PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 21417 p4p, 19176 weight class) and Vegeta Saiyan Prince (ranked 623 p4p, 612 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thu
vs
Saiyan Prince

166 cm
29
135
18 - 16 - 0

176 cm
36
145
11 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegeta Saiyan Prince!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saiyan Prince lands with an uppercut that bounces Thu off the ropes and back into range.
Thu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saiyan Prince scores with a spinning back kick!
Saiyan Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thu.
Saiyan Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saiyan Prince throws out a powerful jab.
Saiyan Prince lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saiyan Prince.
Thu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saiyan Prince with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saiyan Prince - the referee stops the clock and Thu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saiyan Prince. Thu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saiyan Prince.
Thu wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick
and Thu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Thu gets a clinch.
Thu working aggressively here.
A short right from Saiyan Prince.

Thu breaks the clinch.
Saiyan Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Thu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saiyan Prince getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saiyan Prince misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saiyan Prince.
Nice shot by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a left hand but Thu moved out of range nicely.
Thu is looking to counter punch.
Saiyan Prince swats away the attempt to clinch by Thu.
Saiyan Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Saiyan Prince misses.
Saiyan Prince turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Thu checks it.
Thu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saiyan Prince throws a series of punches but Thu moves out of range.
Thu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thu takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saiyan Prince. Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saiyan Prince has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thu is looking to clinch.
Saiyan Prince misses the body punch
and Thu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saiyan Prince lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Saiyan Prince.
Thu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saiyan Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saiyan Prince can pounce on him.
Thu moves out of range of the leg kick from Saiyan Prince.
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saiyan Prince swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Saiyan Prince does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saiyan Prince. That's going to slow Thu down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu misses with a straight right.
Thu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
No joy there for Saiyan Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Saiyan Prince does no damage.
Thu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saiyan Prince shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Saiyan Prince misses its intended target.
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Thu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thu catches Saiyan Prince with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saiyan Prince listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Thu takes the fight into the clinch.
Saiyan Prince works on Thu's body with a couple of short punches.
Thu can't find room to land a body shot as Saiyan Prince controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Saiyan Prince breaks from the clinch.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Thu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saiyan Prince lands a right hook to the body.
Thu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saiyan Prince lands with a kick to the ribs.

Thu clinches up with Saiyan Prince and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Thu.
Thu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Saiyan Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saiyan Prince.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body kick.

Thu moves into the clinch.
Saiyan Prince is trying to break free.
Thu cracks Saiyan Prince with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Saiyan Prince dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Thu moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Saiyan Prince finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saiyan Prince. Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thu walks into a left hand.
Thu blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thu misses the target.
Thu checks a leg kick.
It looked like Thu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a combination but Thu avoids it well.
Saiyan Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saiyan Prince has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saiyan Prince throws a front kick that sends Thu stumbling back into the ropes.
Saiyan Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thu.
Saiyan Prince lands a nice shot that snaps Thu's head back.
Saiyan Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Thu sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince with a nice calf kick.
Thu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Thu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saiyan Prince throws a low kick, looking for Thu's leg but Thu calmly moves out of range.
Thu looks to land a right hand but Saiyan Prince moved out of range.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick which misses Thu's front leg but catches the back leg as Thu tries to avoid it.

Saiyan Prince gets tackled into the ropes by Thu. Thu maintains the clinch.

Saiyan Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saiyan Prince connects with a solid leg kick.
Saiyan Prince tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince lands a jab to the nose.
Saiyan Prince throws a head kick that misses
and Thu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saiyan Prince throws a series of punches but Thu avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thu moves away.
Thu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saiyan Prince walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saiyan Prince fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thu on the side of the head.
Saiyan Prince goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saiyan Prince scores with a jab. Thu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thu tries to clinch up.
Thu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saiyan Prince lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saiyan Prince with the inside leg kick.
Thu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saiyan Prince tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Thu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thu wants to clinch up but Saiyan Prince keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saiyan Prince appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thu blocks the body kick.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
Saiyan Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Saiyan Prince misses its intended target.

Thu has closed the distance and engaged Saiyan Prince in a clinch.
Thu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saiyan Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince blocks the elbow strike.
Thu lands a good knee to the midsection. Saiyan Prince won't want to take too many of those.
Thu lands a good knee to the midsection. Saiyan Prince won't want to take too many of those.
Thu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saiyan Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Saiyan Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick
and Thu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saiyan Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thu was well out of range. Poor timing from Saiyan Prince.
An attempted straight right counter from Thu misses the target.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook
and Thu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thu tries a head kick but it misses.
Saiyan Prince is looking to chop away at Thu's legs.
Saiyan Prince cracks Thu with a good jab.
Saiyan Prince with the inside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince tests Thu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saiyan Prince lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Saiyan Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Thu tries to clinch up.
Thu is looking to clinch.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Saiyan Prince scores with a spinning back kick!
Saiyan Prince throws a right hand that misses
and Saiyan Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saiyan Prince misses with a low kick as Thu jumps back.
Thu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saiyan Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch but Saiyan Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saiyan Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Saiyan Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thu takes one on the button.
Thu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Thu misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saiyan Prince! But no joy.

Thu rushes Saiyan Prince and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu blocks a body shot from Saiyan Prince.
A nice left hand lands by Thu.
Saiyan Prince working aggressively here.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow just above Saiyan Prince 's eye.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Saiyan Prince.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saiyan Prince managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Saiyan Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saiyan Prince avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu prevents Saiyan Prince from breaking the clinch.
Saiyan Prince presses Thu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Saiyan Prince avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Saiyan Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Maung Maung Thu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saiyan Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Saiyan Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Saiyan Prince throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thus head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saiyan Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saiyan Prince's defenses.
Thu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saiyan Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Saiyan Prince lands with a left to the head.
Saiyan Prince tries a body shot but Thu blocks it.
Saiyan Prince misses with the head strike.
Saiyan Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu pushes Saiyan Prince back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Saiyan Prince manages to break the clinch.
Saiyan Prince dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thu. That did some damage!
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick which misses Thu's front leg but catches the back leg as Thu tries to avoid it.
Thu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saiyan Prince paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saiyan Prince only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick lands for Thu.
Saiyan Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thu.
Saiyan Prince scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saiyan Prince lands a leg kick that knocks Thu off balance momentarily.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu throwing a counter right hand but Saiyan Prince manages to avoid it.
Saiyan Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Thu is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saiyan Prince looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saiyan Prince.
Thu checks a low kick from Saiyan Prince.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saiyan Prince.
A punch lands to the side of Thu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saiyan Prince lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Thu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saiyan Prince throws an overhand right that lands on Thu's shoulder, as Thu tries to avoid the shot.
Thu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saiyan Prince throws out a leg kick but Thu moves out of range and Saiyan Prince only half commits.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saiyan Prince lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thu will feel that in the morning.
Saiyan Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vegeta Saiyan Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saiyan Prince 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vegeta Saiyan Prince!