PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 1163 p4p, 43 weight class) and Ashton Knuckles (ranked 5841 p4p, 226 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ruenroeng
vs
Knuckles

170 cm
23
144 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

160 cm
28
147 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashton Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruenroeng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the body.
Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses.
Knuckles steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ruenroeng.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
It looked like Ruenroeng was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knuckles.
Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Knuckles is predictable there

and Ruenroeng holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knuckless head.
Still in the clinch, Ruenroeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Knuckles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knuckles's gas tank.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
Ruenroeng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knuckles lands a jab to Ruenroeng's midsection.
Knuckles misses with a hook
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knuckles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knuckles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knuckles tries to clinch but Ruenroeng is having none of it.
Knuckles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruenroeng looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knuckles.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Knuckles.
Ruenroeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruenroeng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ruenroeng.
Knuckles misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruenroeng instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Ruenroeng.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruenroeng.
Knuckles looks winded!
Knuckles tries to land a knee to the head but Ruenroeng blocks with his arms.
Ruenroeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Ruenroeng as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng pushes Knuckles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knuckles's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng works on Knuckles's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
A short left from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knuckles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruenroeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand underneath Knuckles's ribcage. Knuckles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch.
Ruenroeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.
A shot in the inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a right to the head.

Knuckles is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruenroeng finish him?
Ruenroeng is working Knuckles over against the cage.
Ruenroeng throws a big uppercut that drops Knuckles! More strikes from Ruenroeng and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knuckles lies dazed against the cage as Ruenroeng celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samak Ruenroeng!