PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 885 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 123 p4p, 145 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Patrick Mahomes enters the cage!

Kasamsun
vs
Mahomes

176 cm
36
170
24 - 14 - 1

172 cm
29
155
18 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun catches Mahomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kasamsun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kasamsun in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kasamsun wants to control but Mahomes is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes seems a little lost for a moment, as Kasamsun dominates the positioning.
Kasamsun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mahomes for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes parries the strikes from Kasamsun easily there. Kasamsun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mahomes to escape.
Kasamsun tries to score with some ground and pound. Mahomes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here.
Mahomes parries the strikes from Kasamsun easily there. Kasamsun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mahomes to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kasamsun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mahomes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kasamsun is taking a breather. Mahomes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kasamsun has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasamsun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Kasamsun. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes throws a looping overhand right but Kasamsun ducks down to avoid it.
Kasamsun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kasamsun defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Kasamsun throws a right and a left that Mahomes avoids nicely.
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Kasamsun fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasamsun wants to clinch up but Mahomes keeps it at a distance.
Mahomes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahomes tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasamsun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahomes lands a right hook to the body.
Mahomes clobbers Kasamsun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mahomes gets caught flat footed, as Kasamsun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kasamsun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Mahomes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mahomes takes one on the button.
Mahomes catches Kasamsun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Kasamsun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahomes thinking.
Mahomes lands a body shot.
Mahomes takes a swing at Kasamsun's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kasamsun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahomes scrambles back to his feet.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasamsun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Kasamsun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasamsun is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasamsun.
Mahomes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kasamsun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Kasamsun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kasamsun misses with a straight left.
Mahomes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kasamsun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kasamsun counter with a right hand.
Kasamsun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Kasamsun misses its intended target.
Mahomes lands the left hand.
Kasamsun shoots in but Mahomes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahomes throws out a counter right but Kasamsun avoids it with no problem.
Kasamsun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mahomes scores with a body shot.
Kasamsun loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
Mahomes throws a hook but Kasamsun blocks it.
Mahomes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mahomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahomes swings for the body but Kasamsun moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Kasamsun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Kasamsun checks it.
Mahomes feints and then cracks Kasamsun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kasamsun down.
Kasamsun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the side of Mahomes's head but Mahomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irong Kasamsun is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun checks a leg kick nicely.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahomes.
Kasamsun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahomes pinned against the cage. Mahomes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahomes tries a low kick but Kasamsun avoids it.
Kasamsun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot.
Kasamsun throws a big shot that misses.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kasamsun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Kasamsun.
Mahomes slips a jab from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kasamsun finds it's way through Mahomes's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kasamsun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun trying to control the position but Mahomes is working away.
Mahomes wants to get back to his feet.
Kasamsun tries to score with some ground and pound. Mahomes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kasamsun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahomes keeps working.
Kasamsun controls the position.
Kasamsun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mahomes pushes Kasamsun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kasamsun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mahomes's face as Kasamsun controls the position.
The strikes coming from Kasamsun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kasamsun takes a little break here. Mahomes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mahomes to see if he's OK.
Kasamsun controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mahomes throws a leg kick but Kasamsun moved away.
Kasamsun looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Mahomes staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahomes.
Mahomes stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasamsun. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Kasamsun.
Kasamsun avoids a kick to the body.
Kasamsun throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahomes.
Kasamsun blocks a leg kick.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasamsun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasamsun.
Despite the aggression on Mahomes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kasamsun throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahomes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahomes throws a leg kick
and Kasamsun counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasamsun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.
Mahomes misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahomes tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kasamsun.
Mahomes throws a shot from downtown. Kasamsun moves away and avoids it.
Kasamsun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahomes can do to turn this around?
Mahomes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mahomes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a nice body shot.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Kasamsun misses with a takedown attempt - Mahomes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes throws a body kick that misses.
Kasamsun appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kasamsun looks to throw the jab but Mahomes is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kasamsun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahomes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kasamsun throws an overhand right that lands on Mahomes's shoulder, as Mahomes tries to avoid the shot.
Kasamsun throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Mahomes tries a quick counter leg kick but Kasamsun is wise to it.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
Kasamsun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Kasamsun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahomes throws a right and a left that Kasamsun avoids nicely.
A big left from Kasamsun misses.
Kasamsun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahomes moves away.
Mahomes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mahomes cracks Kasamsun with an open hand slap.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick from Mahomes.
Kasamsun throws an overhand right that lands on Mahomes's shoulder, as Mahomes tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasamsun misses with a hook. Mahomes ducked under it nicely.
Patrick Mahomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahomes as he jumps to the side.
Donk. Mahomes catches Kasamsun right on the button with a cross.
Kasamsun lands a right hook to the body.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahomes tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Kasamsun backs off Mahomes throws a huge counter combo but Kasamsun manages to avoid it all.
Kasamsun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kasamsun misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasamsun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kasamsun lands a jab.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Kasamsun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice cross by Mahomes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahomes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mahomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kasamsun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahomes's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasamsun was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a slapping body shot.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Kasamsun lands a head shot.
Kasamsun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasamsun throws out the jab.
Kasamsun lands a jab.
Mahomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasamsun misses the target.
Mahomes misses with a low kick.
Mahomes misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Mahomes.
Well Kasamsun 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
After the fight, Irong Kasamsun was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.