PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Samran Mookjai (ranked 2468 p4p, 7715 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 318 p4p, 670 weight class). Putin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. 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.

Mookjai
vs
Putin

193 cm
33
190
13 - 7 - 0

183 cm
39
175
30 - 28 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mookjai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Putin under the eye.
Mookjai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Putin misses with a looping left.

Putin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Mookjai scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mookjai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mookjai circles away.
Mookjai throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
Putin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mookjai's head backwards.
Putin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mookjai.
Mookjai misses with an uppercut.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Mookjai circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Mookjai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mookjai connects with a right hand. Putin shakes it off.
Mookjai throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Mookjai throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mookjai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to clinch up but Mookjai circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Mookjai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Mookjai.

Putin is rocked!
Mookjai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Mookjai finish him?
Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mookjai.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Putin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMookjai.
Putin throws a series of punches but Mookjai avoids them all with ease.
Mookjai throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
Mookjai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Putin throws a lazy uppercut
and Mookjai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Putin. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mookjai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Putin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mookjai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Putin.
Mookjai looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Putin takes one on the button.
Putin punishes Mookjai's body with a nice straight punch.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mookjai connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Putin's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Putin - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Samran Mookjai!
A victorious Samran Mookjai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.