PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1434 p4p, 218 weight class) and Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 3540 p4p, 468 weight class). Sor. Khamsing has chosen Wai Kru as his entrance music. Leonardo Atunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Atunes
vs
Sor. Khamsing

180 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

177 cm
34
182 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Power Matrix Nutrition

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Sor. Khamsing saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Sor. Khamsing misses.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing avoids a kick to the body.
Sor. Khamsing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes with a hook.
A low kick from Sor. Khamsing is predictable there
and Atunes counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sor. Khamsing moves away.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a head kick.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Sor. Khamsing ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Sor. Khamsing .

Atunes darts in and clinches Sor. Khamsing up against the ropes.
Atunes tries a body shot but Sor. Khamsing blocks it.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Sor. Khamsing is controlling him.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Sor. Khamsing lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Sor. Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sor. Khamsing throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes moves in looking to clinch but Sor. Khamsing pushes him off.
Sor. Khamsing throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sor. Khamsing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a straight right. Atunes didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sor. Khamsing is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Sor. Khamsing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor. Khamsing looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Sor. Khamsing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab-cross combination.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sor. Khamsing on the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sor. Khamsing is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Sor. Khamsing tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Sor. Khamsing fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Sor. Khamsing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
Atunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sor. Khamsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sor. Khamsing throws a front kick aimed at Atunes's knee but Atunes avoids it well.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sor. Khamsing blocks the body kick.
Sor. Khamsing is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Atunes misses with a hook. Sor. Khamsing ducked under it nicely.
Sor. Khamsing is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sor. Khamsing avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Atunes sets himself, and Sor. Khamsing steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Sor. Khamsing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sor. Khamsing has time to react.
Sor. Khamsing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Sor. Khamsing 's knee but Sor. Khamsing avoids it well.
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sor. Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sor. Khamsing takes a step back to recover.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Sor. Khamsing moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Sor. Khamsing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sor. Khamsing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sor. Khamsing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes tests Sor. Khamsing 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Sor. Khamsing avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sor. Khamsing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sor. Khamsing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sor. Khamsing 's sensitive parts.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sor. Khamsing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sor. Khamsing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sor. Khamsing takes one to the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Sor. Khamsing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Sor. Khamsing .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Sor. Khamsing avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a wild combination.
Sor. Khamsing throws out a powerful jab.
Atunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sor. Khamsing throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sor. Khamsing lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sor. Khamsing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Sor. Khamsing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sor. Khamsing .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Atunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Sor. Khamsing saw that one coming.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes wants to clinch up but Sor. Khamsing keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sor. Khamsing 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.
Sor. Khamsing is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor. Khamsing can do to turn this around?
Sor. Khamsing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sor. Khamsing throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Atunes tries to clinch but Sor. Khamsing is having none of it.

Sor. Khamsing moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor. Khamsing .
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing pushes Atunes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a shot to the side of Atunes's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Atunes - that landed with a thud.
Sor. Khamsing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sor. Khamsing .
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor. Khamsing controls his hands.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sor. Khamsing backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atunes lands with a light punch inside.
Atunes blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor. Khamsing .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor. Khamsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor. Khamsing controls his hands.
Sor. Khamsing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
Sor. Khamsing 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a left to the head.
Sor. Khamsing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a knee to the head.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sor. Khamsing .

And that's the end of the fight!
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atunes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
In his post fight interview, Leonardo Atunes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win or you Learn '.