PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 887 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 43 p4p, 84 weight class). Laine has chosen Thats Not Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ruenroeng
vs
Laine

170 cm
40
146
38 - 23 - 1

176 cm
45
146
35 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng with the inside leg kick.
Laine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.

Ruenroeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ruenroeng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a three punch combo that has Laine backing up. Laine nods at Ruenroeng to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruenroeng connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine throws a front kick that sends Ruenroeng stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
A nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruenroeng takes a step back to recover.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine lands a head kick!
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng lands the left hand.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Ruenroeng moved away.
Good shot there by Laine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Ruenroeng misses.
Laine throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laine just manages to avoid it.
Laine is looking to slow Ruenroeng down with leg kicks.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ruenroeng pushes Laine away with a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruenroeng!
Ruenroeng shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laine pinned against the cage. Laine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laine thinks about the counter body kick.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
A cross from Ruenroeng lands.
Laine lands with a right hand.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine avoids a kick to the body.
Laine moves out of range as Ruenroeng throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruenroeng looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruenroeng checks it well.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Ruenroeng off balance momentarily.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook.
Laine throws out a leg kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laine has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ruenroeng sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruenroeng scores with a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Ruenroeng both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Ruenroeng counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruenroeng appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a lazy body kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Laine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruenroeng finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruenroeng lands a jab to the head.
Ruenroeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laine misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruenroeng throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruenroeng appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruenroeng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laine counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Ruenroeng finds it's target.
Ruenroeng misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ruenroeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruenroeng throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruenroeng.
Laine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
Samak Ruenroeng is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruenroeng misses with a jab to the body
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruenroeng blocks a leg kick.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Ruenroeng half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ruenroeng pushes Laine away with a front kick.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
letting Ruenroeng counter with a right hand.
Ruenroeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Laine.
Ruenroeng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laine tries to land a body kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Laine blocks the leg kick.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng staying out of range there.
Ruenroeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laine.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Laine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laine.
Laine throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruenroeng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laine's head.
Laine moves out of range as Ruenroeng strikes.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ruenroeng counter with a right hand.
Ruenroeng lands an overhand right.
Ruenroeng with a nice calf kick.
Ruenroeng lands with a kick to the temple. Laine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Ruenroeng lands a head shot.
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ruenroeng shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruenroeng's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ruenroeng avoids the head kick by Laine.
Laine misses with a shot to the body
and Ruenroeng counters with a head kick. That will keep Laine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Ruenroeng checks a low kick from Laine.
A nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng lands with a right hand.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Laine.
Ruenroeng throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the body.
Laine scores with a kick to the body.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruenroeng.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
Ruenroeng looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a lunging right hand
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Ruenroeng works over Laine's head and body with a nice combination.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a solid body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ruenroeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Laine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruenroeng throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine feints a counter leg kick.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Laine misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Ruenroeng misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Ruenroeng lands the left hand.
Laine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruenroeng thuds his right hand into Laine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Ruenroeng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruenroeng half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine misses with a jab to the body
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Laine
and Ruenroeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Ruenroeng cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
Ruenroeng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Samak Ruenroeng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruenroeng.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruenroeng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine needs to keep his hands up - Ruenroeng had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Ruenroeng connects with a looping right hand.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laine avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng lands a front kick.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Laine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruenroeng lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruenroeng has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Muuka Laine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'.