PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Saenchai Sor Kingstar (ranked 23094 p4p, 555 weight class) and Cole Miller (ranked 2091 p4p, 247 weight class). Sor Kingstar's entrance music is Noypi by Bamboo. A fine choice. Cole Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sor Kingstar
vs
Miller

178 cm
28
158 lbs
15 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
136 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cole Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Sor Kingstar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sor Kingstar avoids the head kick by Miller.
Sor Kingstar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sor Kingstar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sor Kingstar with a body shot.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sor Kingstar. Sor Kingstar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sor Kingstar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller feints and then cracks Sor Kingstar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sor Kingstar down.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sor Kingstar blocks a jab.
Miller jabs at Sor Kingstar's body.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Sor Kingstar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Sor Kingstar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Sor Kingstar gets a clinch.
A short right from Sor Kingstar on the inside.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Sor Kingstar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sor Kingstar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor Kingstar.
Miller tries a body shot but Sor Kingstar blocks it.
Miller tries to work over Sor Kingstar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sor Kingstar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Sor Kingstar.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sor Kingstar misses with the head strike.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor Kingstar.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Sor Kingstar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller blocks a body shot from Sor Kingstar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Sor Kingstar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Sor Kingstar's ribcage. Sor Kingstar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kingstar in his tracks for a moment.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Sor Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sor Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Sor Kingstar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Sor Kingstar.
Miller works on Sor Kingstar's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Sor Kingstar.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor Kingstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sor Kingstar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sor Kingstar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sor Kingstar blocks a body shot from Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor Kingstar pushes Miller back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Miller tries to work over Sor Kingstar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Sor Kingstar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sor Kingstar lands with a left to the head.
Miller misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cole Miller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Sor Kingstar.
A big right from Miller misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sor Kingstar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sor Kingstar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Miller pushes Sor Kingstar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sor Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Sor Kingstar pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar working aggressively here.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sor Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sor Kingstar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller prevents a body shot from Sor Kingstar.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sor Kingstar.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Sor Kingstar, against the ropes.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sor Kingstar's elbow.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Sor Kingstar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sor Kingstar lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sor Kingstar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Sor Kingstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sor Kingstar has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller misses with some punches.
Sor Kingstar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sor Kingstar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Sor Kingstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sor Kingstar.
Miller lands an elbow just above Sor Kingstar 's eye.
Sor Kingstar lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Sor Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar prevents a body shot from Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor Kingstar misses with the head strike.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Sor Kingstar throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor Kingstar controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sor Kingstar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sor Kingstar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sor Kingstar blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Sor Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sor Kingstar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Sor Kingstar's head.
Sor Kingstar lands with a right to the head.
Sor Kingstar blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sor Kingstar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cole Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sor Kingstar misses with a two punch combination.
Sor Kingstar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Sor Kingstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Sor Kingstar wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Sor Kingstar off the ropes and back into range.
Nice body kick from Miller.
Sor Kingstar swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miller misses with a hook. Sor Kingstar ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Sor Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Sor Kingstar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Sor Kingstar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Sor Kingstar is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sor Kingstar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Sor Kingstar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Sor Kingstar misses with a double jab.

Sor Kingstar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Sor Kingstar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller working aggressively here.
Sor Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Sor Kingstar.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sor Kingstar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller gets through Sor Kingstar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sor Kingstar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sor Kingstar lands a left hand.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sor Kingstar throws an elbow but misses.
Sor Kingstar dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Sor Kingstar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Sor Kingstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sor Kingstar blocks an uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miller. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cole Miller just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Sor Kingstar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Sor Kingstar lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sor Kingstar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Sor Kingstar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sor Kingstar misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Sor Kingstar is looking to clinch.
Sor Kingstar takes one on the button.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar connects with a looping right hand.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sor Kingstar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Sor Kingstar catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Sor Kingstar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sor Kingstar misses with a wild body shot.
Sor Kingstar is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Sor Kingstar's head but Sor Kingstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sor Kingstar blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Sor Kingstar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sor Kingstar looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Sor Kingstar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Sor Kingstar misses the target.
Miller throws a hook but Sor Kingstar blocks it.
Sor Kingstar misses with a wild body shot.
Miller takes a swing at Sor Kingstar's ribcage but misses.
Sor Kingstar throws a big shot that misses.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller slips under a jab from Sor Kingstar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sor Kingstar in his tracks.
Sor Kingstar looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Sor Kingstar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sor Kingstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar sets himself, and Miller steps forward looking for the clinch! Sor Kingstar avoids it this time.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Sor Kingstar's defenses.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sor Kingstar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sor Kingstar tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Sor Kingstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sor Kingstar misses with a straight left.
Sor Kingstar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Sor Kingstar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sor Kingstar throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller throws out a counter right but Sor Kingstar avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sor Kingstar moves away.
A combination from Sor Kingstar does no damage.
Sor Kingstar sets himself, and Miller steps forward looking for the clinch! Sor Kingstar avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Miller dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sor Kingstar ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Sor Kingstar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sor Kingstar.
Sor Kingstar lands a head shot.
Miller swings for the body but Sor Kingstar moves out of range.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sor Kingstar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sor Kingstar throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Sor Kingstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Sor Kingstar moves away and avoids it.
Sor Kingstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor Kingstar slips under a jab.
Sor Kingstar lands a jab to the nose.
Miller thuds a left hand into Sor Kingstar's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Sor Kingstar moved out of range.
Miller misses with a hook. Sor Kingstar ducked under it nicely.
Sor Kingstar avoids the body shot from Miller.
Sor Kingstar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sor Kingstar misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Sor Kingstar misses with a straight right.
Sor Kingstar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sor Kingstar scores with a punch to the head.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller cracks Sor Kingstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sor Kingstar loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller throws the left hand but Sor Kingstar avoids the punch easily.
Sor Kingstar connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor Kingstar ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Sor Kingstar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Miller misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sor Kingstar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sor Kingstar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sor Kingstar slips under a jab.
Sor Kingstar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sor Kingstar tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Sor Kingstar.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Sor Kingstar lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Sor Kingstar misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor Kingstar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole Miller.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Miller!
Cole Miller is the new lightweight champion!
Saenchai Sor Kingstar was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.