PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilbur Ratt (ranked 658 p4p, 674 weight class) and Chaiyo Sukbunsung (ranked 90 p4p, 92 weight class). Ratt comes to the cage accompanied by ABRACADABRA- Super Eurobeat. Wilbur Ratt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ratt
vs
Sukbunsung

183 cm
28
160
10 - 8 - 0

170 cm
26
155
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Northern Zombie
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Sakura Style

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Ratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratt blocks a low kick nicely.
Sukbunsung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ratt.
Sukbunsung misses with a low kick.
Ratt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ratt throws a low kick but Sukbunsung avoids it.
Ratt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sukbunsung misses with a body shot
and Ratt counters with a low kick, right behind Sukbunsung 's knee.
Ratt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ratt loads up on a big right hand but Sukbunsung slips the punch.
Ratt throws a series of punches but Sukbunsung avoids them all with ease.
Ratt throws a wild body kick that Sukbunsung sees coming a mile off.
Ratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sukbunsung throws the left hand but Ratt avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukbunsung moves out of range as Ratt strikes.
Ratt misses with a straight left.
Sukbunsung throws a combination. Ratt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sukbunsung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ratt.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukbunsung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sukbunsung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt connects with an inside leg kick.
Ratt throws a chopping leg kick but Sukbunsung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ratt scores with a hook.
Sukbunsung throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Sukbunsung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sukbunsung throws a series of punches but Ratt moves out of range.
Ratt staying out of range there.
It looked like Ratt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung moves out of range of the leg kick from Ratt.
Ratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung.
Ratt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ratt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Diamond Dogs Quarry in the buildup to the fight.
Sukbunsung cracks Ratt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ratt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sukbunsung throws a shot from downtown. Ratt moves away and avoids it.
Sukbunsung lands a jab to Ratt's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukbunsung misses with a hook.
Sukbunsung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sukbunsung.
Ratt lands a leg kick that knocks Sukbunsung off balance momentarily.
Ratt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sukbunsung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratt.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sukbunsung.
Ratt looks to land a right hand but Sukbunsung moved out of range.
Ratt walks into a straight right hand from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung motions for Ratt to come forward. Sukbunsung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sukbunsung jabs Ratt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sukbunsung throws a shot from downtown. Ratt moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Sukbunsung.
Ratt throws a leg kick but Sukbunsung checks it.
Ratt scoring well with a low kick there.
Ratt throws a jab when Sukbunsung was well out of range.
It seemed like Sukbunsung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ratt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ratt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sukbunsung looks to throw the jab but Ratt is out of range.
Ratt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sukbunsung finds it's way round the side to connect with Ratt's head.
Sukbunsung punishes Ratt's body with a nice straight punch.
Sukbunsung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ratt misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung loads up on a big right hand but Ratt slips the punch.
Ratt throws a leg kick but Sukbunsung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sukbunsung throws a leg kick that misses.
Ratt misses with a looping left.
Sukbunsung throws out a counter right but Ratt avoids it with no problem.
Ratt 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.
Sukbunsung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sukbunsung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Ratt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sukbunsung looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratt is just out of range.
Sukbunsung looks to throw the jab but Ratt is out of range.
Ratt walks into a straight right hand from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Sukbunsung looks to move away, Ratt throws a big counter combo but Sukbunsung just gets out of the way.
Ratt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sukbunsung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sukbunsung misses with an uppercut.
Ratt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ratt ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung misses with the combination.
A quick step to the side and Ratt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratt. Sukbunsung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sukbunsung feints a counter leg kick.
Ratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sukbunsung.
Ratt staying out of range there.
Sukbunsung connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sukbunsung throws a front kick aimed at Ratt's knee but Ratt avoids it well.
Sukbunsung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ratt throws an overhand right that lands on Sukbunsung's shoulder, as Sukbunsung tries to avoid the shot.
Sukbunsung misses with a straight right.
Ratt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ratt.
A jab from Sukbunsung misses.
Sukbunsung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ratt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sukbunsung. Ratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ratt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ratt scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukbunsung swings for the body but Ratt moves out of range.
Ratt throws a shot from downtown. Sukbunsung moves away and avoids it.
Sukbunsung misses with a left hand
and Ratt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ratt looks to throw the jab but Sukbunsung is out of range.
Sukbunsung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaiyo Sukbunsung dominated that round.
That's time! Ratt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ratt looks for the body kick but Sukbunsung saw that one coming.
Sukbunsung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sukbunsung scores with a jab.
Sukbunsung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ratt.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Sukbunsung moves his leg out of the way.
Sukbunsung checks the leg kick.
Sukbunsung throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Sukbunsung throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Ratt throwing a counter right hand but Sukbunsung manages to avoid it.
Ratt is looking to score with low kicks.
Ratt is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Ratt misses.
Sukbunsung lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukbunsung throws a hook to the side of Ratt's head but Ratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ratt tried to counter with a leg kick but Sukbunsung avoided it.
Nice body punch from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratt. Sukbunsung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ratt ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
Ratt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ratt throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Sukbunsung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukbunsung tried to score with a low kick but Ratt checks it.
A clash of legs there as Sukbunsung blocks the low kick.
Sukbunsung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ratt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ratt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sukbunsung on the side of the head.
Sukbunsung checks a leg kick nicely.
Sukbunsung fails to land with a series of punches.
Ratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung.
Ratt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ratt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sukbunsung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ratt wants to land a leg kick but Sukbunsung is out of range.
Sukbunsung throws a body punch but Ratt moves out of range.
And Ratt counters with a quick kick to the body but Sukbunsung blocks it.
Sukbunsung throws a body shot but no joy.
Ratt misses with a wild body shot.
Ratt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sukbunsung just misses with a punch to the body.
Ratt misses with a low kick as Sukbunsung jumps back.
Sukbunsung throws out a counter right but Ratt avoids it with no problem.
Sukbunsung throws a sloppy body shot
and Ratt counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung just misses with a punch to the body.
Ratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ratt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukbunsung lands a nice hook to Ratt's body. Ratt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sukbunsung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ratt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A left lands for Ratt.
Sukbunsung scores with a shot to the body.
Ratt throws a leg kick but Sukbunsung moved away.
Ratt throws a series of punches but Sukbunsung avoids them all with ease.
Sukbunsung throws a body punch but Ratt moves out of range.
That kick from Sukbunsung tenderised Ratt's leg. Ratt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ratt throws out a powerful jab.
Sukbunsung misses with a hook
and Ratt counters with a leg kick.
Ratt throws a lazy body kick
and Sukbunsung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ratt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sukbunsung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sukbunsung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ratt slips a jab from Sukbunsung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sukbunsung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ratt.
Nice defenses there by Ratt.
Ratt throwing a counter right hand but Sukbunsung manages to avoid it.
Ratt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ratt moves away from the strike by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung misses with a right hand
and Ratt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the body from Sukbunsung misses
and Ratt counters with a nice leg kick.
Ratt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sukbunsung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratt moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ratt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ratt moves out of range as Sukbunsung strikes.
Sukbunsung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ratt thows a leg kick but Sukbunsung checks it
letting Sukbunsung counter with a right hand.
Sukbunsung scores with a leg kick.
Sukbunsung slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sukbunsung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratt moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung misses with a lunging right hand
and Ratt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukbunsung thows a leg kick but Ratt checks it
and Ratt counters with an outside leg kick.
Ratt lands a body shot.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Sukbunsung moves his leg out of the way.
Ratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ratt checks the leg kick.
Sukbunsung looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratt is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung misses with a left hand
and Ratt counters with a nice leg kick.
Sukbunsung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sukbunsung feints and then cracks Ratt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ratt down.
Ratt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ratt with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukbunsung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ratt.
Sukbunsung will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ratt scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chaiyo Sukbunsung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sukbunsung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ratt misses with a leg kick.
Ratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sukbunsung was well out of range. Poor timing from Ratt.
Ratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sukbunsung throws an off balance right hand
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
Ratt swings for the body but Sukbunsung moves out of range.
A big right from Sukbunsung misses.
Ratt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sukbunsung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ratt throws out the jab.
Ratt slips under a jab.
Sukbunsung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ratt.
Sukbunsung misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Ratt misses
and Sukbunsung counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukbunsung throws an overhand right that lands on Ratt's shoulder, as Ratt tries to avoid the shot.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses.
Sukbunsung scores with a hook to the body. Ratt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sukbunsung doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukbunsung misses with a right hand
and Ratt counters with a stiff right hand.
Sukbunsung tries to work over Ratt's front leg with a kick but Ratt checks it.
Ratt is looking for a counter combo.
Ratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sukbunsung lands a right hook to the body.
Sukbunsung throws a hook but Ratt blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Sukbunsung blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Ratt coming out on top.
Ratt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ratt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sukbunsung throws a lazy right hand but Ratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ratt connects with the punch.
Sukbunsung connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ratt's hands.
Ratt throws a low kick but Sukbunsung moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Ratt blocks the low kick.
Ratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sukbunsung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sukbunsung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ratt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Ratt misses the target.
Sukbunsung with the inside leg kick.
Sukbunsung looks to land a right hand but Ratt moved out of range.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung scores with a leg kick.
Ratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sukbunsung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ratt.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Sukbunsung lands with a right hand.
Sukbunsung throws a big shot that misses.
Ratt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sukbunsung checks it well.
Sukbunsung moves out of range of the leg kick from Ratt.
Ratt feints and then cracks Sukbunsung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sukbunsung down.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ratt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sukbunsung throws a jab when Ratt was well out of range.
Ratt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sukbunsung checks a leg kick.
Ratt slips a straight right by Sukbunsung.
Ratt is looking to slow Sukbunsung down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sukbunsung swings for the body but Ratt moves out of range.
Ratt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sukbunsung throws out a loose jab but Ratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ratt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sukbunsung throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratt.
Ratt dips to his left and cracks Sukbunsung with an uppercut!
A cross from Sukbunsung lands.
Ratt lands a jab to Sukbunsung's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Sukbunsung blocks the leg kick.
Ratt moves away from the strike by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung thuds a left hand into Ratt's body.
Ratt checks a leg kick nicely.
Sukbunsung throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratt.
Ratt throws a lazy right hand but Sukbunsung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ratt tries to land a leg kick but Sukbunsung saw it coming and moves away.
Ratt checks the leg kick.
A big left from Ratt misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung throws a looping overhand right but Ratt ducks down to avoid it.
Sukbunsung thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ratt.
Sukbunsung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ratt slips under a jab.
Ratt misses with a leg kick.
Good work by Sukbunsung as he checks the leg kick.
Sukbunsung misses with a looping left.
Ratt moves away from the strike by Sukbunsung.
A little feinted left hand from Ratt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ratt tries to land a leg kick but Sukbunsung saw it coming and moves away.
Sukbunsung misses with a body shot.
Ratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilbur Ratt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ratt misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chaiyo Sukbunsung.
Well Sukbunsung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
A very excited looking Chaiyo Sukbunsung made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.