PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Tani (ranked 4054 p4p, 25285 weight class) and Seksan Kaewsamrit (ranked 359 p4p, 430 weight class). Tani's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Takeshi's Castle Theme. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tani
vs
Kaewsamrit

179 cm
18
159
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
155
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayato Tani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seksan Kaewsamrit!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tani takes a swing at Kaewsamrit's ribcage but misses.
Tani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaewsamrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hayato Tani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kaewsamrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tani trying to stall but Kaewsamrit improves his position.
Kaewsamrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tani misses with the head strike.
Kaewsamrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kaewsamrit lands a takedown into guard.
Kaewsamrit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaewsamrit on the ground.
Kaewsamrit wants to control from the top but Tani keeps moving.
Tani can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaewsamrit controls the pace.
Tani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit passes into half guard.

Kaewsamrit seems to be looking for submissions.
Tani trying to control from the bottom.

Kaewsamrit is trying to work for a kimura but Tani is defending well.
Tani wants to control but Kaewsamrit is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Tani actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit moves nicely into side control.
Tani can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaewsamrit tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit is looking to take a break and control but Tani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kaewsamrit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tani, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tani tries to bench press Kaewsamrit off him but Kaewsamrit keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaewsamrit working away.
Tani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaewsamrit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tani misses with a left hand
and Kaewsamrit counters with a low kick, right behind Tani 's knee.

Kaewsamrit darts in and clinches Tani up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seksan Kaewsamrit dominated that round.
That's time! Tani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kaewsamrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tani.

Kaewsamrit moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tani.
Tani prevents a body shot from Kaewsamrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tani.
Kaewsamrit trying to stall but Tani improves his position.
Tani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaewsamrit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaewsamrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kaewsamrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Kaewsamrit shoots in and bounces Tani off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Kaewsamrit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tani keeping moving, preventing Kaewsamrit from controlling successfully.
Kaewsamrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tani is keeping the position for now.

Tani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaewsamrit defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kaewsamrit is pushing down on Tani's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tani is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaewsamrit has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaewsamrit is looking to take a break and control but Tani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kaewsamrit seems to be working for a kimura but Tani defends the submission attempt.
Tani is trying to maintain the position but Kaewsamrit is very close to passing his half guard.
Tani is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tani wants to improve his position but Kaewsamrit is controlling well.

Tani looking for submissions off his back.

Kaewsamrit is looking for a kimura here.

Tani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tani is looking to control Kaewsamrit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tani avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Tani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kaewsamrit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kaewsamrit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kaewsamrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Tani is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kaewsamrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tani cracks Kaewsamrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Kaewsamrit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tani sprawls well initially but Kaewsamrit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kaewsamrit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tani trying to control from the bottom.
Tani won't allow Kaewsamrit to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tani tries to roll over but Kaewsamrit keeps him under control.
Tani wants to control but Kaewsamrit is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit prevents Tani from improving his position.

Kaewsamrit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tani trying to control here.

Kaewsamrit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hayato Tani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kaewsamrit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaewsamrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tani trying to control but Kaewsamrit postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tani is looking to improve his position.

Kaewsamrit is looking for a kimura but Tani is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaewsamrit to get the leverage.
Kaewsamrit prevents Tani from improving his position.

Kaewsamrit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tani trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tani won't allow Kaewsamrit to pass to mount.
Tani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaewsamrit is working away from the top position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Tani - just one landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kaewsamrit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kaewsamrit stands and throws Tani's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seksan Kaewsamrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaewsamrit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seksan Kaewsamrit!