PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tak Thinonopakar (ranked 2688 p4p, 3176 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 262 p4p, 304 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thinonopakar
vs
Otori

175 cm
26
143
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
145
5 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tak Thinonopakar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thinonopakar misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thinonopakar to score with a decent uppercut.
Otori jabs Thinonopakar right on the nose. Thinonopakar blinks but takes it well.
Thinonopakar looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot.
Thinonopakar throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot.
Otori throws out a counter right but Thinonopakar avoids it with no problem.
Thinonopakar throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thinonopakar loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Thinonopakar feints a jab promting Otori to slip. Thinonopakar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Otori slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Shigeru Otori has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thinonopakar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thinonopakar throws out the jab.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thinonopakar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Thinonopakar.
Tak Thinonopakar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinonopakar misses the shot to the body.
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thinonopakar looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori thuds his right hand into Thinonopakar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thinonopakar throws a combination that misses
and Otori counters with a stiff right hand.
Thinonopakar throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thinonopakar loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Otori slips under a jab.
Thinonopakar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thinonopakar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thinonopakar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori defending well as Thinonopakar loads up on a big left hand.
Thinonopakar throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thinonopakar throws a body punch but Otori moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thinonopakar swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a nice body shot.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thinonopakar misses with a two punch combination.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Otori finds it's way through Thinonopakar's defenses.
Thinonopakar scores with a decent looking hook.
Thinonopakar swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
Thinonopakar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Otori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thinonopakar.
Otori is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thinonopakar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thinonopakar cracks Otori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thinonopakar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otori.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thinonopakar digs a good hook to Otori's body.
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori walks into a jab.
Thinonopakar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thinonopakar throws a series of punches but Otori avoids them all with ease.
Thinonopakar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Thinonopakar looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
Thinonopakar misses with an uppercut
and Otori makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thinonopakar really felt that one!
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thinonopakar.
Otori is looking to slow Thinonopakar down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Otori.
Otori loads up on a big right hand but Thinonopakar slips the punch.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Thinonopakar misses.
Otori unleashes a big counter combination but Thinonopakar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Otori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thinonopakar throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
Otori connects with a nice looking jab.
Thinonopakar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Otori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thinonopakar's knee momentarily.
Thinonopakar throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Otori.
Thinonopakar lands a body shot.
Thinonopakar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thinonopakar throws out the jab.
Otori moves away from the strike by Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Thinonopakar misses
and Otori counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shigeru Otori's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thinonopakar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Thinonopakar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thinonopakar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Otori in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thinonopakar misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thinonopakar thinking.
Thinonopakar throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a good low kick that Thinonopakar was not able to check.
Thinonopakar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thinonopakar lands a jab to the nose.
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot.
Thinonopakar throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thinonopakar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
Otori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Otori!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otori slips a jab from Thinonopakar.
A countering left hand to the body from Otori misses.
Otori feints and then cracks Thinonopakar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thinonopakar down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinonopakar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori moves away from the strike by Thinonopakar.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thinonopakar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Otori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Otori connects with a crisp jab.
Thinonopakar misses with a hook.
That kick from Otori tenderised Thinonopakar's leg. Thinonopakar is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Otori.
A combination from Thinonopakar does no damage.
Thinonopakar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thinonopakar.
Otori lands an overhand right.
Thinonopakar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.

That's two 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!
Otori blocks a jab.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thinonopakar.
A swing and a miss from Thinonopakar.
Otori unleashes a big counter combination but Thinonopakar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otori.
Thinonopakar misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Otori - that will leave a mark!
Otori staying out of range there.
Thinonopakar throws a right hand that Otori ducks under and follows up with a left that Otori also avoids with ease.
Otori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thinonopakar with a body shot.
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot.
Otori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thinonopakar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otori at a distance.
Otori lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thinonopakar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thinonopakar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otori counters with a one-two to the body.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thinonopakar throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Otori. That's going to slow Thinonopakar down.
Thinonopakar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thinonopakar throws an overhand right that lands on Otori's shoulder, as Otori tries to avoid the shot.
Otori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Otori lands a jab to Thinonopakar's midsection.
Thinonopakar scores with a sloppy right hand. Otori should have avoided that one.
Otori slips a straight right by Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar misses with a shot to the body
letting Otori counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Otori as he connects with a hook.
Thinonopakar misses with a hook
and Thinonopakar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thinonopakar misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thinonopakar.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a straight right hand.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thinonopakar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thinonopakar loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thinonopakar throws a hook to the side of Otori's head but Otori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thinonopakar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thinonopakar swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shigeru Otori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shigeru Otori's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thinonopakar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thinonopakar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thinonopakar.
Thinonopakar misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thinonopakar throws a combination that misses
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Otori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thinonopakar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thinonopakar misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thinonopakar lands a jab to the nose.
Thinonopakar looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
Otori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Otori.
Thinonopakar throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thinonopakar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Otori's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Thinonopakar.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thinonopakar sizes up Otori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thinonopakar throws an overhand right that lands on Otori's shoulder, as Otori tries to avoid the shot.
Otori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Otori dips to his left and cracks Thinonopakar with an uppercut!
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Thinonopakar misses with a wild body shot.
Thinonopakar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thinonopakar thuds a left hand into Otori's body.
Thinonopakar cracks Otori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thinonopakar misses with a body punch
and Otori counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thinonopakar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Thinonopakar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thinonopakar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thinonopakar throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Otori takes a swing at Thinonopakar's ribcage but misses.
Otori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thinonopakar scores with a shot to the body.
Thinonopakar cracks Otori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Otori punishes Thinonopakar's body with a nice straight punch.
Thinonopakar misses with a body shot.
Otori slips under a jab.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thinonopakar.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thinonopakar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Thinonopakar. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Otori's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thinonopakar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Otori lands a jab to the nose.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thinonopakar.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Thinonopakar throws out a powerful jab.
Thinonopakar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thinonopakar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thinonopakar misses with a hook.
Otori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Thinonopakar throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
Thinonopakar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori connects with a leg kick.
Otori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thinonopakar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thinonopakar takes a swing at Otori's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Thinonopakar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Otori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thinonopakar on the side of the head.
Tak Thinonopakar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thinonopakar throws a series of punches but Otori moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otori cracks Thinonopakar with a good jab.
Otori digs a good hook to Thinonopakar's body.
Otori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Otori.
Thinonopakar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Otori.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tak Thinonopakar.
Well Otori has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
Shigeru Otori thanked the fans post fight for their support.