PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 5277 p4p, 4208 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 527 p4p, 482 weight class). Dead comes into the arena with Death March - Motionless in White blaring out of the sound system. Better Dead could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buakaw Banchamek's chin.

Dead
vs
Banchamek

183 cm
44
168
33 - 50 - 0

178 cm
24
161
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 33 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banchamek counters with a good low kick that Dead was not able to check.
Banchamek dodges the punch combination from Dead.
Banchamek lands a leg kick that knocks Dead off balance momentarily.

Dead moves into range and clinches up with Banchamek.
Banchamek lands with a right to the head.
Banchamek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banchamek lands a body shot.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Banchamek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead darts in trying to clinch
and Banchamek counters with a low kick, right behind Dead 's knee.
Dead tries to clinch but Banchamek is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banchamek with a nice calf kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dead doesn't seem bothered though.
Banchamek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dead tries to clinch but Banchamek moves out of range.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banchamek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banchamek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banchamek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banchamek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dead throws out the jab.
Dead doesn't manage to clinch there - Banchamek circles away.
Dead throws a shot from downtown. Banchamek moves away and avoids it.
Banchamek moves out of range as Dead strikes.
Banchamek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banchamek cracks Dead with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
It seemed like Banchamek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Banchamek.
Dead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banchamek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dead's knee momentarily.
Dead is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick
and Banchamek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Banchamek counters with a low kick, right behind Dead 's knee.
Banchamek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dead at a distance.
Dead misses with a combination
and Banchamek counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dead is rocked!
Banchamek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dead.
Banchamek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banchamek thuds his right hand into Dead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banchamek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banchamek jabs at Dead's body.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banchamek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
Banchamek avoids the head kick by Dead.
Dead looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
Banchamek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Banchamek.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banchamek.
Banchamek scores with a head kick.
Banchamek thumps Dead with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banchamek lands a jab to the nose.
Jab by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a high kick!
Banchamek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dead takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dead throws a series of punches but Banchamek avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Banchamek.
Dead gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Banchamek tries to keep at a distance but Dead has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Banchamek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Banchamek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banchamek connects with a solid leg kick.
Dead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banchamek drops Dead with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dead! Banchamek dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buakaw Banchamek!
A very excited looking Buakaw Banchamek rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.