. Khamsing lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dearborn blocks an elbow strike.
Sor. Khamsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Dearborn controls his hands.
Sor. Khamsing lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn tries a body shot but Sor. Khamsing blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dearborn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sor. Khamsing s head.
Sor. Khamsing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dearborn fails to land.
Sor. Khamsing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Dearborn tries to work over Sor. Khamsing 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Dearborn.
Dearborn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sor. Khamsing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sor. Khamsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dearborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sor. Khamsing , pushing him back against the ropes.
Dearborn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sor. Khamsing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dearborn tries a body shot but Sor. Khamsing blocks it.
Sor. Khamsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dearborn's defenses.
Dearborn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sor. Khamsing is keeping busy.
Dearborn blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sor. Khamsing .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dearborn misses with a body punch.
Sor. Khamsing tries to work over Dearborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sor. Khamsing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sor. Khamsing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a knee to the head.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sor. Khamsing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sor. Khamsing lands a leg kick that knocks Dearborn off balance momentarily.
Dearborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sor. Khamsing moves away.
Dearborn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sor. Khamsing can pounce on him.
Sor. Khamsing wants to clinch.
Dearborn drops his hands momentarily and Sor. Khamsing takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saenchai Sor. Khamsing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sor. Khamsing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Will Dearborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sor. Khamsing throws a leg kick but Dearborn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sor. Khamsing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dearborn.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sor. Khamsing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dearborn moves away.
Dearborn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sor. Khamsing just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sor. Khamsing . Dearborn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dearborn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sor. Khamsing .
Dearborn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a hook. Dearborn ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Sor. Khamsing misses.

Dearborn tries to keep at a distance but Sor. Khamsing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a short shot to the head.
Sor. Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dearborn scores a nice knee to the body.
Dearborn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sor. Khamsing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dearborn misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor. Khamsing .
Dearborn lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dearborn lands a hook that snaps the head of Sor. Khamsing backwards.
Dearborn scores with a shot to the side of Sor. Khamsing 's head.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land a knee to the head but Dearborn blocks with his arms.
Dearborn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sor. Khamsing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sor. Khamsing breaks from the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch but Dearborn moves out of range.
A slow jab from Dearborn misses its intended target.
Dearborn motions for Sor. Khamsing to come forward. Dearborn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dearborn throws an off balance right hand
and Sor. Khamsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dearborn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sor. Khamsing to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Dearborn loads up on a big right hand but Sor. Khamsing slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Dearborn.
Dearborn wants to clinch up but Sor. Khamsing keeps it at a distance.

Sor. Khamsing clinches up with Dearborn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dearborn looking to slow down the pace here.
Sor. Khamsing missing with knees to the body.
Dearborn tries to work over Sor. Khamsing 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dearborn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing throws an elbow that misses.

Sor. Khamsing manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sor. Khamsing , as that shot connected.
Sor. Khamsing slips a jab and a cross from Dearborn.
A little jabbing left from Sor. Khamsing on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Dearborn throws out a head kick that Sor. Khamsing doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Sor. Khamsing crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Sor. Khamsing 's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dearborn slips under a jab.

Sor. Khamsing forces Dearborn back against the ropes and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Will Dearborn.
Well Sor. Khamsing has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!