PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 435 p4p, 670 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 64 p4p, 92 weight class). Khadan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khadan
vs
Bunyasarn

179 cm
29
185
15 - 9 - 0

185 cm
31
192
23 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ananada Bunyasarn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bunyasarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Khadan.
Bunyasarn prevents a body shot from Khadan.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a right to the head.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.

Bunyasarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunyasarn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khadan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunyasarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khadan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunyasarn cracks a nice hook into Khadan's ribs.
Bunyasarn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khadan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Bunyasarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bunyasarn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Khadan lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunyasarn.
Khadan throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Khadan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khadan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Khadan finds it's way through Bunyasarn's defenses.
Khadan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunyasarn at a distance.
Khadan misses with a straight right.
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khadan tries to clinch up.
Bunyasarn staying out of range there.
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Khadan misses the target.
Khadan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadan is just out of range.
Ananada Bunyasarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunyasarn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunyasarn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khadan.
Bunyasarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Bunyasarn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Khadan.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
Bunyasarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Bunyasarn throws a head punch that misses.

Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khadan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunyasarn throws out the jab.
Bunyasarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khadan throws out the jab.
A big right from Bunyasarn misses.
Nice shot lands for Bunyasarn.
Khadan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunyasarn. Khadan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khadan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bunyasarn cracks Khadan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khadan throws a looping overhand right but Bunyasarn ducks down to avoid it.
Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khadan is out of range and Bunyasarn settles back down.
Bunyasarn moves away from the strike by Khadan.
Bunyasarn wants to counter with a clinch but Khadan pushes him away.
Khadan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khadan throws a hook to the side of Bunyasarn's head but Bunyasarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khadan connects with the punch.
Khadan tries to clinch up but Bunyasarn circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunyasarn misses with a lunging right hand
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunyasarn takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Bunyasarn throws a jab when Khadan was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Khadan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khadan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khadan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunyasarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadan takes a swing at Bunyasarn's ribcage but misses.
Bunyasarn cracks Khadan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khadan takes a swing at Bunyasarn's ribcage but misses.
Khadan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunyasarn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunyasarn wants to counter with a clinch but Khadan pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khadan.
Bunyasarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadan moves away.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight right.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khadan lands a head shot.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
The crowd cheers as Khadan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunyasarn doesn't seem phased though.
Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khadan.
Bunyasarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunyasarn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bunyasarn clinches.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ananada Bunyasarn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khadan throws a lazy right hand but Bunyasarn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Khadan blocks it.
Odchigin Khadan is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Khadan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunyasarn doesn't seem phased though.
Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Khadan.
Khadan throws a body punch but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
Khadan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khadan defending well as Bunyasarn loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bunyasarn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khadan misses with a hook.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn swings for the body but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunyasarn wants to counter with a clinch but Khadan pushes him away.
Khadan misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan throws a combination. Bunyasarn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadan is just out of range.
Bunyasarn looks to throw the jab but Khadan is out of range.
Bunyasarn misses with a looping left.
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunyasarn.
Good shot there by Khadan.
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn thows a leg kick but Khadan checks it
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn digs a good body shot into Khadan's ribs.
Bunyasarn takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Khadan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bunyasarn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bunyasarn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khadan.
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!
Khadan swings for the body but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
A jab from Khadan misses.
Khadan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunyasarn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bunyasarn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khadan scrambles back to his feet.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Khadan slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Khadan finds it's target.
Khadan lands with a shot to the body.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown but Bunyasarn shows good takedown defense.
Khadan sets himself, and Bunyasarn steps forward looking for the clinch! Khadan avoids it this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Khadan misses the target.
Bunyasarn dips to his left and cracks Khadan with an uppercut!
Khadan slips under a jab from Bunyasarn.
Khadan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khadan scores with a nice head shot.
Bunyasarn walks into a stiff left hand from Khadan.
Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khadan sets himself, and Bunyasarn steps forward looking for the clinch! Khadan avoids it this time.
Bunyasarn slips a straight right by Khadan.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Khadan avoids it easily.
Bunyasarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Bunyasarn thuds his shin into the meat of Khadan's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Khadan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunyasarn off the cage and back into range.
Khadan looks to land a left hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range nicely.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab from Khadan.
Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bunyasarn scores with a hook to the body. Khadan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khadan misses with a wild body shot.
Bunyasarn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khadan on the side of the head.
Bunyasarn stuns Khadan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khadan.
Khadan staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Khadan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khadan.
Khadan looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
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!
A big left from Khadan misses.
Khadan thuds his right hand into Bunyasarn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan slips a jab from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Khadan blocks it.
Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body.
Bunyasarn scores with a sloppy right hand. Khadan should have avoided that one.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Bunyasarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan misses the shot to the body.
Khadan throws an overhand right that lands on Bunyasarn's shoulder, as Bunyasarn tries to avoid the shot.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
Khadan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Khadan.
A quick step to the side and Khadan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Bunyasarn.
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Khadan lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
Khadan misses with a straight right.
Bunyasarn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Khadan misses.
Bunyasarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunyasarn tries to counter with a clinch but Khadan shakes him off and moves away.
Bunyasarn thuds a left hand into Khadan's body.
Khadan avoids the body shot from Bunyasarn.
Khadan throws a shot from downtown. Bunyasarn moves away and avoids it.
Khadan moves away from the strike by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Khadan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khadan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khadan with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Bunyasarn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Bunyasarn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khadan throws a body punch but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Bunyasarn tries to counter with a clinch but Khadan shakes him off and moves away.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Bunyasarn dips to his left and cracks Khadan with an uppercut!
Bunyasarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khadan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Khadan misses.
Khadan throws a body punch but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Khadan punishes Bunyasarn's body with a nice straight punch.

Khadan clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadan.
Bunyasarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Khadan.
Khadan working aggressively here.
Khadan misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Khadan fails to land.
Khadan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunyasarn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Khadan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khadan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Khadan avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
A short right from Khadan.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Khadan.
Khadan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khadan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khadan.
Bunyasarn works on Khadan's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunyasarn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bunyasarn breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Khadan.
Bunyasarn tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khadan tries to keep at a distance but Bunyasarn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Khadan controls his hands.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Khadan controls his hands.

Bunyasarn breaks from the clinch.
Khadan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunyasarn connects with a right hand. Khadan shakes it off.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn connects with a body shot that sends Khadan's belly button to the back.
Khadan defending well as Bunyasarn loads up on a big left hand.
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Khadan connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Khadan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunyasarn tries to counter with a clinch but Khadan shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Bunyasarn misses its intended target.
Khadan slips a straight right by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Khadan loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch.
Khadan sets himself, and Bunyasarn steps forward looking for the clinch! Khadan avoids it this time.
Khadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khadan.
Bunyasarn blocks a jab.
A jab from Khadan misses.
Bunyasarn moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Bunyasarn throws a jab when Khadan was well out of range.
Khadan misses with a hook.
Khadan avoids the body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ananada Bunyasarn.
I think Bunyasarn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!