PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 160 p4p, 648 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 5 p4p, 35 weight class). De Geno comes to the cage accompanied by DE MEXICO SONG. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

De Geno
vs
Ruenroeng

169 cm
24
136
16 - 3 - 0

170 cm
40
146
38 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Conquer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Ruenroeng has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Geno throws a good cross that connects.
De Geno misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Ruenroeng's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Geno under the eye.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab from De Geno.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Geno misses with a hook
and Ruenroeng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Geno throws a right hand that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with an outside leg kick.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.
Ruenroeng misses with a few strikes there.
Ruenroeng with a nice calf kick.
De Geno ducks right into an uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Ruenroeng is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Geno.
De Geno throws a right hand that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng cracks De Geno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ruenroeng gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno misses with a hook.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by De Geno as he connects with a hook.
De Geno throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ruenroeng attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Geno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Geno misses with a left hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruenroeng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Geno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks De Geno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Geno down.
Ruenroeng misses the jab.
Ruenroeng connects with the punch.
Ruenroeng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruenroeng misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruenroeng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruenroeng lands with a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by De Geno.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
A low kick from Ruenroeng is predictable there
letting De Geno counter with a right hand.
De Geno scores with the left hand. Ruenroeng knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from De Geno misses.
De Geno tries a low kick but Ruenroeng avoids it.
Ruenroeng is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruenroeng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruenroeng as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
De Geno throws a right hand that Ruenroeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruenroeng also avoids with ease.
Ruenroeng is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Geno rather than just go for the knockout.
De Geno tries a head kick but it misses.
And Ruenroeng responds with a good body kick, but De Geno manages to step out the way in time.
De Geno throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a thumping low kick.
De Geno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Geno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno moves forwards but Ruenroeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Geno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruenroeng on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ruenroeng lands a jab.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
De Geno is looking for a counter combo.
Ruenroeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
Ruenroeng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Geno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruenroeng throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like De Geno was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Ruenroeng misses its intended target.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range.
De Geno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Ruenroeng darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Geno.
Good standup being displayed there by De Geno as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow De Geno down.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking body kick.
Ruenroeng jabs at De Geno's body.
De Geno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is looking to land body kicks.
Ruenroeng connects with a right hand. De Geno shakes it off.
De Geno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Oooooh!!! De Geno has knocked Ruenroeng down with a huge combo! De Geno steps away and waves a wobbly Ruenroeng back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Ruenroeng is rocked!
A big left from De Geno misses.
Ruenroeng is still on wobbly legs! Can De Geno finish him?
De Geno is looking to slow Ruenroeng down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from De Geno. Those never looked like landing.
Ruenroeng seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice straight punches there by De Geno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Geno.
Ruenroeng jabs De Geno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Geno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Geno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Geno's knee momentarily.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick that sends De Geno stumbling back into the cage.
De Geno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
Ruenroeng tries a low kick but De Geno avoids it.
De Geno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Geno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruenroeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng is looking to slow De Geno down with leg kicks.
Ruenroeng throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Geno counter with a right hand.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruenroeng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Geno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruenroeng thumps De Geno with a low kick.
Ruenroeng lands a nice hook to De Geno's body. De Geno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruenroeng.
De Geno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Ruenroeng flicks out a counter leg kick but De Geno steps away.
De Geno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruenroeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Geno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
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!

De Geno throws a right hand that Ruenroeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruenroeng also avoids with ease.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruenroeng misses the target.
Ruenroeng looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Geno's head.
The fighters circling - Ruenroeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng misses with a double jab.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like De Geno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Geno.
Ruenroeng lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy right hand. De Geno should have avoided that one.
De Geno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Geno misses the jab.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng thumps De Geno with a low kick.
Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
De Geno jabs Ruenroeng right on the nose. Ruenroeng blinks but takes it well.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by De Geno.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
De Geno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
De Geno blocks a jab.
Ruenroeng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Geno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Geno slips under a jab.
De Geno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruenroengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruenroeng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruenroeng lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Geno's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Geno counters with a straight right hand.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
De Geno lunges at Ruenroeng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruenroeng's hand.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but De Geno saw it coming and moves away.
De Geno lands a nice shot that snaps Ruenroeng's head back.
De Geno plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Ruenroeng swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Ruenroeng face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno retains his bantamweight title!
Pablo De Geno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.