PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyoshi Sun (ranked 1551 p4p, 2400 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 212 p4p, 296 weight class). Banchamek has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Kyoshi Sun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sun
vs
Banchamek

185 cm
22
177
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
180
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Un-Kaged Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoshi Sun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Banchamek.
Sun misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banchamek counters with a body kick that stops Sun in his tracks momentarily.
Sun throws a jab when Banchamek was well out of range.
Banchamek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sun wants to clinch but Banchamek slips to the side
and Banchamek counters with a head kick. That will keep Sun thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sun just misses with a punch to the body.
Sun backing away here, and Banchamek unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sun avoids the head kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses.
Banchamek slips a jab from Sun.
Banchamek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sun.
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banchamek connects with a high kick.
Sun tries to clinch there but Banchamek circles away.
Banchamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sun has managed to clinch.
Banchamek lands with a light punch inside.
Sun blocks a body shot from Banchamek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Banchamek misses with a body punch.
Banchamek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banchamek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Sun.
Banchamek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sun backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Sun.
Sun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Banchamek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banchamek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Sun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banchamek blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sun.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sun.
Banchamek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sun's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sun.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sun.
Sun cracks Banchamek with a nice body shot.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Sun avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the cage.
Banchamek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banchameks head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banchamek.
Sun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sun.
Banchamek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sun.
A head punch on the inside from Sun fails to land.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek looking to slow down the pace here.
Banchamek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sun presses Banchamek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Sun controls the action.
Sun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banchamek stalling in the clinch but Sun improves position.
Banchamek blocks a body shot from Sun.
Nice body punch from Sun - that landed with a thud.
Sun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sun as Banchamek tries to tie him up.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sun.
Sun blocking some punches.
Banchamek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sun backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyoshi Sun will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sun swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Banchamek counters with an inside leg kick.
Sun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banchamek.

Sun clinches with his opponent.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sun breaks the clinch.
Sun avoids the head kick by Banchamek.
Sun moves out of range of the body kick.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banchamek misses with a kick to the body
letting Sun counter with a right hand.
Sun misses with a hook.
Sun looks to score with a jab to the body but Banchamek is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banchamek.
A shot to the body from Sun misses
and Banchamek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sun. Banchamek does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Buakaw Banchamek has been cut.
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sun.
Sun swings for the body but Banchamek moves out of range.
Sun misses with a combination
and Banchamek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banchamek.
Sun throws a sloppy body shot
and Banchamek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sun really felt that one!
Sun throws a body shot but no joy.
And Banchamek responds with a good body kick, but Sun manages to step out the way in time.
Sun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banchamek.
Banchamek with a nice calf kick.
Sun throws a big shot that misses.
Sun tries to clinch up.
Banchamek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sun to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sun is out of range.
Banchamek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sun moves in looking to clinch but Banchamek pushes him off.
Sun just misses with a punch to the body.
Banchamek throws a counter combo.
Sun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banchamek can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sun misses with a straight right.
Banchamek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Banchamek looks to move away, Sun throws a big counter combo but Banchamek just gets out of the way.
Banchamek blocks a jab.
Sun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sun scores with a one two! Banchamek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sun tries to bum rush Banchamek with a series of wild strikes but Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek throws a leg kick which misses Sun's front leg but catches the back leg as Sun tries to avoid it.
Banchamek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sun. That did some damage!
Sun throws a jab but it's blocked by Banchamek.
It seemed like Banchamek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banchamek misses with a low kick as Sun jumps back.
Banchamek lands a leg kick that knocks Sun off balance momentarily.
Kyoshi Sun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banchamek tries a low kick but Sun avoids it.
Sun was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banchamek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banchamek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Banchamek is rocked!
Banchamek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sun if he has to take too many more of those.
Banchamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Sun finish him?
Sun throws a jab when Banchamek was well out of range.
Sun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banchamek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banchamek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Banchamek seems to have recovered his senses.
Banchamek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun misses with an uppercut
and Banchamek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sun's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banchamek counters with a low kick, right behind Sun 's knee.
Banchamek is looking to score with low kicks.
Banchamek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sun is looking to clinch.
Sun misses with a jab to the body
and Banchamek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sun misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a good, hard body kick but Sun shrugs it off.
Sun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banchamek.
Sun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sun looks to land a combination but Banchamek avoids it well.
Sun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banchamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banchamek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Buakaw Banchamek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Buakaw Banchamek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Sun. Banchamek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sun lands with a shot to the body.
Sun throws a poor cross that misses
and Banchamek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sun's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Banchamek lands but Sun takes it in his stride.
Banchamek needs to keep his hands up - Sun had a free shot at his head there.
Banchamek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sun looks to land a left hand but Banchamek moved out of range nicely.
Sun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Banchamek counters with a nice leg kick.
Sun cracks Banchamek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banchamek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banchamek scrambles back to his feet.
Banchamek slips under a jab.
Sun lands a nice shot that snaps Banchamek's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sun misses the shot to the body.
Sun tests Banchamek's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek with a nice calf kick.
Banchamek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Banchamek tenderised Sun's leg. Sun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banchamek is looking to slow Sun down with leg kicks.
Sun lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sun. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Banchamek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Sun clinches up against the cage.
Kyoshi Sun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sun scores with a shoulder strike.
Sun lands with a right to the head.
Sun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sun.

Sun breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sun. Banchamek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banchamek unleashes a big counter combination but Sun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Banchamek throws a push kick but Sun slaps the foot to one side.
Banchamek throws a sloppy head kick and Sun moves out of range easily.
Sun misses with a looping right.
Sun tries to bum rush Banchamek with a series of wild strikes but Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banchamek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Sun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sun feints a jab promting Banchamek to slip. Sun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Banchamek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sun misses with a body shot.
Banchamek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banchamek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banchamek was well out of range. Poor timing from Sun.
Banchamek avoids the body shot from Sun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Sun misses the body punch
and Banchamek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Banchamek. That one must have hurt.
Sun throws an overhand right that lands on Banchamek's shoulder, as Banchamek tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Sun misses.
Sun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sun avoids the head kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sun's sensitive parts.
Sun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banchamek.
Sun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sun avoids a kick to the body.
Sun 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.
Banchamek misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banchamek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Sun.
Banchamek tries a quick counter leg kick but Sun is wise to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sun closes the distance and clinches.
Sun working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Sun - that landed with a thud.
Banchamek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sun letting Banchamek take a breather here.
Banchamek stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoshi Sun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sun 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyoshi Sun!