PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 1544 p4p, 1891 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 97 p4p, 116 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ky Jr
vs
Ruenroeng

180 cm
43
145
24 - 12 - 0

170 cm
37
146
31 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ky Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ky Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng wants to land a leg kick but Ky Jr is out of range.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng thuds his right hand into Ky Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ky Jr takes one on the button.
Ky Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
Ruenroeng has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ky Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ruenroeng scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ky Jr in his tracks.
Ruenroeng connects with a looping right hand.
Ruenroeng throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ky Jr.
Ruenroeng throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ky Jr blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ky Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Ky Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Ruenroeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng thuds a left hand into Ky Jr's body.
Ky Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ky Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ky Jr.
Ky Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've been hearing reports that Ky Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ky Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Ky Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ky Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ky Jr checks it well.
Ky Jr is looking to counter punch.
Ruenroeng misses with a straight left.
Ky Jr takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ky Jr throws a series of punches but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ky Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ky Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruenroeng wants to improve his position but Ky Jr is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruenroeng manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ky Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruenroeng works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruenroeng is pulling down on Ky Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Ky Jr, at least for the moment.
Ky Jr won't allow Ruenroeng to get back to his feet.
Ky Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Ky Jr works over Ruenroeng with some ground and pound from guard.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.
Ky Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ky Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ky Jr wants to pass the guard but Ruenroeng is keeping the position.
Ky Jr trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ky Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ky Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ky Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruenroeng lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ruenroeng stopping the sweep attempt from Ky Jr.
Ruenroeng sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ky Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ky Jr is looking to take a break and control but Ruenroeng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruenroeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ky Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruenroeng some visible discomfort.
Ky Jr trying to control the action but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Ky Jr crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Ruenroeng controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ruenroeng manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ky Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruenroeng is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr throws a strike but Ruenroeng avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ky Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ky Jr wants to pass the guard but Ruenroeng is keeping the position.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruenroeng has wrist control.
Ruenroeng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ky Jr manages to get himself to full guard.

Ky Jr is pulling down on Ruenroeng's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruenroeng, at least for the moment.

Ruenroeng gets to his feet - Ky Jr follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng looks to land a combination. Ky Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ky Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy right hand. Ky Jr should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ky Jr.
Ruenroeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaia Ky Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Ky Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ky Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruenroeng sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruenroeng throws a looping overhand right but Ky Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng jabs at Ky Jr's body.
Ky Jr shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Ruenroeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaia Ky Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ky Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruenroeng.
Ky Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruenroeng to score with a decent uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Ruenroeng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ruenroeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruenroeng throws out a powerful jab.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot.
Ky Jr checks a low kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky Jr. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng tries to bum rush Ky Jr with a series of wild strikes but Ky Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruenroeng cracks Ky Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Ruenroeng finds it's way through Ky Jr's defenses.

Ky Jr is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruenroeng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Ky Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ruenroeng closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ky Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruenroeng keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ruenroeng drops Ky Jr with a big left hand! Ky Jr is injured, injured bad! Ruenroeng jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.