PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quick Tourney (ranked 5841 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decha Banchamek (ranked 5836 p4p, 0 weight class). Decha Banchamek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tourney
vs
Banchamek

165 cm
24
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quick Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Decha Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banchamek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tourney is trying to pull guard but Banchamek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tourney fails to land.
Tourney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek lands with a short shot to the head.
Tourney is trying to force a seperation but Banchamek has the dominant position.
Tourney is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek has him pressed against the cage.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banchamek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tourney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banchamek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tourney up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Banchamek.
Tourney tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Tourney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banchamek is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banchamek gets through Tourney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tourney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tourney tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.
Banchamek lands a hook that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Banchamek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banchamek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banchamek taking a breather.
Banchamek pushes Tourney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banchamek effectively controlling the action here.
Tourney tries to work over Banchamek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tourney fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Tourney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek presses Tourney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banchamek.
Tourney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banchamek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banchamek lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Banchamek to work.
Banchamek scores with a shoulder strike.
Banchamek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tourney or not.
Tourney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banchamek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banchamek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tourney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banchamek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Banchamek.
Tourney is breathing heavily.
Banchamek works on Tourney's body with a couple of short punches.
Tourney tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.
Tourney throws a punch but it's blocked by Banchamek.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banchamek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banchamek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Banchamek.
Banchamek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tourney can't find room to land a body shot as Banchamek controls the action.
Banchamek effectively controlling the action here.
Banchamek just leaning against Tourney, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Decha Banchamek.
Tourney fails with the takedown
and Banchamek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Banchamek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banchamek lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banchamek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banchamek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch but Tourney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banchamek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tourney.
Banchamek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Banchamek.
Tourney looks for a takedown but Banchamek sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Banchamek rushes Tourney and presses him up against the cage.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Tourney wants a takedown but no success here.
Banchamek lands a nice uppercut.
Banchamek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decha Banchamek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Banchamek does no damage.
Tourney keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Tourney misses.
Banchamek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tourney misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a straight right hand.
Tourney shoots in and drives through. Banchamek sprawls well.
Tourney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Banchamek presses Tourney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banchamek lands a right hand.
Tourney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek stalls.
Banchamek effectively controlling the action here.
Banchamek is working Tourney over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hand to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike.
Tourney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banchamek walks away with a smile on his face. Tourney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Banchamek takes the fight into the clinch.
Banchamek has Tourney pressed against the cage, preventing Tourney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tourney tries to pull guard but Banchamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Tourney drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Tourney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
Banchamek effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Banchamek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney tries to pull guard but Banchamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Tourney drops back down to his feet.
Tourney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banchamek is pressed up against the cage. Tourney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banchamek down to the mat. Banchamek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banchamek moves away from the strike by Tourney.
Tourney throws a hook to the side of Banchamek's head but Banchamek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decha Banchamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Banchamek rushes Tourney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Banchamek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Banchamek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banchamek avoiding damage.
Banchamek lands with a short shot to the head.
Banchamek lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek slowing the pace effectively.
Banchamek lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banchamek.
Tourney takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Banchamek.
Tourney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Banchamek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Banchamek slowing the pace effectively.
Banchamek scores with a shot to the side of Tourney's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Banchamek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banchamek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tourney being controlled against the cage.
Banchamek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banchamek lands a shot to the body.
Banchamek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banchamek digs a right hand into Tourney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tourney's gas tank.
Banchamek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Decha Banchamek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banchamek pushes Tourney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decha Banchamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tourney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tourney looks to land a left hand but Banchamek moved out of range nicely.
Banchamek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tourney throws a hook but Banchamek blocks it.
Banchamek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tourney throws a hook to the side of Banchamek's head but Banchamek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tourney throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Banchamek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banchamek.
Tourney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banchamek to keep the fight standing.
Banchamek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tourney being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Banchamek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banchamek lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banchamek slows down the pace here.
Banchamek leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Banchamek.
Banchamek taking a breather.
Tourney jumps guard but Banchamek stands there with Tourney around his waist. Tourney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banchamek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banchamek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tourney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Tourney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Decha Banchamek.
Tourney throws a poor cross that misses
and Banchamek counters with a nice body shot.
Banchamek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banchamek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Tourney is rocked!

It looks like Quick Tourney has been cut.
Banchamek lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh Tourney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banchamek batters Tourney with a massive right followed by a huge left! Tourney is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Banchamek lands a final crushing right hand to drop Tourney to the mat with a gruesome thud! Banchamek is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Decha Banchamek!