PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 645 p4p, 83 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 744 p4p, 87 weight class). Probong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bodhi Mandala. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rhod
vs
Probong

180 cm
26
162 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

177 cm
31
162 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
Probong steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Rhod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Probong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rhod's head backwards.
Rhod cracks Probong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Rhod moved out of range nicely.
Rhod throwing a counter right hand but Probong manages to avoid it.
Rhod throws a wild body kick that Probong sees coming a mile off.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Probong moved away.
Probong throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Rhod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Probong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Probong slips a straight right by Rhod.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod walks forward, straight into a front kick from Probong.
Probong avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Probong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Probong misses with a straight right.
It looked like Rhod was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Probong.
Rhod moves forwards but Probong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Probong connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probong looks to throw the jab but Rhod is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong lands a nice hook to Rhod's body. Rhod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A clash of legs there as Probong blocks the low kick.
Probong misses with a leg kick.
Probong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rhod slips under a jab from Probong.
Probong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Probong 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.
Probong throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probong missing with a left hand there. Rhod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Probong misses.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Probong motions for Rhod to come forward. Probong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod moves out of range as Probong throws a body kick.
Rhod connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Probong checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod avoids the head kick by Probong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
Rhod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
Rhod fails with an attempt to clinch.
Probong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Probong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Probong stuns Rhod with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhod throws a push kick but Probong slaps the foot to one side.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Probong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Probong tests Rhod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rhod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Probong throws a looping overhand right but Rhod ducks down to avoid it.
Probong moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Probong misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Probong slips the punch.
Probong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Probong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Probong cracks Rhod with an open hand slap.
Probong throws a leg kick but Rhod moved away.
Rhod 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.
Probong with a jab.
Rhod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhod swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rhod tries to move into range but Probong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rhod takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
Probong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rhod with a body shot.
Probong loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Good work by Rhod as he checks the leg kick.
Probong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probong tries to land a front kick but Rhod steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Probong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Probong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rhod tries to land a leg kick but Probong saw it coming and moves away.
Probong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Probong takes a swing at Rhod's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Probong.
Probong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from Probong.
Rhod looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Probong looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Probong.
Probong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Probong moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Probong throws an off balance right hand
and Probong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sni Probong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rhod tries to clinch but Probong is having none of it.
Probong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod moves out of range as Probong strikes.
Probong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhod.

Rhod moves into range and clinches up with Probong.
Probong can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod blocks a body shot from Probong.
Rhod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rhod can't find room to land a body shot as Probong controls the action.
Rhod can't find room to land a body shot as Probong controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Rhod.
Rhod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhod struggles to land a body shot inside as Probong controls his hands.
Rhod blocks an uppercut.
Probong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhod is defending well for now.
Probong takes a shot to the head.
Probong works on Rhod's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhod.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probong throws a head punch that misses.
Rhod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rhod avoids it.
Probong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Probong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rhods head.
Probong blocks a body shot from Rhod.
Rhod swings wildly with an uppercut but Probong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhod tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Rhod back against the cage.
Probong blocks a body shot from Rhod.
Probong scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Probong.

Probong manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Probong misses.
Rhod scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod wants to clinch up but Probong keeps it at a distance.

Rhod drives through and clinches with Probong against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Rhod.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhod.
Rhod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Probong.
Probong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod can't find room to land a body shot as Probong controls the action.
Probong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Probong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rhod or not.
Probong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhod tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Rhod back against the cage.
Rudy Rhod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rhod blocking some punches.
Probong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rhod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rhod lands a hook that snaps the head of Probong backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a head punch that misses.
Probong lands a nice uppercut.
Probong misses with the head strike.
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhod's elbow.
Rhod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Probong is trying to push Rhod away but Rhod has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Probong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rhod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probong scores with a shot to the side of Rhod's head.
Rhod throws a punch but it's blocked by Probong.
Rhod misses with some punches.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhod.
Probong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Probong misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod tries a body shot but Probong blocks it.
Probong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rhod or not.
Rhod digs a right hand underneath Probong's ribcage. Probong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rhod working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhod misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Probong lands a left hand.
Probong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Probong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Probong throws a leg kick but Rhod moved away.
Rhod feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Probong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Probong misses with a series of wild punches.
Probong thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Probong backs away, Rhod returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Probong throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Probong scores with a nice strike.
Rhod slips under a jab.
Probong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sni Probong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rhod throws a hook to the side of Probong's head but Probong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probong is looking to chop away at Rhod's legs.
Rhod chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probong can pounce on him.
Rhod throws a jab when Probong was well out of range.
Probong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhod misses with a looping left.
Rhod is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Probong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Probong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhod bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rhod wants to clinch
and Probong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhod takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Probong moves out of range of the strikes.
Sni Probong seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rhod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhod looks to land a body kick but Probong moved away.
Rhod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Probong cracks Rhod with a good jab.
Rhod scores with a decent looking hook.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Probong.
Probong misses with a hook. Rhod ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Rhod. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Rhod misses.
Probong tries a quick counter leg kick but Rhod is wise to it.
Rhod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Probong throws a lazy body kick

and Rhod holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rhod blocking some punches.
Rhod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Probongs head.
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!
Probong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Probong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Probong loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Probong throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Probong uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Probong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Probong.
Probong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Probong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod tries to work over Probong's front leg with a kick but Probong checks it.
Rhod scores with a hook.
Rhod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Probong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Probong. That's going to slow Rhod down.
Probong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Rhod misses with a hook. Probong ducked under it nicely.
Rhod will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Probong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rhod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probong moves out of range as Rhod strikes.
Rhod scores with a nice strike.
Rhod catches Probong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Probong misses with a leg kick
and Rhod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Probong misses with a looping left.
Rhod takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhod feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Probong's calf.
Rhod moves out of range of the leg kick from Probong.
As Probong backs away, Rhod returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Rhod darts in and clinches Probong up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Probong.
Probong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
Rhod misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Probong misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod prevents a body shot from Probong.
Rhod is working Probong over against the cage.
Probong blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Probong.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
Probong has a couple of punches blocked by Rhod.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Probong.

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 Rudy Rhod.
I think Probong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sni Probong!
Our winner, Sni Probong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.