PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Somsak Saetang (ranked 2936 p4p, 2546 weight class) and Logan Paul (ranked 368 p4p, 324 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Saetang
vs
Paul

214 cm
25
205
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
209
4 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Somsak Saetang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Paul!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang tries to clinch there but Paul circles away.
Paul throws a right and a left that Saetang avoids nicely.
Saetang misses with a looping right.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saetang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saetang misses with a kick to the body.
Saetang misses with a body kick.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Saetang tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Saetang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saetang tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Saetang doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
Some wild striking there from Paul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saetang throws a body kick that misses.
Paul is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Paul throws a series of punches but Saetang moves out of range.
Saetang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul lands with a nice combination. Saetang backs away looking to recover.
Saetang lands a head kick. Paul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saetang counters with a nice body kick.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Saetang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul throws out a counter right but Saetang avoids it with no problem.
Paul looks to land a combination but Saetang avoids it well.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saetang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saetang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paul throws a right and a left that Saetang avoids nicely.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saetang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saetang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saetang lands with a slapping head kick.
Saetang throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Logan Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saetang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Saetang tries a head kick but it misses.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saetang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paul is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saetang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paul takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saetang throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Paul misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saetang looks to land a body kick but Paul moved away.
Paul tries to bum rush Saetang with a series of wild strikes but Saetang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul throws a right hand that Saetang ducks under and follows up with a left that Saetang also avoids with ease.
Saetang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Saetang throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Paul fails to land with a series of punches.
Saetang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paul under the eye.
Paul throws a right hand that Saetang ducks under and follows up with a left that Saetang also avoids with ease.
Saetang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paul avoids it.
Paul looks to land a combination but Saetang avoids it well.
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul looks winded!
Saetang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saetang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Saetang fakes the leg kick and cracks Paul in the body.
Saetang wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Paul dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Saetang misses with a head kick.
Paul throws a right and a left that Saetang avoids nicely.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saetang is looking to counter with head kicks.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saetang delivers a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Saetang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saetang tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saetang eats them both and turns towards Paul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul throws a right and a left that Saetang avoids nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Saetang might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saetang tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul moves out of range of the body kick from Saetang.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Saetang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Saetang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saetang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saetang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul throws a series of punches but Saetang moves out of range.
Saetang misses with a head kick.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paul blocks a head kick by Saetang.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul avoids the head kick by Saetang.
Paul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saetang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Logan Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saetang throws a push kick but Paul slaps the foot to one side.
Saetang lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul throws a series of punches but Saetang moves out of range.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saetang circles away quickly and effectively.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Saetang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paul.
Paul on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Paul avoids the head kick by Saetang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Saetang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Saetang misses with a head kick.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saetang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Saetang throws a push kick but Paul slaps the foot to one side.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul is looking for the big counter here.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSaetang.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saetang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saetang connects with a high kick.
Saetang throws a push kick but Paul slaps the foot to one side.
Saetang slips under a jab.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saetang circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a combination
and Saetang counters with a nice body kick.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saetang lands a head kick. Paul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saetang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paul's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saetang throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Saetang tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Saetang throws a counter high kick but Paul was just alert enough to avoid it.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saetang lands with a kick to the temple. Paul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saetang tries to land a front kick but Paul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paul lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paul blocks a head kick by Saetang.
Paul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saetang counters with a body kick that stops Paul in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Logan Paul will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Saetang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paul will feel that in the morning.
Saetang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul blocks a head kick by Saetang.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saetang.
Paul avoids the head kick by Saetang.
Paul stalks Saetang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saetang's face. Saetang staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul throws a series of punches but Saetang avoids them all with ease.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Paul circles away.

Saetang rushes Paul and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saetang tries a knee to the head but Paul blocks it.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Saetang has double underhooks.
Paul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul avoiding damage as Saetang throws knees to the body.

Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saetang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saetang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saetang defending well as Paul loads up on a big left hand.
Saetang throws a counter high kick but Paul was just alert enough to avoid it.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saetang circles away quickly and effectively.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Paul tries to bum rush Saetang with a series of wild strikes but Saetang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saetang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saetang throws the kick towards the body but Paul avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Paul's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paul, as that shot connected.
Paul avoids the head kick by Saetang.
Paul pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saetang back to the cage. Paul follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul tries to bum rush Saetang with a series of wild strikes but Saetang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul slips under a jab from Saetang.
Paul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Logan Paul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul moves away from the strike by Saetang.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saetang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Saetang counters with a quick kick to the body but Paul blocks it.
Nice body kick from Saetang.
Saetang misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saetang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saetang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Paul tests Saetang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paul blocks a head kick by Saetang.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Saetang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saetang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul unleashes a big counter combination but Saetang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Paul avoids the head kick by Saetang.
Paul is looking for the big counter here.
Somsak Saetang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saetang counters with a head kick. That will keep Paul thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paul throws a series of punches but Saetang moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul swinging wildly here.
Saetang throws a counter high kick but Paul was just alert enough to avoid it.
Paul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saetang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paul is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Saetang lands with a kick to the temple. Paul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Saetang counters with a quick kick to the body but Paul blocks it.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Saetang.
Saetang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul stalks Saetang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saetang's face. Saetang staggers backwards, shaken.
Logan Paul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saetang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Paul!