PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dieselnoi Thanasukarn (ranked 4299 p4p, 5465 weight class) and Rikz Montreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thanasukarn
vs
Montreal

180 cm
18
140
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
130
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dieselnoi Thanasukarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Montreal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanasukarn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Montreal throws a series of punches but Thanasukarn avoids them all with ease.

Thanasukarn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montreal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Montreal tries to work over Thanasukarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montreal's coach down at Cozad MMA St Petersburg was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montreal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Montreal misses with some punches.
Montreal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thanasukarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thanasukarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montreal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Montreal misses with a punch to the body.
Montreal takes a knee to the side of the body.

Thanasukarn manages to break the clinch.

Thanasukarn closes the distance and pushes Montreal back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thanasukarn obliges.

Thanasukarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montreal scores with a nice head shot.

Thanasukarn moves into the clinch.
Thanasukarn blocking some punches.
I was talking to Thanasukarn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thanasukarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thanasukarn is breathing heavily.

Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montreal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thanasukarn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montreal jabs Thanasukarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thanasukarn on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Thanasukarn pushes Montreal up against the cage in a clinch.
Montreal misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Thanasukarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thanasukarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thanasukarn prevents Montreal from breaking the clinch.
Montreal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montreal is trying to maintain a safe position but Thanasukarn gets an underhook and turns Montreal into the cage.

Thanasukarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Thanasukarn moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thanasukarn taking a breather.
Thanasukarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thanasukarn connects with a knee to the head.
Thanasukarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montreal is defending well for now.
Thanasukarn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montreal's efforts to push away.
Montreal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montreal is trying to stall.
Montreal working aggressively here.
Thanasukarn scores with a shot to the side of Montreal's head.
Montreal tries to circle away but Thanasukarn has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thanasukarn breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thanasukarn has Montreal pressed against the cage, preventing Montreal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montreal is trying to force a seperation but Thanasukarn has the dominant position.
Thanasukarn connects with a knee to the head.
Montreal tries to stall but Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thanasukarn blocks a body shot from Montreal.
Thanasukarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thanasukarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montreal is defending well for now.
Montreal misses with a punch on the inside.
Thanasukarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montreal backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Montreal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.
Montreal tries to break free but Thanasukarn pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montreal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thanasukarn has Montreal pressed against the cage, preventing Montreal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thanasukarn tries a knee to the head but Montreal blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Montreal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Thanasukarn controls his hands.
Montreal is trying to maintain a safe position but Thanasukarn gets an underhook and turns Montreal into the cage.
Thanasukarn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Montreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montreal looking to slow down the pace here.
Thanasukarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montreal is defending well for now.
Thanasukarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montreal is defending well for now.
Montreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thanasukarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montreal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montreal can't break the clinch.
Montreal tries to break the clinch but Thanasukarn is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Thanasukarn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thanasukarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montreal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montreal is looking for the big counter here.

Thanasukarn rushes Montreal and presses him up against the cage.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montreal avoids it.
Thanasukarn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Montreal is trying to break the clinch but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage.
Montreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thanasukarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Montreal won't want to take too many of those.
Montreal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montreal misses with a punch on the inside.
Thanasukarn just leaning against Montreal, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montreal can't find room to land a body shot as Thanasukarn controls the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thanasukarn has Montreal pressed against the cage, preventing Montreal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thanasukarn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thanasukarn obliges.
Montreal managing to block the knees to the body from Thanasukarn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montreal misses with a punch on the inside.
Montreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montreal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montreal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montreal tries to stall but Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montreal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Montreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montreal can't break the clinch.
Montreal is looking to break free of the clinch but Thanasukarn has double underhooks.
Montreal misses with a punch to the body.
Montreal tries to break the clinch but Thanasukarn is controlling the position.

Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanasukarn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montreal scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montreal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Montreal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thanasukarn. Thanasukarn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thanasukarn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Montreal coming out on top.

Thanasukarn closes the distance and pushes Montreal back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanasukarn missing with knees to the body.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montreal avoids it.
Thanasukarn prevents a body shot from Montreal.
A frustrated look appears on Montreal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montreal wants to stall.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montreal throws a punch but it's blocked by Thanasukarn.
Montreal misses with a body punch.
Montreal wants to break free but Thanasukarn has control.
Thanasukarn taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montreal tries to work over Thanasukarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montreal trying to control the position but instead, Thanasukarn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montreal into the cage.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but Montreal blocks with his arms.
Montreal tries to stall but Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thanasukarn landing knees to the body.
Thanasukarn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thanasukarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thanasukarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montreal can do to turn this around?
Montreal wants to break free but Thanasukarn has control.
Montreal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thanasukarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Montreal won't allow it.
Thanasukarn has Montreal pressed against the cage, preventing Montreal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montreal jabs Thanasukarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montreal lands with a nice combination. Thanasukarn backs away looking to recover.
Good shot there by Montreal.
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montreal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thanasukarn eats them both and turns towards Montreal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montreal throws a combination. Thanasukarn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thanasukarn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thanasukarn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montreal's efforts to push away.
Montreal is trying to break the clinch but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage.
Montreal wants to break free but Thanasukarn has control.
Montreal is trying to break the clinch but Thanasukarn is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thanasukarn.
Montreal stalling in the clinch but Thanasukarn improves position.
Thanasukarn leaning his opponent against the cage.

Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thanasukarn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rikz Montreal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thanasukarn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Montreal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thanasukarn eats them both and turns towards Montreal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montreal digs a good body shot into Thanasukarn's ribs.

Thanasukarn has closed the distance and engaged Montreal in a clinch.

Thanasukarn manages to break the clinch.
Montreal scores with a body shot.
Montreal misses with a series of wild punches.
Rikz Montreal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montreal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thanasukarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Montreal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Thanasukarn has closed the distance and engaged Montreal in a clinch.
Montreal is trying to force a seperation but Thanasukarn has the dominant position.
Montreal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thanasukarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montreal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montreal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thanasukarn has Montreal pressed against the cage, preventing Montreal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montreal is trying to force a seperation but Thanasukarn has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Thanasukarn.
Thanasukarn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Thanasukarn breaks from the clinch.
Montreal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Montreal catches Thanasukarn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montreal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thanasukarn is looking to clinch.
Montreal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thanasukarn's head backwards.
Montreal dips to his left and cracks Thanasukarn with an uppercut!
Thanasukarn is looking to clinch but Montreal is avoiding it.
As Thanasukarn backs off Montreal throws a huge counter combo but Thanasukarn manages to avoid it all.
Montreal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thanasukarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thanasukarn is looking to clinch.
Montreal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thanasukarn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thanasukarn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Montreal counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montreal!
Thanasukarn tries to clinch but Montreal moves away
and Montreal counters with a one-two to the body.
Montreal fails to land with a series of punches.
Thanasukarn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thanasukarn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thanasukarn slips a jab and a cross from Montreal.

Thanasukarn gets a clinch.
Thanasukarn landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Montreal.
Montreal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montreal can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Montreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montreal is trying to break the clinch but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukarn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montreal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thanasukarn blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Montreal fails to land.
Thanasukarn landing knees to the head.
Montreal is trying to push Thanasukarn away but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Montreal misses with some punches.
Montreal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montreal is trying to push Thanasukarn away but Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Montreal is trying to break free.
Thanasukarn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montreal's efforts to push away.
Montreal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montreal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thanasukarn is keeping busy.
Montreal looking to slow down the pace here.
Montreal seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thanasukarn manages to break the clinch.

Thanasukarn moves into the clinch.
Montreal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thanasukarn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montreal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thanasukarn trying to stall but Montreal improves his position.
Montreal misses with the head strike.
Montreal is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Montreal fails to land.
Montreal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thanasukarn's elbow.
Montreal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Montreal looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rikz Montreal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montreal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikz Montreal!
Dieselnoi Thanasukarn was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, it is what it is. U win some and u lose some. Fair play to my opponent, he fought well and we’ll be back baby!'.