PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pratipar Rapcheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Soomers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rapcheep
vs
Soomers

184 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pratipar Rapcheep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kris Soomers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapcheep moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soomers blocks a head kick by Rapcheep.
Rapcheep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soomers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pratipar Rapcheep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapcheep takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rapcheep doesn't manage to clinch there - Soomers circles away.
Soomers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rapcheep tries to clinch there but Soomers circles away.
Rapcheep misses the shot to the body.
Soomers swats away the attempt to clinch by Rapcheep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapcheep wants to clinch up but Soomers keeps it at a distance.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Soomers moves out of range.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Soomers moves out of range.
Soomers shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rapcheep.
Soomers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapcheep.
Rapcheep tries to clinch there but Soomers circles away.

Rapcheep forces Soomers back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Rapcheep.

Rapcheep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rapcheep takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soomers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapcheep is just out of range.
Soomers throws a nice looking combination but Rapcheep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soomers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rapcheep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rapcheep on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Rapcheep as Soomers shoots in.
Soomers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapcheep is just out of range.
Rapcheep displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soomers.
Pratipar Rapcheep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Soomers.
Soomers lands a nice looking body shot.
Soomers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soomers misses with a takedown attempt - Rapcheep sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Soomers looks gassed!
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soomers shoots in for a takedown but Rapcheep shows good takedown defense.
Rapcheep doesn't manage to clinch there - Soomers circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rapcheep throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rapcheep throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soomers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rapcheep pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to de liver by Rapcheep. Beautiful body shot.
Rapcheep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soomers.
Rapcheep looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soomers lands a right hook to the body.
Rapcheep tries to clinch up.
Soomers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rapcheep's head.
Soomers blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soomers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapcheep is just out of range.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Soomers moves away
and Soomers counters with a right hand to the body.
Soomers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rapcheep tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soomers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soomers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soomers checks a low kick from Rapcheep.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Soomers moves away
and Soomers counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rapcheep is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Soomers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pratipar Rapcheep will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Soomers with a nice cross.
Rapcheep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep looks to throw a body kick
and Soomers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rapcheep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Soomers with that takedown attempt.
Rapcheep is looking to slow Soomers down with leg kicks.
Rapcheep takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soomers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rapcheep rather than just go for the knockout.
Soomers throws a right hand that Rapcheep ducks under and follows up with a left that Rapcheep also avoids with ease.
Rapcheep dodges the punch combination from Soomers.
Soomers misses with a body shot

and Rapcheep counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soomers just leaning against Rapcheep, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rapcheep.

Soomers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rapcheep lands a head kick!

It looks like Kris Soomers has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rapcheep misses with a shot to the body
and Soomers counters with a two punch combo.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soomers counters with a two punch combo.
Rapcheep wants to clinch but Soomers slips to the side
letting Soomers counter with a right hand.
Soomers misses with a jab to the body
and Rapcheep counters with a three punch combo that has Soomers backing up. Soomers nods at Rapcheep to acknowledge the strikes.
Rapcheep closes the distance but Soomers moves to the side
and Soomers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rapcheep clinches but Soomers breaks the clinch
and Soomers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soomers has a takedown stuffed.
Soomers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rapcheep as he jumps to the side.
Pratipar Rapcheep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Soomers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapcheep darts in trying to clinch

and Soomers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rapcheep is trying to keep Soomers in close.
Rapcheep is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Soomers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soomers tries to free his leg and advance position but Rapcheep is retaining full guard.
Soomers wants to control from the top but Rapcheep keeps moving.
Soomers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Rapcheep pushes Soomers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rapcheep wants to clinch
and Soomers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pratipar Rapcheep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rapcheep darts in trying to clinch

and Soomers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep tries to kick Soomers off but Soomers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soomers throwing shots but Rapcheep is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soomers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rapcheep wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soomers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rapcheep defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Soomers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kris Soomers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Soomers misses the shot to the body.
Rapcheep looks to clinch
letting Soomers counter with a right hand.
Soomers shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapcheep tries to sprawl out of it but Soomers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapcheep manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rapcheep darts in trying to clinch
and Soomers counters with a nice body shot.
Rapcheep throws a combination that misses
and Soomers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soomers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soomers.
Rapcheep wants to clinch but Soomers slips to the side
and Soomers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soomers shoots in for a double leg but Rapcheep sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rapcheep leaves Soomers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pratipar Rapcheep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Soomers.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soomers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapcheep closes the distance but Soomers moves to the side
and Soomers counters with a three punch combo that has Rapcheep backing up. Rapcheep nods at Soomers to acknowledge the strikes.
Rapcheep tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soomers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soomers lands a right hook to the body.
Rapcheep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soomers.
Soomers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soomers lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick and Soomers moves out of range easily.
Soomers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rapcheep tries to clinch up
and Soomers counters with a right hand to the body.
Rapcheep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soomers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapcheep is just out of range.
Rapcheep pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rapcheep shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soomers shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soomers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rapcheep doesn't seem bothered though.
Soomers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soomers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soomers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Soomers moves away
and Soomers counters with a right hand to the body.
Rapcheep has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rapcheep throws a right and a left that Soomers avoids nicely.
Soomers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soomers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapcheep manages to avoid it.

Soomers scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rapcheep wants to control but Soomers is having none of it.

Soomers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rapcheep manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ground and pound from Soomers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Soomers is looking to take a break and control but Rapcheep is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Soomers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soomers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Soomers!