PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 125 p4p, 8 weight class) and Takayama Yataro (ranked 531 p4p, 37 weight class). Yataro has chosen Misoji Misaki as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruenroeng
vs
Yataro

170 cm
28
144 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

163 cm
22
143 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takayama Yataro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng staying out of range there.

Ruenroeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruenroeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yataro's defenses.
Yataro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruenroeng gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Yataro controls his hands.
Ruenroeng gets underhooks to prevent Yataro's takedown attempt.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Yataro looks winded!
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruenroeng obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng presses Yataro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruenroeng works on Yataro's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng crunches a lovely knee into Yataro's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
A short right from Ruenroeng on the inside.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng scores with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yataro wants a takedown.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takayama Yataro.
A hook to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yataro or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruenroeng cracks Yataro with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yataro.
Ruenroeng lands a good knee to the midsection. Yataro won't want to take too many of those.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng pushes Yataro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yataro takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yataro.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yataro or not.
Ruenroeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yataro backwards.
Ruenroeng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng crunches a lovely knee into Yataro's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yataro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yataro fails to pull guard.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Ruenroeng as the two fighters clinch.
Ruenroeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yataro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Yataro's head.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yataro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng pushes Yataro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng gets through Yataro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yataro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruenroeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng connects with a knee to the head.
Yataro jumps guard but Ruenroeng turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng presses Yataro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Yataro's head.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruenroeng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Ruenroeng.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside that Yataro shrugs off.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yataro or not.
Ruenroeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yataro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruenroeng just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruenroeng obliges.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yataro.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruenroeng obliges.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a short shot to the head.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng scores with a hook to the body.
Yataro takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yataros head.
Yataro takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruenroeng scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruenroeng gets a clinch.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Yataro.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Yataro.
Samak Ruenroeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yataro can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Yataro avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a knee to the body.
Yataro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yataro is defending well for now.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruenroeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow that stopped Yataro in his tracks for a moment.
Yataro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruenroeng controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruenroeng.
Yataro is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruenroeng.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng working Yataro over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Yataro backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yataro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruenroeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yataro can do to turn this around?
Ruenroeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands with a right to the head.
Ruenroeng scores a nice knee to the body.
Yataro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruenroeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruenroeng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Yataro avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
Yataro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand underneath Yataro's ribcage. Yataro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside.
Ruenroeng pushes Yataro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Yataro tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Yataro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yataro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yataro takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruenroeng working Yataro over with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Yataro's head.
Yataro is trying to force a seperation but Ruenroeng has the dominant position.
Ruenroeng lands a good knee to the midsection. Yataro won't want to take too many of those.
Yataro wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yataro backwards.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruenroeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Ruenroeng.
Yataro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yataros head.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a shot to the body.
Yataro takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yataro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand underneath Yataro's ribcage. Yataro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yataro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yataro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Yataro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yataro's gas tank.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Yataro's head.
Ruenroeng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yataro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yataro tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Yataro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yataro's gas tank.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yataro backwards.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

That kick from Ruenroeng tenderised Yataro's leg. Yataro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Yataro moves out of range easily.
Yataro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Yataro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yataro down.
Yataro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yataro manages to circle out of the way.
Ruenroeng scores with a kick to the body.
Yataro throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by clinching up but Yataro breaks away and moves out of range.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but Yataro circles away.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yataro throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Yataro keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Yataro.
Ruenroeng connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yataro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yataro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Yataro throws out a counter right but Ruenroeng avoids it with no problem.
Ruenroeng throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yataro's head.
Donk. Ruenroeng catches Yataro right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Yataro misses.
Yataro 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.
Ruenroeng throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Yataro moves out of range easily.
Yataro blocks a leg kick.
Yataro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
Yataro throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruenroeng delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Yataro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ruenroeng moves into the clinch successfully.
Yataro is trying to break the clinch but Ruenroeng is controlling him.
Ruenroeng lands with a light punch inside.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Yataro blocks it.
Yataro is working for takedown but Ruenroeng is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruenroeng scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.

Yataro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ruenroeng forces his way into half guard.
Ruenroeng controlling the pace.
Ruenroeng is pressing down on Yataro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yataro is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng not doing much here.
Ruenroeng is trying to control. Yataro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruenroeng is taking a breather. Yataro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yataro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruenroeng slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yataro tries to roll over but Ruenroeng keeps him under control.
Yataro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ruenroeng not doing much here.
Yataro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruenroeng engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruenroeng is pushing down on Yataro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yataro is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruenroeng has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Yataro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Ruenroeng lands a high kick!
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Yataro avoids it.
Ruenroeng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yataro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yataro misses the jab.
Yataro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yataro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yataro misses with a hook.
A big right from Yataro misses.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yataro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yataro tests Ruenroeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yataro misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yataro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Yataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yataro avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Yataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Yataro throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Yataro throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruenroeng.

Ruenroeng moves into range and clinches up with Yataro.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yataro.
Yataro working aggressively here.

Yataro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yataro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruenroeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yataro tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Yataro back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yataro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yataro lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruenroeng obliges.
Ruenroeng tries a body shot but Yataro blocks it.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is working Yataro over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruenroeng.
Yataro tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Yataro.

Yataro is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ruenroeng can't fight it off and eventually Yataro manages to take the fight to the floor. Ruenroeng looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ruenroeng looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng pulls Yataro in close to prevent any damage.
Yataro throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Yataro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yataro works over Ruenroeng with some ground and pound from guard.
Yataro wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ruenroeng has his hands on Yataro's head, controlling the position.
Yataro won't allow Ruenroeng to sweep him here.
Ruenroeng is adopting a defensive guard.
Yataro wants to pass the guard but Ruenroeng is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yataro landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng had his way with Takayama Yataro in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ruenroeng closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Ruenroeng.
Yataro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruenroeng smiles and moves away.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yataro misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by clinching up but Yataro breaks away and moves out of range.
Yataro misses the jab.
Yataro with a poor takedown

and Ruenroeng holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yataro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruenroeng smiles and moves away.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takayama Yataro.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng defending well as Yataro loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick which misses Yataro's front leg but catches the back leg as Yataro tries to avoid it.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Yataro is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Yataro.
Ruenroeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yataro.
Yataro swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yataro takes a step back to recover.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yataro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by clinching up but Yataro breaks away and moves out of range.
Yataro misses with an uppercut. Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng moves in looking to clinch but Yataro pushes him off.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick which misses Yataro's front leg but catches the back leg as Yataro tries to avoid it.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yataro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng tried to score with a low kick but Yataro checks it.
Ruenroeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yataro throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Yataro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yataro.
Yataro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Yataro ducks right into an uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yataro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruenroeng circles away.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Yataro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yataro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yataro misses with a wild combination.
Yataro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a slapping body shot.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but Yataro circles away.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yataro scores with a jab to the head.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yataro.
Yataro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Ruenroeng tries to move into range but Yataro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Ruenroeng.
Yataro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruenroeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yataro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yataro. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch.
Yataro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng cracks Yataro with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yataro.
Samak Ruenroeng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Yataro moves out of range.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng is looking to slow Yataro down with leg kicks.
Yataro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruenroeng's waist but Ruenroeng gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yataro off to one side.
Ruenroeng lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Yataro finds it's target.
Yataro throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yataro.
Yataro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruenroeng's head backwards.
Takayama Yataro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yataro throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruenroeng, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:43
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:43
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng retains his bantamweight title!